Did you notice something different when you logged into Kuebix? Today, we’ve got great news… your life just got even easier. We heard your feedback and have made our technology more user friendly. Your homepage has been simplified, bringing the most mission critical functions and actionable data to the forefront. Take a look at this […]
/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Freemium_Tech.png271400Scott Boutwell/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Kuebix.logo_.highres-white.pngScott Boutwell2017-10-21 09:36:482017-10-21 09:44:37Introducing the New Look Kuebix TMS
This is the second in a three-part series that tracks the evolution of the TMS from the late 1990s to today. In last week’s piece I discussed the emergence of the TMS. Next week I’ll discuss the future. When we last left transportation management systems (TMS), the high price and staff requirements of the early […]
/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cloud-computing.jpg9001200Dan Clark/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Kuebix.logo_.highres-white.pngDan Clark2017-10-16 14:55:462017-10-16 17:14:02TMS Options Proliferate, But Not for All
This is the first in a three-part series and is set in the late 1990s. When it came to understanding what an early TMS could do for shippers, it was a classic example of the saying “You don’t know what you don’t know.” Buried in paper, faxing, emails and phone calls only to have skilled […]
/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/slow-travel-road-guide.jpg487730Dan Clark/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Kuebix.logo_.highres-white.pngDan Clark2017-10-10 14:10:002017-10-11 12:50:31TMS for All? - Life in the Slow Lane
For those not in the shipping business, news that Toys R Us filed for bankruptcy protection had the same effect as a surprise Gatorade bath. For the rest of us with experience in the logistics business, this was just the latest stark reminder of the long-running battle between retailers and online sellers. It’s next to […]
/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Toysrus.jpg500500Dan Clark/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Kuebix.logo_.highres-white.pngDan Clark2017-09-22 09:36:272017-09-22 13:24:45Logistics to Avoid the Toys R Us Trauma
When you consider that the average age of a trucker is 56, you realize it’s high time to up efforts to recruit and retain younger drivers to address the driver shortage and ensure a future for this profession. So how do we find younger, mechanically-savvy recruits? What would make millennials want to drive a truck […]
/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/VR-truck-training.jpg534800Dan Clark/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Kuebix.logo_.highres-white.pngDan Clark2017-09-14 15:53:452017-09-14 17:00:48Technologies to Tackle the Driver Shortage
With Hurricane Irma ready to deliver the back half of a devastating one-two punch to the south in the days ahead, you’re freight intelligence will once again put your TMS to the test. For those whose operations weren’t effected by Hurricane Harvey, let’s review what we learned or re-learned. State of Emergency. Whether it’s MASH […]
/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Irma.png493876Dan Clark/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Kuebix.logo_.highres-white.pngDan Clark2017-09-07 14:30:132017-09-07 18:35:44Irma, Harvey, a TMS and You
I wonder what those with freight intelligence were thinking if they were among those who were able to watch the live stream of the Mayweather-McGregor fight. Fans usually aren’t still arguing about who got hit the hardest several days after a title fight. That’s unless of course the fighters weren’t the ones that took the […]
I don’t think anyone would disagree with me when I say the shipping ecosystem owes a huge debt of gratitude to EDI. Many decades after companies in numerous industries implemented it to enable electronic communications and change the way they did business, EDI is still alive and well. But as APIs have ascended, I’ve seen […]
As the world’s supply chains become increasingly interconnected, the responsibility for ensuring a smooth, end-to-end process starts to fall on the shoulders of a lot more suppliers, distributors, and business partners. Faced with this reality, companies must not only ensure that their own processes and procedures are running smoothly, but that their suppliers are also […]
The salesperson that expedites an order to overnight airfreight because a customer calls to see why it hasn’t arrived yet, the supplier that isn’t being held accountable for its inability to fulfill an order on time, and the carrier that consistently fails to meet shipment delivery expectations all add costs to their companies’ supply chains. […]
