ELDs: Definition and How Bundling Them With Telematics Boosts ROI
ELDs, or Electronic Logging Devices, are no longer optional for U.S commercial carriers and drivers since the federal government began requiring its use on December 31, 2019. The s...
Optimizing Your Delivery Route is a Must: Here’s Why
Delivery fleet operators could be raking in higher incremental profits as well as more customer goodwill. That’s if they know how to make their operations efficient.
Delivery Optimization Software: 5 Challenges It Solves
Delighting your customers—whether they’re end consumers or other businesses—has never been more challenging. Consumers today expect more affordable or even free delivery. That's a ...
2020 Last Mile Trends Every Retailer Must Know
Consumer expectations have evolved greatly in recent years especially in the online shopping arena. The days of waiting for days to ship out orders are gone as customers want fast ...
Simple Supply Chain and Logistics Management Q&A
Perform a quick internet search on supply chain and logistics management topics, and you'll come back with more questions than answers. Here, we'll review and add insight to the mo...
Calculating Perfect Key Metrics in a Customer-centric Supply Chain
Businesses still relying on traditional supply chain metrics should think twice. A customer-centric supply chain is now a must given that consumers are more empowered these days. I...
Should Restaurants Go For a Third-party Food Delivery Service or Keep it in House?
There's been a greater demand for food delivery services in the last three years. Data from Technomic shows that 44 percent of restaurant sales are from off-premise dining, 25 perc...
Trucking Industry Canada: What's In Store for the Year?
There's been significant truck industry growth in Canada in recent years. A trucking industry overview of late reveals 66.5 million shipments worth 39 billion Canadian dollars in 2...
Restaurants Face Last Mile Delivery Challenges
To deliver or not to deliver? That is the question that's currently hounding most restaurateurs these days. The increasing demand for food deliveries adds pressure to businesses to...
Cut Down Detention Time for Truck Drivers with the Right Technology
A Department of Transportation (DOT) study looked at how detention time at shipper and receiver docks affects the trucking industry, revealing that around 80 percent of carriers se...
How Solar Powered Semi Trucks Are Impacting Green Logistics
The transportation and trucking industry accounts for a third of the United States' energy consumption. And in the last half-decade, the industry has been trying hard to balance th...