Tips for Selecting Ideal Transportation Partners to Optimize Your Supply Chain
Selecting the right transportation partners is critical to the success of your supply chain and logistics system. They are the final links in a complex web that can make or break your ability to get goods where they need to go quickly, efficiently, and at the lowest possible cost. We’re sharing a few tips for…
Read More How to Improve Your Retail Manufacturing Supply Chain: Distribution and Freight Transportation Tips
It’s no secret that supply chains are becoming more complex every day. Retailers are looking to get their products to market as quickly and efficiently as possible, while manufacturers are striving to produce items at the lowest cost possible. This puts a lot of pressure on the distribution and freight transportation segments of the supply…
Read More How 3PL Providers Can Help Reduce Your Logistics Costs
In 2021, the global Third Party Logistics (3PL) market was valued at USD 1,032 Billion. That number is expected to grow in the coming years, with a predicted market value of USD 1,656.7 Billion for 2027. During the pandemic, shipping has become one of the most important businesses in the country. Unfortunately, as the demand…
Read More Why We’re Committed to the SmartWay program
Paystar Logistics is proud to announce our recent designation as a SmartWay High Performer. As a SmartWay Partner, we join the EPA in their quest to build a more efficient, productive, and sustainable freight industry.
Read More The Impacts of COP26 and developing Sustainable Logistics Systems
What Happened at COP26? This “last, best hope” to save our planet consisted of diplomats from almost 200 countries who agreed to intensify the efforts to fight against climate change. Next year, governments should have a plan in place to stop global warming emissions. Wealthy countries are asked to double their funding for this by…
Read More How Companies are Responding to the Driver Shortage in the U.S.
The truck driver shortage is not a new challenge. Prior to COVID-specific impacts on the transportation and trucking industry, many shippers and haulers struggled to meet the rising demand for OTR drivers to service lanes. As businesses face these on-going challenges, here’s how they are addressing the issue to meet surging demands. How The U.S.…
Read More A Look at the U.S. Truck Driver Shortage in 2021
A truck driver shortage is nothing new to the U.S. In fact, according to a 2019 analysis report by the ATA (American Trucking Association), we have struggled with truck driver shortages for the past 17 years. This was first recognized in 2005 when we were short, roughly 20,000 drivers to fulfill shipping demands. However, by the end of 2018, that number rose to…
Read More How to Prepare Your Freight Network for Peak Season
Peak season is upon us. For many CPG companies, the time between “back-to-school” and the holiday shopping rush are some of the busiest and most demanding times of the year. If your freight network is still lagging and you’re looking for ways to level-up output without sacrificing quality, here are a few things to consider…
Read More Opportunity Analysis: Trouble Lanes and Your Distribution Channels
When it comes to identifying opportunities for improvement across supply chains and distribution channels, COVID has certainly helped to highlight the major pitfalls that deserve our most urgent attention. But, as businesses begin to reimagine the future of distribution systems it’s a great time to perform an opportunity analysis across your entire supply chain and…
Read More Sustainability in Logistics
In recent years, Global sustainability initiatives have become drastically more important. According to a recent study, 84% of respondents claimed that “a brand’s sustainability practices influence their ultimate purchase decisions”. Energy and Emissions According to the Global Energy Perspective, 2021 by McKinsey & Company, the impacts of COVID-19 have permanently shifted energy-demand curves. It is…
Read More TRANSPORTATION AND THE U.S. SUPPLY CHAIN
As 2021 presses on, businesses “reopen” and we find ourselves returning to a sense of normalcy, the stressors on the supply chain continue. It’s no secret that the major shifts felt across supply chains over the last 12-18 months have revealed major flaws in manufacturing and distribution networks, worldwide. Here in the U.S. our primary…
Read More ONE YEAR OUT: HOW PANDEMIC SHUTDOWNS ARE IMPACTING SUPPLY CHAINS
Despite their best efforts, supply chains across industries are still in flux from the impact of global manufacturing and shipping shutdowns in spring 2020.
Read More FINDING THE RIGHT LOGISTICS PARTNERS FOR YOUR RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN
Effective supply chain management means identifying gaps and delays and working to optimize your operational systems to improve them.
Read More 5 BENEFITS OF BUILDING SUSTAINABLE FREIGHT FLOW
We talk a lot about optimizing our solutions for sustainable Freight Flow for our retail and manufacturing distribution clients. But what does that actually look like?
Read More THE BENEFITS OF ACTIVE SOURCING FOR LOGISTICS SERVICES
We recognize the inefficiencies that exist in traditional sourcing practices which is why we are committed to active sourcing practices.
Read More CREATING SUSTAINABLE PRICING MODELS FOR CLIENTS AND CARRIERS
In any business the bottom line matters, but understanding all the factors at play that can impact your bottom line is just as important. For many clients, price drives carrier selection.
Read More USING TECHNOLOGY TO OPTIMIZE LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
For our client and carrier partners, we know that having access to data and real-time process controls gives them the opportunity to continue to optimize their processes for efficiency and sustainability across their supply chains and fleets.
Read More PAYSTAR REACTS: OPTIMIZING REGIONAL FLEETS FOR POST-PANDEMIC SUCCESS
Paystar Reacts: Optimizing Regional Fleets for Post-Pandemic Success It’s no secret that 2020 threw most of us for a loop. The pandemic and its still-unknown aftermath have shifted the way we live, work, shop, socialize and more.
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