Transportation and Logistics Industry News


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How to Build Sustainability Into Your Supply Chain

Sourcing and transporting goods can be the most overlooked—and inefficient—parts of how a business is structured. Here's how to examine and improve the e...  Read more

Outsmarting Mother Nature

As weather technology advances, businesses are starting to make better business decisions based on short- and long-term weather patterns.  Read more

How to Provide Great B2B Customer Service

Providing great customer service can be an effective strategy to beat out larger competition.  Read more

Case Study: How to Restart a Company

Could Robin Sauve's bid to relaunch a business backfire? Here's how she managed to finance her start-up through the early stages.  Read more

Businesses Hit by Rising Gas Prices

Conflicts overseas have caused gas prices to rise, putting the squeeze on consumers and small businesses around the country.  Read more

4 Tips on Shipping Your Product

Choosing your company's method of transportation is extremely important. Here are four tips on how to effectively ship your product.  View slideshow

The Path to Smarter Logistics

Each year, billions of dollars are spent on moving products around the world. With smart logistics, you can move products fasterâ€"and save your company money.  Read more

This Man Wants YOU to Export

Why don't more small businesses export? Suresh Kumar, who helps lead the U.S. National Export Initiative, intends to eliminate trade barriers of the psycholo...  Read more

How to Support Global Online Sales

Here's how companies such as MotoSport and Zazzle are tackling global e-commerce.  Read more

No Kicking the Free Shipping Habit

Earlier today, Wal-Mart announced it will provide free shipping on more than 60,000 online items during the holidays with no minimum purchase required.Read more

How to Use RFID Technology

Information on the types of small business applications of RFID, the types of RFID, and how to work with experts to implement RFID solutions.  Read more

America's Fastest-Growing Logistics Company

Coyote Logistics CEO Jeffrey Silver implemented backhauling to make his trucking company more efficient and productive.  Read more

The Great Leaders Series: James Jerome Hill, CEO of the Great Northern Railway

James Jerome Hill built a depression-proof transcontinental railroad without a dime from the government.  Read more

Visibility: The Strongest Link in the Supply Chain

How strong is your supply chain? You won’t know until it fails. Reducing your risk of failure depends on visibility -- your ability to see any aspect of th...  Read more

GPS for Truckers

The Goods is focused exclusively on products and services for business owners. We won't ignore the latest netbook or the hottest smartphone, but we'll also e...  Read more

The Way I Work: Mick Mountz of Kiva Systems

Kiva Systems helps companies such as Zappos and Staples equip their warehouses with a work force of robots  Read more

Transportation Technology Makes Superbowl Boring

When my dad was a kid there were no interstates. When I was a kid, flights and long distance calls were expensive. Partly as a result of technology that...  Read more

Spotlight: Neal Saling, EA Hunter Transportation

The founder of a fast-growing logistics firm talks about how he got started in the business.  Read more

HighJump Introduces Supply Chain Software

Supply Chain Advantage 10.0 features expanded internationalization.  Read more

SAP Upgrades Supply Chain Management Software

The new software is designed to simplify collaboration with business partners and customers.  Read more

Smart Questions: How to Save on Shipping Costs

Whether you use the big names or a small regional package carrier, your fee statement for shipping is probably as complex as your cell phone bill. Many carri...  Read more

Inc. 500 Shipper and Logistics Firm Merge

ICAT Logistics, a Linthicum, Md.-based transportation logistics and freight services firm, has merged with Milwaukee-based Logistics Management, the companie...  Read more

Outlook 2006: Logistics

The shipping news.  Read more

Shipping Woes Boost Freight Co-ops

Soaring freight prices bring biz groups together.  Read more

Trucking Industry Faces Driver Shortage

What threatens holiday sales.  Read more