Amazon ‘hands out thank-you t-shirts to warehouse staff
AMAZON is handing out ‘thank you’ t-shirts to warehouse workers after the company calls an end to the coronavirus wage rise. The branded merchandise which read “thanks to you” and […]
Tag Archives: Logistics
COVID-19 Pandemic: Do Your Shipments Have the Right Protection?
Despite the many events that can disrupt today’s complex global supply chains, shippers too often don’t make cargo risk-management planning a priority for their business. But now, with the emergence […]
COVID-19 restricting US trucking route map
The rapid spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States is raising concerns about the ability to ship and deliver goods domestically as businesses are urged to […]
What Social Distancing Means for Global Logistics
The new buzzword in coronavirus containment is “social distancing.” What is it, and what does it mean for logistics? China has popularized the application of “social distancing” in a bid […]
Make no mistake about supply chains being impacted by COVID-19
Like just about everyone else in America, if not the world, I’ve been following news about COVID-19. And like just about everyone else, my life has been disrupted, even though […]
Logistics firms’ love affair with Chicago still going strong
Conventional wisdom holds that logistics firms not only want to be in Chicago, they need to be in Chicago. The area provides access to the nation’s third largest market as […]
Spending on Logistics is the Only Way to Compete with Amazon
Investing in logistics operations is one of the only ways that retailers can compete with e-commerce giant Amazon. Investing in logistics operations is one of the only ways that retailers […]
Congress’s new transportation leader wants to make a deal
Rep. Peter DeFazio seeks a grand, bipartisan bargain to fix our broken transit system Infrastructure is finally at the center of U.S. political discourse. But debates about the border wall aren’t what Oregon Rep. Peter […]
PEOPLEASE announces Leadership Transition
CFO Jerry White named President and CEO PEOPLEASE, the leading provider of business solutions and risk management services for the transportation and logistics industry, named Jerry White its new President and […]
The Perfect Storm: Halloween and Hurricanes Create Seasonal Transportation Challenges for Shippers
Understanding Predictability and Surge Capacity are among top recommendations for shippers who face seasonal transportation challenges. When most people in transportation and logistics think about seasonality, they envision the mad […]
