Some Major Trends in Freight Transportation in 2014

In my previous blog, I tried to capture some of the Major Freight Transportation Stories of 2013 (http://www.dantranscon.com/index.php/blog/entry/the-top-freight-transportation-stories-of-2013). In this blog I will look ahead to 2014 and beyond. Here…

What were the Biggest Freight Transportation Stories of 2013? / What will be the Top Trends in 2014?

At the end of each year, I like to take stock of the major freight transportation stories of the past twelve months and look ahead to the major industry trends…

Shippers and Carriers – – It’s Time to Talk

One of the highlights of this year’s Surface Transportation Summit was the impassioned plea from Jacquie Meyers, President of Meyers Transportation Services, for shippers and carriers to collaborate. This is…

How do you transform a business?

Companies typically call us in when they are having a problem and they are not able to solve it themselves. For shippers, the problem is usually that they are spending…

The Fifth Annual Surface Transportation – a Great Opportunity to Learn and Network

The 2013 Surface Transportation Summit is scheduled for October 16 at the Mississauga Convention Centre. This year’s event, co-hosted by Dan Goodwill & Associates and the Business Information Group, will…

The Major Freight Transportation Stories of the First Half of 2013

As we approach the mid-point of 2013, here is a peek at some of the major trends that are having an impact on freight transportation. Economic Growth to remain Modest…

Shipper-Carrier Collaboration – How do you make the RFP Process work for Both Parties?

The subject of Shipper-Carrier Collaboration and Freight Bids came up in at least three tracks at this week’s Supply Chain Canada Annual Conference, presented by SCL and Canadian Industrial Transportation…

QuoteMyTruckload.com and Freightopolis – will one of these companies become the Expedia of the Freight Industry?

Two weeks ago I wrote about two exciting young companies (PostBidShip and Buytruckload.com) that are applying Innovation and Technology to the automated freight brokerage/freight portal space (http://www.dantranscon.com/index.php/blog/entry/innovation-and-technology-come-to-the-freight-brokerage-industry). Subsequent to that…

To Save Money on Freight, Let’s Focus on Good Data rather than Big Data

“Big Data” has become one of the more popular business expressions over the past couple of years. This commonly refers to a collection of data sets so large and complex…

Have you looked at Deferred Packaging and Transloading as a way to Reduce Freight Costs?

An article in the February 11 issue of Bloomberg BusinessWeek caught my eye and got me thinking about another way of reducing freight costs. Here is the idea. Hardys became…