As industries and consumer expectations shift, logistics has morphed from a cost of doing business to a competitive advantage. Even the largest shippers have taken note and begun working with 3PLs to create strategic partnerships that accomplish more through the supply chain. Some the country’s biggest CPG brands are leaving the old strategy of transactional […]

Columbus, Ohio – Zipline Logistics, a Top 100 logistics service provider specializing in transport of consumer products, has announced plans to expand its operations in the Columbus Region. The company’s expansion plans include moving to a larger 16,000-square-foot headquarters at 1600 Dublin Road, creating 37 new jobs and investing $1.1 million into office renovation, IT […]

Food and beverage brands may be shipping product under a new NMFC class to start 2020 as the first round of updates are scheduled to take effect. The National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) will institute its first 2020 NMFC changes on January 3, 2020. This NMFC class update represents one of the most impactful changes for […]

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 […]