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What a Third-Party Logistics Provider Can Do for Your Company | Red Arrow Logistics
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What a Third-Party Logistics Provider Can Do for Your Company

  • February 8, 2022
The truck driver shortage in the U.S. often poses challenges for carriers who may not have an adequate number of drivers to meet their demand.  Freight carriers sometimes use truck drivers who own and operate their own rigs for regular or special routes to move goods.  Some owner-operator drivers use their own subcontractor drivers, particularly […]
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Happy Holidays from Red Arrow Logistics!

  • December 22, 2021
As 2021 comes to an end, all of us at Red Arrow Logistics would like to express our gratitude for the opportunity to work with you this year. Thank you for trusting us with your supply chain initiatives and transportation needs. It was an unprecedented year with many challenges to work through. Leading by example […]
Peak Season for International Airfreight Shipping is Here | Red Arrow Logistics
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Peak Season for International Air Freight Shipping is Here

  • October 15, 2020
The peak season for international air freight has arrived.  Every year, the airlines look forward to the end-of-the-year peak season to generate more revenue by carrying additional freight. The supply and demand balance shifts more toward carriers as demand peaks for cargo and space. This year, however, it comes with even higher costs for buyers. […]
An Unexpected Surge in the U.S. Restocking Cycle | Red Arrow Logistics
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An Unexpected Surge in the U.S. Restocking Cycle

  • October 9, 2020
The U.S. economy is comprised of different cycles that can work together to reinforce one another to create a trend. Or they can work against each other which weakens the trend. As one would expect, the largest cycles drive the biggest trends. The interaction of cycles, like the inventory restocking cycle, is often affected by […]
Rising Global Military Spending to Boost Supply Chain Demand | Red Arrow Logistics
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Rising Global Military Spending to Boost Supply Chain Demand

  • September 25, 2020
Many industries in the U.S. have suffered over the last few months as the economy experienced a downturn from last year. The COVID-19 pandemic created hardship and uncertainly for many markets, which in turn, affected the logistics supply chain.  One of the exceptions is the military industry, which is experiencing a rise in spending.  This […]
Supply Chains Changing Course | Red Arrow Logistics
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Supply Chains Changing Course

  • September 14, 2020
For years, supply chains around the world have operated in the JIT (just-in-time) framework. And for those years, it was sufficient because supplies were on a schedule and demand was predictable. However, after the onset of COVID-19, many industries are finding their supply chains are no longer what they were. The virus has exposed just […]
Project Cargo Benefits from Stimulus Packages | Red Arrow Logistics
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Project Cargo Benefits from Stimulus Packages

  • September 8, 2020
Last year, the economy in the United States was thriving, with new and current projects that would improve the country’s infrastructure. Now the global pandemic has manufacturers shutting lines and millions of Americans collecting unemployment instead of going to work.  Shipping markets, including project cargo, have remained volatile for the entire year thus far.  As […]
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The U.S. Line’s Freight Rate Hits a New High

  • August 25, 2020
The year 2020 has certainly been one full of surprises, especially in the freight and logistics industries.  Now in the second half of the year, the surprises keep coming.  The Asia to U.S. line freight rate is at an all-time high for the last decade, and it just might continue to rise.  The United States’ […]
Volatility in the Air Freight and Ocean Cargo Industries | Red Arrow Logistics
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Volatility in the Air Freight and Ocean Cargo Industries

  • August 18, 2020
Demand, which has been volatile and unpredictable, has led to pressure on the logistics industry and made it difficult to predict where volume would be needed. No one in the logistics industry could have predicted the disruptions that would occur to the global supply chain and network in the first half of this year.  These […]
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Cross-Border Challenges Will Continue

  • August 4, 2020
The COVID-19 global pandemic has created a host of issues with shipping among the North American countries.  On top of that, the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), might create additional challenges for North American auto manufacturers.   The new USMCA is aimed to improve supply chain inefficiencies with a more modern approach using information technology and […]