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Top Trends Shaping Logistics in 2025

  • January 3, 2025
The logistics industry is continuously evolving, driven by advancements in technology, changing consumer expectations, and global economic shifts. As we step into 2025, these transformations are more apparent than ever. Businesses looking to stay competitive must understand and adapt to the latest trends shaping the logistics landscape. Here are the top logistics trends to watch […]
Trucking

8 Effective Strategies to Streamline Your LTL Freight Operations

  • December 13, 2024
Less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping is typically the most cost-effective solution for transporting smaller loads. As a general guideline, shipping fewer than 10 pallets at a time makes LTL the most economical option. However, LTL shipments can be complex due to their unique characteristics. In today’s market, with freight volumes surpassing available capacity, collaborating closely with your […]
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Shipping

Strategies to Optimize Your LTL Freight

  • January 26, 2024
Less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping is most often the most cost-effective option for moving smaller loads. As a rule of thumb, if you are shipping fewer than 10 pallets at a time, less than truckload will be the most cost-efficient method of transportation. However, there are several characteristics of LTL shipments that make them complex. In today’s […]
Shipping

8 Strategies to Optimize Your LTL Freight

  • September 13, 2021
Less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping is most often the most cost-effective option for moving smaller loads. As a rule of thumb, if you are shipping fewer than 10 pallets at a time, less than truckload will be the most cost-efficient method of transportation. However, there are several characteristics of LTL shipments that make them complex. In today’s […]
What is the true cost for missed deliveries? | Red Arrow Logistics
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What is the True Cost for Missed Deliveries?

  • April 6, 2021
As consumers continue to turn to e-commerce for their shopping needs, the need to deliver on time, every time has become imperative for both retailers and carriers. Yet missed deliveries happen often. The cost of late shipments has both financial and non-financial implications. And the impacts are wide-reaching as the cost of a missed delivery […]
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Improving Your Last Mile Delivery

  • June 9, 2020
Retailers, shippers, carriers all need to create strategies to deal with the unprecedented growth in the e-commerce realm. Your last mile strategy should be well-thought-out and planned to satisfy the needs of your customers. E-commerce consumers want their order…and they want it now!  Thanks to “The Amazon Effect” online shoppers have been trained to expect […]
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Improving Your Reverse Logistics Strategy

  • March 13, 2020
Most businesses have to deal with returns on some level.  For an item that was purchased online, however, the chance of return is higher since the customer has not been able to see or try the product beforehand.  As much as 30% of products ordered online are returned.  As e-commerce grows, so does the need […]
International

Luxury Goods Rethink Supply Chains

  • November 6, 2019
On October 17, Trump attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony in a somewhat surreal place. He stood in the new 100,000 square foot Louis Vuitton workshop in Keene, Texas, a small country town with just over 6,000 people. On the factory wall hung an oil painting of the brand’s founder, Alex Katz, alongside a poster of George […]
Trucking

Too Many Drivers, Not Enough Freight

  • October 3, 2019
The current trucking market may be making some nostalgic for 2018.  Last year, shippers had to fight to secure sufficient truck capacity. This year, the tables have turned, and brokers and carriers are the ones calling around to find freight. Long haul trucking spot rates are 20% lower than last year. The Cass Freight Shipments […]
International

Manufacturers are Dodging Tariffs with Transshipping

  • September 15, 2019
As tariffs on Chinese imports pile up, manufacturers are finding new ways to prove the adage “constraints breed creativity.” A time-tested strategy consists of shifting manufacturing operations to change a product’s country of origin. Shipping products that lack a “Made in China” sticker mitigate the effects of the $550 billion worth of US tariffs that […]