Alibaba.com, the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding's (NASDAQ: BABA) business-to-business platform, announced Thursday that it has added dropshipping and other transport and logistics services for its small and midsize customers in the United States. They are increasingly relying on digital tools to grow their global sales. Dropshipping is a...
Shippers are still coping with one of the world’s worst supply shortages
The US Bank Freight Payment Index is a quarterly publication that represents freight shipping volumes and $31.4 billion in freight spend in the truckload and less-than-truckload sectors on a national and regional level. In Q2, both the US Bank National Shipments and Spend Indexes increased. This indicates that the national...
Is it possible that your drivers aren’t getting enough sleep?
It's no secret that truck drivers who are well-rested log more kilometers each day. Research suggests that drivers who get enough sleep drive about 10% more miles per week. This means a trucking fleet's productivity will skyrocket, with benefits such as: On-time delivery performance is improved. There are fewer serious...