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How Fuel Surcharges Work in Transportation (and Why They Matter More Than Ever)
In today’s freight market, few cost drivers are as volatile, or as misunderstood, as fuel. With crude oil prices surging and diesel following closely behind, understanding how fuel surcharges (FSCs) work is no longer optional. ... Read more
Preparing Your Supply Chain for Winter Storms: Lessons from Winter Storm Fern
Winter storms don’t just disrupt travel; they disrupt supply chains, production schedules, and customer commitments. With Winter Storm Fern impacting large portions of the country, many shippers and carriers are once again being reminded how ... Read more
Navigating Seasonal Capacity Spikes
Ever wonder how your local supermarket is able to meet the Thanksgiving demand for fresh and frozen turkeys? It requires more planning behind the scenes than you may think. Capacity spikes for seasonal and other ... Read more
Refrigerated LTL vs. Refrigerated Freight Consolidation – Choosing the Right Cold-Chain Strategy
In today’s cold chain logistics world, temperature control is a must, with cost efficiency and service reliability close behind. When shipping smaller orders of temperature-sensitive goods — like produce, dairy, pharmaceuticals or frozen foods — ... Read more
When the Cloud Goes Dark: What the AWS Outage Taught Us About Logistics Contingency Planning
Yesterday’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage was a global stress test for how dependent our supply chains have become on cloud infrastructure. Across industries, critical platforms, from Transportation Management Systems (TMS) and Warehouse Management Systems ... Read more