With rates rebounding and carrier reliability stretched thin, more shippers are asking: Should we take control with a private fleet? Chris Dorsen and Adam Gray share their insights on the benefits, cost structures, and tactical use cases of shipper-owned private fleets.
Given the prediction of sustained growth in the industry, it’s safe to assume investment in TMS and logistics software will continue in the years to come. What does this mean for logistics leaders who are tasked with ensuring their technology and systems ecosystem is durable and low risk?
The NMFC system will undergo a significant update in July. While there are potential savings for more dense shipments, the combined effect of LTL classification changes and tariffs results in substantial cost increases.
If you’ve spent more than five minutes in a supply chain meeting, you’ve probably played an unintentional game of buzzword bingo. Over the past decade, we’ve cycled through many different buzzwords, but now my personal favorites are having their moment: resilience and antifragility.
Sophisticated shippers capture and prioritize business requirements as a key input into their TMS vendor selection process. Most shippers rely too heavily on 3rd party industry analysis that can’t identify the specific functional requirements that can enable them to more precisely down-select one or more TMS software vendors.
JBF CEO Brad Forester, along with Tony Wayda, and Chris Doersen, attended the Manifest 2025 in Las Vegas. This show brought together the most comprehensive ecosystem of innovation and transformation in supply chain and logistics.
After implementation, shippers can continue to extract value from their TMS investment, meet cost reduction goals, and drive ongoing supply chain improvements through strategic analysis and optimization.
In the latest episode of Shipper Tech Talk, Jeff Ryan and Bryan Schulte from Leaf Logistics joined Mike Mulqueen to discuss what shippers need to be doing to prepare for the inevitable turn of the market.
As with each new administration, shippers must prepare for regulatory changes that could significantly impact operations. From tariffs and trade agreements to immigration policies and cybersecurity measures, the incoming administration’s approach could reshape the landscape for supply chains and shippers.
Understanding the broader business impact when a system outage disrupts operations is no longer optional—it’s critical.
