Identifying the most optimum distribution strategy is crucial for shippers to streamline the movement of goods and enhance supply chain efficiency. There are two primary types of distribution strategies that leverage warehouses to stage freight for distribution to final destinations: regional and centralized.
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Regional vs. Centralized Distribution: Evaluating Approaches for Quick Delivery and Fulfillment
Topics: Supply Chain Trucking Warehouse Distribution and Fulfillment
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5 Common Challenges Faced by Shippers and How to Avoid Them
The shipping industry can be complex and constantly changing, much like a challenging puzzle with moving pieces. For those involved in shipping freight and managing logistics for a business, this means facing a series of obstacles.
Topics: Supply Chain Trucking
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Veterans Day - Thank You!
Over a thousand of our current associates - including drivers, members of our executive team, logistics and operations leaders, and administrative professionals - have served or are currently serving in the military. Hiring military personnel is more than a trend for us. It’s a natural fit.
Topics: Drivers
Averitt meets fuel supply concerns with solid planning
With the shipping industry facing concerns about diesel fuel supplies, the Averitt team is keeping a keen eye on supply and has contingencies in place to keep our customers' freight moving.
Topics: Industry News Drivers
6 min read
The Ongoing Challenge of Driver Detention
Truck driver detention is nothing new. The issue has been discussed, debated, and argued about for years. Yet, in all that time, the challenge has only worsened – causing increasing ripples across supply chains and throwing off truckload delivery schedules that were already impacted by supply shortages, capacity issues, and an ongoing driver shortage. In this post, we examine some of the contributing factors.
Topics: Industry News Truckload Drivers Freight Handling
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Supply Chain Trends: Carriers & Technology Amid The Pandemic
It’s fair to say that the broader trucking industry has generally been a bit slow to adopt new technologies. However, the last few years have seen definite progress in everything from automation to digitalization. Even so, that progress has come at a steady, measured pace.
Topics: Industry News Supply Chain Trucking
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Guide To Incoterms 2020: What Shippers Need To Know
On January 1, 2020 Incoterms 2020 went into effect. These rules from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) establish guidelines for how shipments are handled between buyers and sellers in different countries.
Topics: International Industry News Supply Chain
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International Market Update: Are Mexico Tariff Changes Possible?
As many shippers may have noticed or heard at the end of May, President Trump has announced a plan to implement new tariffs on ALL goods arriving from Mexico beginning as soon as June 10, 2019. The duty rates would start at 5% on June 10 and increase monthly by an additional 5% until they reach 25% or until Mexico does enough to satisfy the President's requests that they do more to stem the flow of illegal immigrants through their country.
