Operations

COVID-19 has brought new challenges—and opportunities—to the transportation and logistics landscape, ushering in new technology and processes for automation, transparency and efficiency.

As companies large and small fall prey to costly cyberattacks that can add up to millions in ransom, the trucking and transportation industry—any business that connects to the internet—is more vulnerable than ever to attack.

In the freight market world, profits can be tenuous, but today’s business intelligence tools and advances in data analytics crunch the numbers and reveal where the profit lanes are—and where they aren’t.

For brokers, being proactive with your contacts and pre-booking freight are great strategies for growing your business, but additional tactics can build on those relationships and move you to the top of the list for the next bid.

In the race to meet last mile requirements of standards, capacity, and scale don’t let some of these common mistakes compromise your margins or endanger customer service.

While you may have to basically rewrite the business plan for 2020, take this opportunity to analyze your company’s strengths, opportunities and threats—both now and for the future.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected business operations in a number of ways, and many CFOs are looking to cut expenses. Despite some reservations, outsourcing offers business owners the opportunity to focus on core competencies while entrusting mundane tasks to a less expensive provider.

When cargo goes missing en route, a practical and methodical approach—being proactive, professional and bold—works well. But asking, rather than demanding information, works best.

COVID-19 was a pivotal point for many businesses raising demands on time and resources, and reaffirming the need to plan, test, and modify contingency plans in preparation for future emergencies.