Peak season and holiday shipping impacts can hit the logistics industry as early as August, lasting through early January. The period naturally spells tighter capacity and slightly higher rates as shipping volumes increases. It is imperative that you prepare in advance for holiday shipping to ensure that your order pricing is not subject to inflated […]

Requesting transportation bids through a logistics request for proposal (RFP) is a common and recurring practice for organizations that have high volume orders that ship on recurring freight lanes. Some shippers invite transportation bids to be submitted once per year. Others ask for the process to be completed quarterly. Either way you approach your logistics […]

Freight bid season is here. And as Q4 ramps up and the fiscal year pushes into the home stretch, businesses with enough volume typically send out their transportation request for proposals (RFPs) for the coming year. New to conducting a bid? There are multiple ways in which you can successfully leverage freight bids to benefit […]

The 2019 freight peak season is here and as a result you can expect to see the typical traces of fluctuations to freight rates during this period, running from late August through December. However, the typical spike will likely be less extreme than years prior, particularly when compared to the jump seen in 2018. For […]

Partial truckload shipping can be a great option for those orders that fall short of a full truckload (FTL) but are larger or more difficult to haul than traditional less than truckload freight (LTL). It is a vastly underutilized mode as some vendors don’t even realize it is an option for their shipments. The hybrid […]

(Columbus, Ohio) – Zipline Logistics, the Columbus, OH-based third-party logistics provider, is celebrating “10/4 Day” – a holiday the company coined in 2016 to recognize top trucking service providers. “We appreciate our outstanding carrier partners and developed 10/4 Day to celebrate their hard work,” elaborates Walter Lynch, CEO of Zipline Logistics. “Retail delivery requirements are […]

Columbus, Ohio – Zipline Logistics President and Co-Founder Andrew Lynch will speak at the 2019 JOC Inland Distribution Conference about the impacts of collect and prepaid shipping on retail compliance and transportation efficiencies. Lynch is part of an expert panel of retailers, suppliers, and service providers that will discuss the potential benefits and setbacks of […]

Photo Source: Pixabay  Shippers can expect interference with normal freight patterns and capacity the week of September 15, 2019 as the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) will conduct its annual week-long brake-focused inspection event, taking capacity off the road. Brake Safety Week will run from Sept. 15-22 as CVSA officials conduct roadside inspections of brakes […]