May 23
As a project manager, I am always learning new lessons about management projects, sometimes the hard way. Below are some of my project management lessons. Project Management Lesson #1 – Projects are Everything Without projects there is no progress. The money saving software never gets implemented, the new car doesn’t get launched and the new house doesn’t get built.. …
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May 13
LTL Carrier Profile: UPS Freight UPS Freight is the fourth largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $2.4B in sales (estimated 2012). UPS Freight has 6.9% of the less than truckload (LTL) market. UPS Freight is based in Richmond, Virginia. UPS Freight is a business segment of United Parcel Service, Inc. UPS, Inc. had $54.1B in sales in …
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May 07
There are 11 transportation service offerings. Last summer, Inbound Logistics published a list of different 3PLs and their services. The article listed 11 different types of transportation services and I decided to write an overview of those 11 transportation service offerings described in the article. I wrote a similar overview for warehousing: The 7 Warehouse Service Offerings …
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Apr 19
My brilliant friends at Carrier Direct have published a great report on the U.S. over the road industry marketplace. The report is titled “Where We Are Today in the U.S. OTR Market and What Lies Ahead for Domestic Brokerages.” Carrier Direct is a unique company that helps carriers optimize their assets and helps 3PLs develop …
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Apr 07
100 Top Logistics Websites The fine folks over at Logisticsdegree.net have created a great list of the 100 top logistics websites. Since they included TheLogisticsofLogistics.com on their list, I am inclined to think their list is legit – lol. I cut and pasted the top 5 websites from the list (see below). For the complete …
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