Guest Post from David Broering, President, Non-Asset At the time of this writing, the transportation marketplace is undergoing seismic shifts in supply and demand on a day-by-day basis. As we saw coming into the market shifts in early 2018 and mid-2019, the marketplace moves at a much greater speed in response to these events than… Read More
Guest Post from David Broering, President, North America Non-Asset There are few in business who will argue with the notion that the smartphone is the single greatest productivity tool of the past 15 years. Nothing has revolutionized the way we do business more since the desktop computer became available to the masses in the late… Read More
In warehouses, workers face accidents related to forklifts, stacking of products, improper equipment use, inadequate fire safety provisions, and even repetitive motion, among many others. The warehousing industry experiences nearly 15,000 injuries and illnesses each year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.1 To help decrease these accidents, warehouse operators should always promote and… Read More
Guest Post: Mike Greco, Senior Vice President of Global Logistics When you look back at some of the major trade decisions made in 2018, we see a continuing volatility in the global markets going into the new year. Heightened geopolitical tensions and the effects of new proposals by government and trade organizations meant to address… Read More
Guest Post: Mark McKendry, Vice President of Intermodal at NFI When compared to 2017 volumes, North American intermodal volumes grew by over five percent in 2018 – despite extreme congestion in Chicago, a chronic chassis shortage on the U.S. East Coast, and atypical demand trends driven by e-commerce growth and tariff threats. Although the railways… Read More
