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Global Shipping Trends in 2019
As 2019 begins, the global shipping industry can expect factors, such as consolidation, policy change, and technology, to be key drivers of change. With each new year, the shipping industry further develops and advances, requiring businesses to stay ahead of the...
How Logistics Will Shift in 2019
“The only thing that is constant is change.” -Heraclitus As the well-known quote above says, change will always happen. For the transport and logistics sector, the occurrence of change is no different. Not only has this sector grown in recent years, but it has also...
Shipping – A Hidden Industry
Although 90 percent of everything bought in the United States is shipped via large ships, the shipping industry as a whole has become increasingly invisible to the average consumer. As the price of labor in the United States has continued to rise, the price of labor...
Challenges in the Transportation Industry
The transportation industry is changing in a major way. While reasonable fulfillment pipelines are accessible to more businesses than ever before, a transportation company can no longer stay competitive just operating with business as usual. Any transit business that...
The Shipping Game Has Changed Because of Amazon
Amazon has changed a lot of things since it first hit the scene. Nowadays, more people are shopping online than ever before, and some of this major change can be attributed to Amazon. One reason why more and more people are enjoying online shopping is because the...
Why Millennials Should Consider Truck Driving
Commercial truck driving definitely has its own reputation. With its long hours and endless days away from home on the road, many people never consider commercial truck driving as a potential career path. However, according to a report from 2017, the trucking industry...
The Best Podcasts for Truckers
For truckers who spend most of their days on the road, it can be easy to become bored while staring at the road ahead. Fortunately, podcasts can pass the time and also allow you to be entertained. If you're looking to download a few trending podcasts, there are...
Ordering By Air In the Age of Drones
Whether you own one yourself or have seen them flying overhead, drones have grown exponentially in popularity, both for recreational and business use. While casual users and enthusiasts alike enjoy flying these UAVs around outside, major companies like Amazon, Google,...
How to Configure Shipping Costs for Your Business
According to the Census Bureau of the United States Commerce Department, the first quarter of 2018 saw the Internet-wide e-commerce industry make up 9.5 percent of total sales across the United States. Online shopping has continued to grow in popularity in...
The Long and Slow History of Transportation
Zooming down the highway at 80 mph or through the sky at over 500, it is easy to take the miracles of modern transportation for granted. However, for most of history, the majority of people never went beyond the borders of their own town or village. This was due to...