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The supply chain and transportation industries spent most of 2022 trying to rebalance themselves following the COVID-19 pandemic, only to deal with inflation, higher interest rates, a decrease in consumer spending, and rising fuel costs.
Fridged winter weather can stress a company's supply chain like no other. Read about tips to protect your truck and freight this winter.
The journey your Christmas tree takes from the farm to your living room takes some logistics. Learn more about the process.
As 2022 comes to a close, news affecting the transportation industry continues to dominate headlines.
The modern logistics market requires all its members to develop their flexibility and look for ways of responding to a challenge. While seeking new opportunities and implementing industry innovations, shippers also massively rely on the last-minute shipment practice. 
The numbers do not lie; gone are the days when consumers buy most of their holiday gifts by traveling to the store. Online retail shopping is tremendously convenient for customers but, conversely, can make an already busy holiday shipping even more stressful.
Adopting advanced supply chain stock management can increase the timeliness of the supply of materials and the production quality, streamline order fulfillment, and optimize the duration of shipping operations.
Is your business seeing an increase in loading and unloading wait times? Read about how switching to drop and hook trucking could be the solution.
Green logistics has become an attainable, essential, and lucrative business strategy. Read how the benefits might help your business.
Rising diesel rates continue to take a toll on the transportation industry and other industries.
A company's supply chain is a complex of inbound and outbound logistics operations. We know these processes as "inbound logistics" and "outbound logistics." Knowing the difference between the two is essential for understanding logistics flow and managing your supply chain activities.
The choice between air and sea freight can be challenging because of the variables in each shipment. Given your shipments' complexity, you should consider multiple shipping modes. To pick the most suitable way of delivery, it is worth analyzing complex factors influencing your supply chain operations.
Food and Beverage logistics is very complex. Learn more about it from PLS Board Director Fred Boehler.
There are plenty of definitions for visibility, and multiple ways to achieve it. In terms of technology, it all comes down to the key solution: a transportation management system (TMS).

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