More than 25 million small packages, otherwise known as parcels, are shipped daily. Meanwhile, the top 10 commodities shipped tend to be bulky and require less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping. But, the lines between parcel and LTL shipping have started to blur in recent years. Parcel carriers are spending less per shipment, and LTL shippers are spending less […]
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Electric Vehicle Progress and Ohio Clean Transportation Forum
Zipline Logistics had the honor of attending the very first Clean Transportation Forum hosted earlier this month by UpGrade Ohio. The event was held in collaboration with Hocking College and Clean Fuels Ohio and focused on facilitating discussions around cleaner-burning, the electric semi and other vehicles, and fuel cell-based drivetrains, improving fuel economy and fleet […]
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Sam’s Club On-Time In-Full (OTIF) Program
Sam’s Club is moving forward with instituting an On Time in Full (OTIF) program, like its parent company, Walmart. This program exists to score Sam’s Club suppliers on their overall delivery performance and to clarify vendor expectations. What is a Supplier Scorecard? Most retailers have some sort of supplier scorecard system in place to evaluate […]
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Report: ELD Mandate Impacts, March 2018
Zipline Logistics conducted a survey of 100+ truck drivers to gain pointed insights about ELD impacts. This is the first in a series of reports on ELDs that the company plans to publish this year. (NOTE: October 2018 report now available here.) On-time Deliveries 95% of respondents reported they are struggling to make deliveries on […]
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Columbus, Ohio: Strategic Manufacturing and Logistics Site (Infographic)
Ohio has many nicknames—the Buckeye State, the Birthplace of Aviation, the Mother of Presidents—but there’s one you won’t find on any license plates or bumper stickers: Gateway to the World. Ohio is home to more than a dozen intermodal railroad terminals, over 5,000 miles of rail lines, four dedicated air cargo terminals, roughly 760 warehouse […]
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Walmart Updates Supplier Guidelines, Again
https://sfa.ziplinelogistics.com/blog/walmart-otif-may-2019/ Over the last two years, Walmart has tightened their delivery standards. The strict guidelines were implemented to help the company run leaner and be more exact with inventory levels. Unfortunately, most suppliers have been unable to meet the strict guidelines. Walmart went from requiring a four-day shipping window in 2016 to a two-day shipping […]
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Freight Outlook 2018: Q2 Trucking Rates Update
“The days of being able to grab a truck for a load on a turn of a dime are going to be coming to an end,” said Walt Dasher, co-owner of Glennville-based grower-shipper G&R Farms, to The Packer. Market conditions support Dasher’s freight rate statement. It’s new territory for both shippers and carriers nationwide. Here’s […]
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Surviving and Thriving in an ELD World
Zipline Logistics’ President and co-founder, Andrew Lynch, will be speaking about impacts of Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) at the Spring LogisticsConnect Conference on Tuesday, April 24, 2018. The event is hosted by Frost Brown Todd (FBT), a full-service law firm in Columbus, Ohio, and is focused on technology and its effects on the logistics industry. […]
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10 Powerful Logistics Metrics to Watch for Success
Management guru Peter Drucker famously stated, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” Controlling the performance of business operations, which includes your supply chain and transportation, is nearly impossible without business metrics and data analytics. These quantifiable measures and in-depth discoveries of useful information help evaluate the success of your organization in meeting […]
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8 Benefits of Working with a 3PL
Did you know that transport is the most highly outsourced logistics function to a 3PL? Research from Gartner shows that 81% of companies surveyed outsourced at least some, if not all, of their domestic transport. Why do so many companies make the strategic decision to rely on outside partners for execution of transportation services? The […]
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Zipline Logistics Grows Leadership Team with Director of Operations and Director of Business Innovation
Columbus, Ohio – Todd Tedder and Dustin Verdin have joined the leadership team at Columbus-based third-party logistics provider (3PL) Zipline Logistics. With award-winning growth year over year, the company continues to make talent and technology investments to support streamlined expansion and the best possible customer experience. Transportation industry veteran Todd Tedder joins Zipline Logistics as […]
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Retail Logistics: Right Carrier for the Job
When launching a relationship with a big-box store, it’s essential that brands understand the implications of using “the right carrier for the job.” If using the wrong trucking company for a certain region, route, or customer, brands can end up dealing with delivery issues, upcharges, and unnecessary frustrations. This fact is little known to newer […]
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