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Top 6 Reasons to Use a 3PL for Fulfillment
When choosing a 3PL, it’s important to be picky. Your shipping and distribution can be affected by a number of issues. If you’re handling shipping
Where to Find Flexible Warehousing Options in a Tight Economy
You’re looking for flexible warehousing options for your product, but can only find long-term contracts and landlords with rising rates. It’s difficult to find a
How to Promote from Within: Featuring Rich Huziak
Rich Huziak started out at Ryder in 2008, loading trucks on the night shift, but as he says, he knew he could always do more.
ALAN Assists in Humanitarian Relief
In the days following Hurricane Harvey, an overflow of support from many individuals and companies has come to Texas’ aid, after what has been named
Picking the Right Location for Your Manufacturing Business
Choosing the right location for your manufacturing business is the result of taking many factors into account. Here are the top five things to consider
Not Your Mama’s 3PL
How do you define a 3PL?
There are many definitions as to what a 3PL really is, especially as the capabilities of a 3PL have shifted dramatically throughout the years. But the legal definition of a 3PL was hammered down in 2008, defined as “a person who solely receives, holds, or otherwise transports a consumer product in the ordinary course of business but who does not take title to the product.” However, in this day and age, it’s about the survival of the fittest—especially when considering the presence of companies like Amazon.