Some Major Trends in Freight Transportation in 2018

Some Major Trends in Freight Transportation in 2018

7 years ago

After a tumultuous 2017, the New Year is shaping up to be an eventful and momentous year for Freight Transportation. These are a few of the trends to watch in 2018. Trump Year 2 – the Sophomore Jinx and Crisis Management America and the world have lived through year one of an American rookie […]

Is it time to Outsource your Sales Operation?

7 years ago

A few years ago, I wrote a blog about some of the major changes that were and still are shaping the world of Sales (http://www.dantranscon.com/index.php/blog/entry/does-your-trucking-company-still-need-an-outside-sales-force ). In that blog, I suggested that economics, technology, and customer requirements were raising questions about the value proposition of an in-house sales team in the freight transportation industry. […]

Will Uber take control of the market for Freight Matching Services?

7 years ago

Freight matching services or “freight exchanges” have become one of the hottest topics in Freight Transportation over the past few years. Venture capital funds, private investors and others have poured at least $200 million — and potentially substantially more — into dozens of on-demand freight start-ups, including Flexport, Transfix, Loadsmart, Convoy, Doft, Cargo Chief, TugForce, […]

The 2017 Surface Transportation Summit will focus on Canada’s Rapidly Changing Business Environment

7 years ago

Donald Trump. Robotics. Omni-Channel Fulfillment. The New NAFTA. Freight Marketplaces. Autonomous Vehicles. The Internet of Things. Andrew Scheer. Brexit. Climate Change. Last-Mile Delivery. Legalized Marijuana. E-commerce. Emmanuel Macron. The Amazon Effect. Drones. Digital Freight Management. Uber. Clean Energy. This is just a partial list of the major forces shaping the world of Freight Transportation in […]

Technology is Driving the Freight Brokerage Industry in 2017

8 years ago

The freight brokerage industry has been near and dear to my heart for many years. Earlier in my career, I had the privilege of running one of Canada’s largest 3PL operations. My current company has had the distinct pleasure of consulting with some of North America’s finest freight brokers. Periodically I like to look at […]

Estes Cuts Ties with Long Term Partner to Provide Direct LTL Service to Canada

8 years ago

The big news on the LTL scene in Canada over the past few weeks has been the severing of ties between Estes Express, the number 14 ranked carrier (on the Transport Topics list) in the United States and TST Overland Express, a large Ontario-based LTL carrier that is one of the major divisions of […]

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Is there still Competition in the Canadian Freight Transportation Industry?

8 years ago

Last week I wrote about the consolidation that is taking place in the freight transportation industry in Canada. Thank you for the many positive comments and feedback. I hope the blog has stimulated some thought about the level of competition in the industry, in view of its domination by some very large players. One of […]

Shippers, Watch Out for Unprofessional Freight Bid Service Providers

8 years ago

The subject of online freight bids and internet freight auctions came up a few times at the Surface Transportation Summit that took place in Toronto on October 13. The carriers that raised this topic spoke of the high volume and poor quality of bids that have been hitting the transportation industry this year. One […]

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25th Annual Masters in Logistics Study highlights some Significant Changes taking place in Transportation

8 years ago

On September 23rd, Logistics Management hosted a webinar at which time the co-authors of the annual Masters in Logistics study presented their major findings. For 25 years, this study has been gathering data from a large sample of shippers and carriers across various levels of spend and size. The three presenters, Karl B. Manrodt, Ph. […]

Managing Inbound Transportation – Part 2 – Action Steps to Save Money on Freight

8 years ago

The first blog in this series looked at the money saving opportunities for organizations that take control of Inbound Transportation. This blog will outline a series of steps that need to be taken to make this happen. A Commitment to Act In the last blog, it was highlighted that some vendors place a mark-up on […]