Feature Stories
Vested outsourcing (VO) will be ready for prime time when the purchasing mindset switches to achieving mutually desired outcomes from simply buying the right things. Kate Vitasek, author, consultant and University of Tennessee professor, shares...
Jan 25, 2012
Uncertainty may shroud Canada's economic rebound but hiring freezes are slowly lifting, and companies are once again on the hunt for talent. With this in mind, firms in the transportation and logistics industry need to ensure hiring and...
Jan 25, 2012
Almost all transportation managers will agree that a well executed Freight RFP is both time consuming and analytically challenging. With everyone's resources stretched to the max, freight tenders are often delayed, or not completed at...
Sep 2, 2011
Several trends are forcing transportation companies, and those who use their services, to develop new skills in order to compete successfully. Consider these examples:
Sep 2, 2011
The 2005 corporate turnaround at the R.G. Barry Corp. was nothing short of a miracle. A 2007 Time Magazine article reported that the Pickerington, OH-based slipper and footwear giant had hit the wall in 2003 losing US$20 million (all...
Apr 20, 2011
Logistics professionals are sifting through the latest crop of software applications looking for solutions they hope will give them with an edge over the competition.
Mar 16, 2011
While the number of trucks and trailers on the road may be what shippers focus on when discussing available capacity for land transportation, it's the shortage of available drivers that will prove to be the real issue in the future, according...
Mar 4, 2011
Despite the economic downturn, investment in distribution facilities in Canada has increased dramatically over the past five years with total annual investment growing from $674 million in 2005 to $1.39 billion, an increase of 106%. That's one...
Mar 4, 2011