Category Archives: Trucking

Apr 29

Truckload Capacity

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Julian Blumenthal

An article in this week’s Journal of Commerce at: http://bit.ly/1kiFjYo, sites the raw statistics on truckload shortages. It quotes US Xpress Enterprises as saying it turned down 1,200 loads a day during the winter month and 600 loads a day … Read More →

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Apr 13

Changes shipping to or from Mexico.

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Julian Blumenthal

There are big changes in the transportation and custom regulations going into and out of Mexico from the US. They are described in an article by Jim and Chris Giermanski Supply and Demand Chain Executive March 2014 magazine at:http://bit.ly/1jCM88f. For … Read More →

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Dec 10

2014 Supply Chain Issues

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

In 2014, I do not expect Supply Chain and Logistics managers will spend lots of time worrying about shipping by drones, but here are some of the concerns they might have. The 2013 changes in hours of services have minimal … Read More →

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Sep 29

Changes in truck brokerage laws

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

Come October 1, 2013, there will be important changes when a shipper uses a broker. For reference see this DC Velocity article: http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20130805-take-this-load-and-follow-the-rules/ Come October 1, carriers can not broker a load out a shipper has given to them. This … Read More →

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Aug 15

LTL pricing So what is a small shipper to do?

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

If you wanted to create a pricing system that is confusing, Less Than Truckload ( LTL ) pricing probably would be it. So let’s decode the complexity, lets use a little history. After that, let’s discuss what is coming down … Read More →

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Jul 08

A-B-C applies to transportation spend as well as inventory

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

Many of have heard about A-B-C inventory planning where your A inventory turns over rapidly and your C inventory turns over slowly while your B inventory is somewhere in between. It is advantageous to think of your transportation spend the … Read More →

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Jun 27

Sustainability, quick and dirty calculations

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

Did you ever wonder how some firms calculated that a particular new solution would remove “X” amount of tons of carbon from its carbon footprint? What do you do you when you are small, can’t hire an expensive service to … Read More →

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May 31

LTL Carrier Costs

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

One of the hardest thing to understand or know is costs of a vendor you might use to price your business. So when I read Joe Heligs article in page 10 of Parcel Magazine (http://bit.ly/12m2Eom) I knew I was reading … Read More →

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Apr 12

Hours of Service changes, managing the changes

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Julian Blumenthal

On July 1 of this year a revision of the Hours of Service (HOS) regulations will occur. The inspiration for this blog post is an article in the February 2013 DC Velocity magazine found here; http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20130219-bearing-down/ I have been through … Read More →

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