In honor of Women’s History Month, we want to commemorate two significant women who played major roles in shaping the logistics industry for women – Luella Bates and Lillie Elizabeth McGee Drennan. These two broke social norms and became the first ever women truck drivers in a male dominated field. Luella Bates Luella Bates began […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is starting to play a big part in our everyday lives. It’s even starting to be integrated into many industries especially supply chain. Fortunately, we don’t have robots walking around thinking for themselves, but we do have some that can be programmed to do what we want. This technology is helping to […]
Whether you are beginning to sell products online or if you have been doing it a while, you want to make sure that your fulfillment operation is efficient and cost-effective. Your overall business goals will determine what fulfillment option makes the most sense. Maybe you want an automated business where a lot of the work […]
The history of an industry is shaped by the businesses that innovate. As of 2019, Evans Distribution Systems has been in business, providing logistics solutions for 90 years. That is a long history of innovation and adapting to the exponential growth of the industry. So, in commemoration of 90 years of business, we decided to […]
Warehouse safety for workers should be the number one priority for companies. With all the heavy machinery, and the pallets of inventory, it’s important to remind employees to take caution at work. Here are 7 warehouse safety tips that should be implemented everywhere. 1. Be Aware of Your Surroundings: Forklifts are a necessity in a […]
One of the most important factors for an eCommerce store, is the cost of shipping your product to the consumer. For small to medium size eCommerce businesses, it’s hard to offer free shipping when you understand the many factors that go into calculating the cost of a product. In today’s world, everyone wants low cost, or preferably […]
It takes a real logistical genius to deliver presents to everyone in the world in one night. He goes by many names, St. Nicholas, Kris Kringle, but he is most commonly referred to as Santa Claus. How did a man born in Turkey hundreds of years ago become the owner of one of the largest […]
The shopping season is quickly approaching and an estimated $717.5 billion will be spent this year on Black Friday. As most people will be enjoying the deals and buying the latest technology, only a few know about the hard work that is put in to make it possible, and the impacts the shopping season has […]
It was about one year ago when Tesla unveiled their plans for the world’s first electric powered semi-truck. The Tesla semi seemed almost too good to be true, featuring top of the line safety features, and mileage capabilities that would make them competitive with diesel powered engines. Now that we are getting closer to the […]
