By: Frank McGuigan, CEO 2021 will be remembered as a transformational year—especially for logistics and supply chain professionals. Despite never-before-seen capacity challenges and bottlenecks in ports around the world, the industry persevered. We are grateful to our teams, customers, and partners for a year filled with advancements and growth. Below is just a small sample…
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*The below is an excerpt of an article first published in Talking Logistics. One of the key lessons learned from 2020 is that companies can no longer afford to stand on the sidelines when it comes to investing in technology and digital transformation. This is not only true for manufacturers and retailers, but for logistics…
What Is the COVID-19 Impact on Your Supply Chain? We Surveyed the Transplace Network. In early February, as news of the novel coronavirus began to break into the news cycle, the Transplace team began reporting on the impacts of COVID-19 on the global supply chain. As we provided updates in the weeks that followed, the…
2019 is in full swing, and it’s the perfect time to take a trip back into our Logistically Speaking archives and showcase some of the topics that have been of particular interest to our readers over the past few years. These blogs have stood the test of time, and revisiting older trends is often a…
It’s that time of year again! As 2018 comes to a close and 2019 approaches, now is the perfect opportunity to take a look back at all we have accomplished within the last 12 months. This year has been filled with many exciting moments, and before we ring in the New Year, we wanted to…
Today is Giving Tuesday, a worldwide day of giving celebrated each year on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving in the United States. This special day kicks off the holiday giving season, and provides an opportunity for all of us to find a cause that is important to us and get involved using our time and our…
By: Mollie Bailey, Director, International, Transplace It can be a confusing time for the international shipping community due to the U.S. government’s implementation of new tariffs on Chinese goods entering America. As these rounds of regulations have unfolded over the last few months, we’ve shared details around what products have been included in the first…
It was a stellar three days at the 16th annual Shipper Symposium in Frisco, Texas last week! We heard from some terrific keynote speakers and breakout presenters sharing important industry insight with our partners, sponsors, carriers and shippers in attendance at the event. The first afternoon started off on the right note as attendees had…
Some of the best St. Patrick’s Day traditions include all green attire, shamrocks and a cold pint of beer. And as more than 120 million Americans participate in the celebration,[1] there is no doubt that the holiday has a significant impact on manufacturers, retailers and supply chains. According to the National Retail Federation, consumers will…
It’s almost time for the biggest football game of the year, the Super Bowl! On February 4th, the New England Patriots will face the Philadelphia Eagles at the new U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. And with playmakers such as Tom Brady, Alshon Jeffery, Rob Gronkowski and Nick Foles highlighting the matchup, we couldn’t be…