For any business, choosing a freight transportation provider is a cornerstone of effective supply chain management. Working with a trustworthy and efficient partner can streamline your entire operation, from warehouse to doorstep.
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How to Choose the Right Freight Transportation Provider for Your Business
By Averitt on December, 13 2023
Topics: Trucking Freight Handling
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Regional vs. Centralized Distribution: Evaluating Approaches for Quick Delivery and Fulfillment
By Averitt on December, 5 2023
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.
Topics: Supply Chain Trucking Warehouse Distribution and Fulfillment
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5 Common Challenges Faced by Shippers and How to Avoid Them
By Averitt on November, 7 2023
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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Honky Tonks & Highways: How Nashville Became a Critical Logistics Hub
By Point To Point on October, 24 2023
Through the years, Nashville has been celebrated for a wide range of qualities – from its vibrant music scene, to its role as a healthcare epicenter, to its famous hot chicken and more. But there’s another important facet of the city that’s often overlooked – its role as a crucial logistics hub for the transportation and distribution industries.
Topics: Drivers Trucking Parking Safe Parking
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The Impact of the Truck Driver Parking Shortage on Supply Chains
By Point To Point on October, 3 2023
It’s no secret that the nationwide scarcity of truck parking is disrupting supply chains, safety, and driver recruitment. This issue has garnered attention from several industry news sources, like FreightWaves and Transport Topics, and has even seeped into technology in the form of mobile apps to help truck drivers.
Topics: Drivers Trucking Parking Safe Parking
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9 Essential Shipping & Logistics Terminologies Every Beginner Should know
By Point To Point on August, 23 2023
Jumping headfirst into any new industry can be overwhelming, especially in the transportation industry. Understanding the common terminologies and industry jargon used in conversations can feel particularly daunting at first. To help you jump right into conversation with your peers, we’ve put together a list of nine key industry terms that you should become acquainted with.
Topics: International Supply Chain Trucking
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The Value of Carrier Continuity and Its Impact on Shippers
By Point To Point on August, 15 2023
Defining continuity in the corporate world is, at times, difficult to do. Everyone has their own outlook on what continuity means to them. Longevity, for instance, isn’t necessarily the core of continuity. As we have seen time and time again in the transportation industry, even long-standing companies can experience critical issues that negatively impact their associates and customers when continuity is an afterthought.
Topics: Supply Chain Culture Trucking
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BAF & Averitt: A Partnership That Will Blow You Away
By Point To Point on July, 6 2023
Big Ass Fans (BAF) – a global manufacturer and distributor of high-volume fans based out of Lexington, KY, trusts Averitt with transporting their industry-leading airflow products. As a trusted and reliable transportation and supply chain solutions provider, Averitt helps businesses like BAF achieve their goals by working side-by-side to develop customized transportation solutions.
Topics: Supply Chain Truckload Case Study LTL Trucking
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A Guide to Load Planning and Optimization
By Point To Point on June, 29 2023
“Just load the truck.”
For anyone not versed in the finer aspects of logistics and transportation management, those four words may appear to represent one of the easier links in the supply chain. However, far more goes into safe and efficient load planning than simply firing up the forklift and moving a few pallets.