Today’s modern BCO faces challenges relating to the lack of transparency that exists when trying to track shipments, as well as the need to secure customized solutions to meet complicated situational demands. Being responsible for the entire supply chain is a feat in and of itself. Add to that the nature of the shipping industry […]
Malcom McLean is the American transport entrepreneur known best for revolutionizing transport and international trade by spearheading the widespread adoption of the shipping container. He was a self-made business man who started his career pumping gas at a service station before saving enough money to buy a used truck. From there, he started a trucking […]
Since the 1980s, container transport services have offered intermodal solutions and, only recently, have logistics companies given these activities a more central planning and strategy role in serving client needs. As a result, container transport services are now able to be competitive with other operating carriers. Known as bundling, organizations using this strategy have proven […]
Drayage is an integral part of the logistics chain and so it is with some trepidation that rumblings of impending cost increases are received. With the difficulties stemming from congestion at ports not just in the Los Angeles area but across the country and indeed the world, these rumors can be especially galling. There are […]