How does Spot Market Freight work?
Have you ever wondered about how the product you buy from a store ended up there? The complexities of a supply chain and the steps for moving freight to its end location are often overlooked. For manufacturers, suppliers, and [...]
What are Freight Brokers?
If you have never worked with a freight broker or are considering working with a freight broker. Here is some general information that will help you better understand how freight brokers work, along with the benefits of working with a [...]
Supply Chain Visibility
Supply Chain Visibility refers to understanding what goes on between the start and end of a process. With supply chain visibility, companies can analyze data and evaluate suppliers, processes and prices. As an example, you turn a faucet [...]
The Future of Last Mile Logistics
In order to keep up with the evolving customer expectations and high volume of deliveries, these three innovations in last mile logistics are paving the way into the future. Drones The biggest advantage to utilizing unmanned drones is [...]
Implementing a Safety Program for Your Drivers Saves Money
Collisions are impossible to predict, and when they happen, they can cost your company millions. To combat this, you’ll want your fleet manager to construct a safety program that makes this unpredictable expense more predictable. Settlement payouts, repairs, insurance [...]
Reduce Transportation Costs by Optimizing Your Last Mile Logistics
When materials and components routinely cross thousands of miles in their supply chain, it seems implausible that the last tiny stretch of home delivery could pose a challenge or even increase your companies bottom line. However, last mile logistics presents [...]
How to be better prepared for Supply Chain Disruptions
Supply chain disruptions are not a problem isolated to a few unlucky companies - every business that uses a supply chain will experience a disruption at some point. It may be small enough to work around easily, but it can also [...]
Tips for Improving Your Shipping Process
If your business can not afford to hire a 4PL company like Millennium Logistics to create an effective and efficient shipping strategy. Here are some tips to help your business save money on shipping: 1.) Match delivery requirements and [...]
Benefits of Using a 4PL (4th Party Logistics) company
Implementing a 4PL freight management system can bring clients many benefits including access to a uniform process via a transportation management system (TMS). Here are some of the other main advantages of using a 4PL company Advantages of Outsourcing [...]
