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Industry News, Technology

The Late-Comer’s Guide to Blockchain

  • March 22, 2018
Lately it seems that the word on everyone’s lips is “blockchain.” What started as the obscure engine for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin is now being adopted by some of the world’s largest corporations and institutions. In the logistics world, even the technologically averse are beginning to learn what blockchain is and how it stands to impact […]
Shipping, Trucking

Why Construction Projects Need Logistics Help

  • March 19, 2018
When it comes to big construction projects (be it a new bridge or Amazon’s new headquarters), transportation issues are one of the major ways budgets skyrocket, frustrations mount, and deadlines sail by. The problem begins with legions of subcontractors, who hire their own subcontractors ad infinitum, leading to chaos and cluttered work sites. Everyone has […]
Industry News, Trucking

2018 Trucking Rates: Advice for Shippers

  • February 12, 2018
Across the US, trucking rates have been hovering at record highs for months and show no signs of coming down. The higher rates and limited capacity are the result of a perfect storm of factors, some of which were unforeseeable, while others have been on the horizon for months or even years. Shippers who are […]
Industry News, International

China’s Recyclables Ban: A Crisis and an Opportunity

  • February 2, 2018
This January marked the official start date of China’s ban on yang laji: foreign garbage. Last July, China informed the World Trade Organization that it would no longer accept imports of 24 types of recycled materials, including scrap paper and the low-grade plastic used in grocery bags and soda bottles. China’s decision has profound environmental […]
Industry News, International

2018 Olympics: A Triumph of Athleticism and Logistics

  • January 26, 2018
When people around the world tune in to the Pyeongchang Olympics this February, they will be witnessing not just a triumph of athleticism, but logistics. Every two years, a new city attempts to do the seemingly impossible in hosting the Olympics: building infrastructure, transporting tons of goods, and navigating inevitable crises. As we prepare for […]
International, Trucking

Trucking Capacity Out of Balance at US-Mexico Border

  • December 4, 2017
The trade imbalance between the United States and Mexico is an immensely complex issue, but for shippers trying to move their goods north across the border, it’s quite simple. For them, the imbalance boils down to the fact that for every truckload of goods exported to Mexico, there are at least three more headed north, […]
Shipping

‘Tis The Season for Cargo Theft

  • November 17, 2017
The holiday shopping season is rapidly approaching, ushering in the busiest time of year for shippers, carriers, and the cargo thieves who prey on them. While estimates for the total cost of cargo theft vary wildly, the FBI calls it a “multi-billion-dollar criminal enterprise” and reported 628 cargo thefts in 2016 (though owing to inconsistent […]
Industry News, Trucking

The Ethical Dilemma of Driverless Trucks

  • November 10, 2017
No single issue is poised to disrupt logistics like the coming driverless truck revolution. It’s been on the horizon for years, and yet the trucking industry is only just beginning to consider the ethical, legal, and moral implications of automation. Now trucking stands on the brink of a new era, as the first wave of […]
Shipping

Advantages of a Non-Asset Based 3PL Model

  • October 27, 2017
Any business contemplating a partnership with a third-party logistics (3PL) provider faces an immediate choice: asset based or non-asset based? The difference, broadly, is that asset based 3PL providers own their own trucks, warehouses, etc., while non-asset based providers contract those services out to other companies. (Red Arrow Logistics, for the record, is a non-asset […]
International, Trucking

Trucking Eyes NAFTA Overhaul with Apprehension and Hope

  • September 1, 2017
Shippers, carriers, and logistics professionals are all watching closely as trade delegations from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico enter the second of seven rounds of negotiations to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Unfortunately for observers, uncertainty abounds as to what “NAFTA 2.0” will entail. President Trump’s opposition to NAFTA was a cornerstone […]