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Time to Automate Transportation Risk Management
Weather Extremes & COVID-19: How to Enhance Risk Management
It’s Hot Out There It’s no secret that our climate is changing. Every year, we see statistics that show just how much. This spring, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released yet another report highlighting the impact of climate change: 2019 was the second warmest year on record 2015-2019 are the five warmest years on record…
Weather Isn’t The Enemy: Use It to Reduce Freight Spend
Weather, Climate, and Natural Disasters Are Major Concerns For shippers, the weather, climate, and natural disasters are often the enemy, causing major supply chain disruptions in the form of delays and even damage to cargo. There’s a good reason for the concern. Major weather events have had a significant impact on businesses and the economy…
Modernizing Transportation Risk Management to Meet Weather and Climate Trends
The Impact of Increasingly Severe Weather and Climate Disasters on Transportation Risk Management Weather events and climate disasters have wreaked havoc on the United States and beyond since the beginning of time, but the increasing frequency and severity of these events are alarming. The significance of these events is far-reaching, affecting not only people in…
Use Weather to Reduce Freight Spend
Q&A: When is the last safe day to ship?
Q&A: I-94 and Lake Effect Snow
First question, do any of your models include potential for lake effect snow, for example, on I-94 across northern Indiana and southwest Michigan. That’s an excellent question and the fact that we’re seeing this major pattern change, that is one part of that. So as we see Arctic air moving across all of the Great…
Northeast Ice Storm Impacts – 01/17/2019
Now in terms of specific impacts, the transportation, we already highlighted the, the major population areas and business centers with obviously the New York City area being a number one there. But as far in terms of lanes that are going to be impacted and transportation routes, this is a list of our main interstates…
Snowfall Overview
A Guide to Cold Chain Logistics
What Is Cold Chain Logistics? Cold chain logistics (also referred to as chill chain logistics) is the transport of temperature-controlled goods, such as temperature-sensitive foods, beverages, and bio-pharmaceutical products. For companies who grow or manufacture these types of goods, delivering their products to the end customer is only half the battle. Ensuring the products are…