Strong partnerships keep trucks rolling this peak season

This peak season, companies across the supply chain can expect to see the same challenges they have faced all year — namely strained capacity — intensify. Strong consumer demand, coupled with labor shortages throughout the logistics industry, is a recipe for frustration and imbalance. Many of the conversations surrounding peak season headwinds center around shippers, but carriers also face challenges during this time. 

“The reality is that peak season has been around for a long time, and it is...

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Exercise equipment inventories somersault over COVID-19 (with video)

FreightWaves Live @Home

The traditional logistics and inventory model behind the exercise equipment supply chain is now doing somersaults in the U.S., a country beset by the coronavirus pandemic.

Eric Goldapske, senior director of operations at Horizon Fitness, said at FreightWaves LIVE @HOME Thursday that exercise equipment suppliers have had to shift from mostly serving public gyms to dealing with homeowners almost overnight as COVID-19-related social distancing measures were put in place.

People have not stopped...

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LTL carriers urged to prepare for peak season, pandemic, political tension

Less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers are holding their breath as the stage has been set for a challenging conclusion to 2020. A perfect storm of macro-level factors is expected to rock the final two months of the year, which may impact business continuity for both domestic and internationally focused carriers.

Donna Kintop, senior vice president of client experience in North America at DDC FPO, urges LTL carriers to plan wisely and prepare for anything. For starters, she recommends solidifying a...

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