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Digital marketplaces are upending the traditional intermodal freight industry, resulting in a “creative destruction” synergy that is actually prompting brokers and IMCs to evolve their roles into a more strategic value-add for their clients.

Developing and implementing a strategic plan is both an art and a science. Here’s a list of areas that should not be neglected when planning for a successful process and outcome.

While productivity is never absent from the discussion, we can sometimes forget the human side of productivity and what makes an efficient, motivated employee?

Boasting $1 billion unicorns and coverage in "The Wall Street Journal," the transportation world has virtually exploded with technology solutions as well as potential threats. With markets growing, margins shrinking and technology everywhere, just where do we go from here?

It is estimated that more than 1.3 billion tons of food is lost or wasted yearly, and food lost in distribution within the supply chain accounts for about 10% of that loss. What steps can be taken to reduce those numbers?

The “business as usual” model of sourcing intermodal drayage, with it’s one-to-one outreach, has given way in the digital age to marketplaces that enable a highly effective one-to-many connection.

The Final Miles portion of supply chains - the part that you or I used to complete ourselves - is changing radically as big data and a rapid expansion of the for-hire, final mile service sector replaces the traditional retail store concept.

The discussion about driverless trucks has been brewing for some time, but some believe the fallout from an autonomous truck scenario would be widespread with few winners.

No matter the size of company at present, developing sound processes to measure, execute and drive productivity finds the gaps in the day-to-day operations and sets the stage for continuous improvement.

While remote work can bring benefits to organizations, managing remote workers may cause headaches for team leaders.