by Scooter Sayers | Jun 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
2021 has been a crazy year thus far across the entire North American supply chain landscape. Inventory levels are thin, orders are backlogged, freight deliveries are delayed, and there are not enough drivers and trucks to move available loads. It has arguably been...
by Scooter Sayers | Apr 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Supply chains in the US are busting at the seams. Carriers are running at near-full capacity, and shippers everywhere are struggling to find the right trucks at the right price. You have a load to move. Complicating matters, your load is bigger than a regular LTL...
by admin1 | Apr 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
If there is one thing LTL and TL carriers alike hate with a passion, it is waiting. The old adage of “time is money” holds true, and waiting at a customer’s site is a big cost for carriers. Both LTL and TL carriers commonly provide the customer...
by admin1 | Mar 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
If Covid-19 and our highly-stressed supply chain in North America has taught us anything, it is that we must continuously adapt and change. When so many factors are out of our control, the best we can do is focus on what we can control. What worked to move goods from...
by Scooter Sayers | Mar 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Spring is upon us and that means one thing to those in the reefer business: Produce Season! And the 2021 produce season is thus far shaping up for a wild ride. Multiple factors from Covid-19 and severe weather to prevailing driver shortages and shifting demand...
by Scooter Sayers | Mar 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Similar to dry van and reefer, flatbed rates have been dramatically impacted by COVID. After dropping notably through April and May 2020, they steadily climbed through the rest of 2020. Rates somewhat plateaued in early 2021, but have been further impacted by major...
by John Souter | Apr 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
LILBURN, Ga. | Initially, when the word of this coronavirus hit the media, as many others, I did not know quite what to make of it. I remember hearing remarks about it being related to Corona beer and being just an anomaly in some remote region in China- perhaps...
