Remove Detroit Remove Shipping Remove Transportation
article thumbnail

Global Giants: ICAT Moves the World’s Largest Cargo with Chris Cser

The Logistics of Logistics

Chris is the Director of Operations at ICAT Logistics Detroit where they handle the shipments that other companies don’t, can’t, and won’t. He also discusses the importance of having a logistics partner with global expertise and the ability to provide flexible shipping options in the face of unexpected disruptions.

Cargo 241
article thumbnail

Transforming Freight Benchmarking

Logistics Viewpoints

The vocabulary used in transportation can be confusing. Shippers” are companies that have goods that need to be transported. It has spot procurement functionality that you would see in a transportation management system (TMS), and the request for proposal (RFP) functionality you would see in contract planning or procurement solutions.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What is Supply Chain Resiliency?

Logistics Viewpoints

Your transportation consultant can help develop response strategies to ensure your supply chain continues to operate while the problem is addressed. Capacity constraints and transportation delays. The system wasn’t prepared for the surge, driving up pricing for transportation and sapping inventory levels.

article thumbnail

Understanding Conrail with Brian Gorton

The Logistics of Logistics

Brian is the President & Chief Operating Officer of Conrail Shared Assets, which serves as a contract local carrier and switching company for its owners, CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway. Advantages of rail transport: . Brian Gorton and Joe Lynch discuss understanding Conrail. About Brian Gorton. Cost effective.

article thumbnail

This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Wal-Mart seeks to tether small stores to big ones ( The Detroit News ). Free-Shipping Offers Abound This Holiday Season, According To Shop.Org. and “What is a transportation provider?” It’s no secret that many of our roads and bridges are in disrepair, but what impact is that having on your transportation budget?

article thumbnail

Top Supply Chain and Logistics Automation Trends to Watch for in 2019

GlobalTranz

In reality, this is similar to what a third-party logistics provider does, and it is the same capabilities that exist within a transportation management system, such as the Cerasis Rater. The Move to LTL Digital Shipping. How New LTL Technologies & Processes are Changing the Shipping Game. Download WhitePaper.

article thumbnail

Big, Bulky & Rural with Grafton Elliot

The Logistics of Logistics

Grafton Elliott and Joe Lynch discuss big, bulky, and rural shipping. Grafton is the Founder and CEO of Onward, a big and bulky shipping network that helps retailers offer local like delivery service, to their customers located in suburban and rural zip codes.