Due Diligence for 3PLs in Choosing a Qualified Carrier
Posted on March 16th, 2018Looking back to a Blog post we shared back in 2012, we have an update on how choosing an unqualified carrier could leave a 3rd Party Logistics (3PL) company responsible for carrier actions. That case had to do with double brokering, but this case had to do directly with the 3PL that […]
SCM: Planning for the Future of Supply Chain Management
Posted on March 9th, 2018As a new generation begins to take over the workforce, the future of supply chain management will move towards utilizing the latest innovations to improve data reliability, faster workflows, synced data with interconnected systems and much more beyond our imagination. Image: Supply Chain Management Chart (Source: […]
Building Relationships with Warehouses
Posted on March 2nd, 2018We have choices every day on how we interact with others, and some occupations have more opportunities than others. Industry insiders know that having a good relationship with your drivers and warehouse personnel makes a big difference in how your freight is handled and how soon it can get loaded. […]
Temperature Controlled Freight – Reefer Settings
Posted on February 23rd, 2018How complicated can a temperature controlled reefer be? Isn’t it just a trailer that runs like a refrigerator? Image: Utility 3000R with Thermo King S-600 Reefer Unit True, to a certain degree. There are a lot of variables when it comes to a refrigerator that moves through different weather, varying temperatures […]
Chinese New Year and How it Affects your Logistics
Posted on February 15th, 2018Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year, creates a period of about 10 days of complete silence from an entire country when it comes to your suppliers, agents and partners. Chinese New Year falls on February 16, 2018. Most of the factory workers in China come from faraway […]
Valentine’s Day and the Logistics of Flowers
Posted on February 14th, 2018How much are Americans projected to spend on flowers this Valentine’s Day? $2 Billion on flowers alone, according to the Society of American Florists. Since the United States produces fewer than 30 million roses, the demand for 200 million roses will be sourced from the global supply chain, and mostly from […]
Fuel Cells | Hydrogen Powered Electric Trucks
Posted on February 7th, 2018Although Tesla has all the publicity with their electric Class 8 Semi, a viable contender in the world of alternative fuel is with Fuel Cells that use Hydrogen to power its electric drivetrain. Fuel cells use an electric motor drivetrain, but instead of having batteries store all the power, hydrogen is […]
BOA Holiday Party 2017
Posted on January 16th, 2018With an ever changing environment in logistics and transportation, having the right people to adapt and move with the industry is critical. It is well known in today’s world that human capital is important, and to treat our team with a huge year-end celebration is how BOA has taken the holiday party […]
How the ELD Mandate Affects Your Driver
Posted on January 12th, 2018Most of us working in an industry where physical products and materials are moved know that the Electronic Log Device Mandate is affecting fleets across the nation in some way, but aren’t quite sure exactly how. The general feeling is that drivers should not drive past their limits, and we are […]
SEMI | TESLA
Posted on November 22nd, 2017What’s the big deal? An all electric semi truck? It’s a big deal. On November 16, 2017, Tesla officially announced that they have developed a production, all electric tractor trailer. Ignore the noise about how only mostly non-truckers are impressed, and that the 500 mile range is impractical for long-haul […]