What Is SmartWay Certified? [And Should You Use A Carrier With Certification?]
Is there a benefit to partnering with a carrier that’s SmartWay certified? SmartWay Certification Defined: “The SmartWay Transportation Partnership is a voluntary program that encourages best practices in freight supply chains.” SmartWay helps partners to: benchmark their operations track fuel consumption and improve overall performance attract business and differentiate their operations from competitors Considering the […]
How Do We Manage Supply Chain Disruption During The Pandemic?
Whether we like it or not, new ways of managing the supply chain and logistics are being thrust upon us. What’s happening, and what are we doing about it? With national economies reacting to a state of ever changing conditions, transportation companies are along for the ride, and just like everyone else, trying to adjust […]
How Will Companies Deal with Recovery of Global Supply Chains?
With signs of recovery is sight, what will we learn from dealing with unprecedented shifts in the global supply chain? The COVID-19 crisis has intensified the competition for valuable supply sources. In certain industrial sectors, including electric vehicle production, the bargaining power has shifted from OEMs to suppliers. While it is normal for companies to […]
The Future of Shipping May Be In the Wind
Futuristic Sails are Helping Keep the Seas Green European and U.S. tech companies, including one backed by Airbus, are pitching futuristic sails to help cargo ships harness the free and endless supply of wind power While they sometimes don’t even look like sails – some are shaped like spinning columns – they represent a cheap […]