Industry reports indicate that retailers are accelerating imports and building inventory ahead of recent tariff changes, creating increased pressure on warehouse networks and fulfillment operations. The latest Logistics Managers' Index reported continued growth in inventory levels and warehousing activity as businesses attempt to stay ahead of trade policy uncertainty.

For logistics providers, accurate reporting is not just a back-office function. It’s essential to making faster decisions, improving accountability, and serving customers with confidence. But when reporting depends heavily on manual processes, teams can spend too much time gathering information and not enough time using it. That was the challenge facing Stryder, a logistics company operating in warehousing and transportation. Stryder relied on manual manual reports for more than 100 clients, which created significant time loss and made timely reporting difficult. The company had also experienced challenges with a previous […]

Amazon has officially entered the broader third-party logistics arena with the launch of Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS), opening its freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping network to businesses of all sizes. According to Amazon, companies can now leverage the same infrastructure that powers Amazon’s retail operations and marketplace ecosystem, including transportation, warehousing, fulfillment, and multi-channel distribution capabilities. At first glance, this announcement may sound intimidating to independent 3PL warehouses. After all, Amazon has spent decades building one of the world’s most sophisticated logistics networks. But if history has taught […]