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The Transportation Revolution: Takeaways from CLX Logistics’ 6th Annual Customer Conference

Talking Logistics

Last month, I had the opportunity to speak at CLX Logistics’ 6th Annual Customer Conference in Philadelphia. Mark Chrencik, Director of Operations at CLX Logistics (a Talking Logistics sponsor), kicked off the conference with a market update where he covered various trends in the industry, including fuel prices and linehaul rates.

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The Co-op’s massive WMS upgrade project under scrutiny at Supply Chain Conference

247 Customs Broker

The Co-op has just gone through a major upgrade to its supply chain software and solutions specialist Barry Morgan explained how and why, when he spoke at the Supply Chain Conference on Tuesday. The retailer had been using a Manhattan WMS from 2004 and the decision was taken to upgrade to the 2015 version of […].

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Is the Transportation Market Heading into Unprecedented Territory?

Talking Logistics

If you’ve attended any logistics conferences lately, or just tried covering a load in recent weeks, you know that the tide is turning in the transportation market. At the CSCMP conference in late September, I heard a lot of speakers talking about the aggregate equipment loss — 50,000 to 70,000 units were taken out of service.

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The Co-op’s massive WMS upgrade project under scrutiny at Supply Chain Conference – Logistics Manager Magazine

247 Customs Broker

The Co-op has just gone through a major upgrade to its supply chain software and solutions specialist Barry Morgan explained how and why, when he spoke at the Supply Chain Conference on Tuesday. The retailer had been using a Manhattan WMS from 2004 and the decision was taken to upgrade to the 2015 version of […].

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Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2019

Talking Logistics

I remember speaking a few years ago with Art Mesher, Descartes’ CEO from November 2004 through November 2013, and he attributed the turnaround to Descartes’ shift from a “culture of selling” to a “culture of serving.” A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Descartes Evolution Global User & Partner Conference 2019.

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Women in Supply Chain – Imposter Syndrome – with Alma Arzate

Logistics Bureau

And just to give you a better idea, when I was promoted to a people leader for the first time back in 2004, I was one of only four female managers in a group of 104 operations and supply chain managers. So when I was starting my career, I look around the table of my leaders. I just remember that I couldn’t picture myself as one of them.

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Penske Logistics Receives Freight Carrier Excellence Award from U.S. EPA SmartWay

Penske Move Ahead

Penske received the accolade at the 2018 American Trucking Associations (ATA) Annual Management Conference & Exhibition in Austin, Texas. Since 2004, SmartWay Partners have avoided emitting more than 103 million tons of air pollutants (NOx, PM, and CO2) contributing to cleaner air and healthier citizens, while saving more than 215.4