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The Good and The Bad of having your own freight fleet

Owning your own fleet involves lots of planning and implementing numerous decisions. Fleet ownership entails additional expenses such as procurement, maintenance, insurance, fuel management, driver background checks, vehicle tracking, and more. Regardless, whether you choose to manage your own fleet or outsource these responsibilities, it’s crucial to consider all potential outcomes and circumstances. There…
a Freight Broker

Why a Freight Broker is the best option for you

Not all organizations have the advantage of owning their shipping fleet. As discussed in a previous article, having your own fleet presents various challenges that can be overwhelming even for large corporations. Hence, subcontracting a freight broker is often the best option for many companies. However, many individuals lack knowledge or have misconceptions regarding…

Green Logistics: Advancing Sustainability in the Supply Chain

With such an actual and modern age name as Green logistics, this can only be something to do with the environment. But it’s not only that and not only something adhering to a modern agenda; green logistics goes further by focusing rather on sustainable logistics, a system that prioritizes environmental impact reduction throughout the…
Cost in Transportation

Cost-Effective Transportation: Strategies and Case Studies

Transportation is a vital part of the modern economy, but it can also represent a significant cost, which is why companies are constantly looking for ways to reduce transportation costs without compromising quality, which is an increasing challenge. There are a number of strategies that can be used to achieve transportation cost reduction. These…
Cost in Transportation

Finding the Sweet Spot: Service Vs. Cost in Transportation

Suppliers’ primary needs have traditionally included service execution, affordability, on time services, and risk reduction. They remain the cornerstones of integrated supply chain participation requirements for small and medium shippers, while some aspects of these standards are evolving as integration levels increase. Freight transportation costs are a significant portion of the overall cost of…