/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/shutterstock_507728950.jpg9022048Dan Clark/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Kuebix.logo_.highres-white.pngDan Clark2017-05-11 19:59:092017-09-12 14:41:52Three Tips for Overcoming Common Supply Chain Problems that Cut into Profits
Think about it. Truck brokerages used to have these “little black books” filled with the contact names and numbers of independent drivers who were scattered throughout the country. When the brokerage needed a driver to haul a load across the U.S., it flipped through its black book and found one who was ready, willing, and […]
/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/blackbook.jpg13662048Dan Clark/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Kuebix.logo_.highres-white.pngDan Clark2017-04-12 15:52:132017-04-12 18:22:14The New "Little Black Book"
Two years ago, American Trucking Associations was talking about a 50,000-person gap between the number of truck drivers currently working and the number of them needed to run the nation’s over-the-road (OTR) transportation network. That gap has since widened and is expected to grow over the next few years. In Who’s to Blame for the […]
/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/truck-driver.jpg13652048Dan Clark/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Kuebix.logo_.highres-white.pngDan Clark2017-03-23 16:38:552017-09-12 14:35:10Don't Let the Truck Driver Shortage Hit Your Bottom Line
If the amount of data flowing into, out of, and within the four walls of your company is out of control, you’re not alone. Organizations of all sizes are experiencing the impact of the Information Age, and even government agencies admit that they’re feeling overwhelmed by data fatigue right now. The National Security Administration isn’t […]
/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bigdata-image.jpg406705Dan Clark/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Kuebix.logo_.highres-white.pngDan Clark2017-03-15 19:51:432017-03-15 19:53:15Why is Big Data Such a Big Deal?
Good data management allows companies to more efficiently and effectively orchestrate their global supply chains. The good news is that leading organizations have found ways to harness their data in creative, intelligent ways and, in return, have gained competitive advantage. Here are 4 ways that companies are taming their big data and using it to […]
/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/what-is-big-data.jpg7641920Dan Clark/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Kuebix.logo_.highres-white.pngDan Clark2017-03-02 20:41:442017-03-02 20:41:444 Ways to Tame Big Data Overload
The logistics industry revolution has begun. Technology is empowering supply chain visibility, control and collaboration that was unimaginable just a few years ago. My experience dates back more than two decades when, while working as a supervisor at a major LTL carrier, I spent my days walking the dock and learning everything I could about […]
Introducing the New Look Kuebix TMS
/0 Comments/in Blog, News, Supply Chain 20/20, TMS /by Scott BoutwellDid you notice something different when you logged into Kuebix? Today, we’ve got great news… your life just got even easier. We heard your feedback and have made our technology more user friendly. Your homepage has been simplified, bringing the most mission critical functions and actionable data to the forefront. Take a look at this […]
TMS Options Proliferate, But Not for All
/0 Comments/in Blog, Cloud, logistics, News, Supply Chain, Technology, TMS, TMS pricing, Visibility /by Dan ClarkThis is the second in a three-part series that tracks the evolution of the TMS from the late 1990s to today. In last week’s piece I discussed the emergence of the TMS. Next week I’ll discuss the future. When we last left transportation management systems (TMS), the high price and staff requirements of the early […]
TMS for All? – Life in the Slow Lane
/1 Comment/in Blog, Cloud, logistics, News, Supply Chain, Supply Chain 20/20, Technology, TMS, TMS pricing, Visibility /by Dan ClarkThis is the first in a three-part series and is set in the late 1990s. When it came to understanding what an early TMS could do for shippers, it was a classic example of the saying “You don’t know what you don’t know.” Buried in paper, faxing, emails and phone calls only to have skilled […]
Logistics to Avoid the Toys R Us Trauma
/0 Comments/in Blog, logistics, News, Press, Supply Chain, Supply Chain 20/20, TMS, Visibility /by Dan ClarkFor those not in the shipping business, news that Toys R Us filed for bankruptcy protection had the same effect as a surprise Gatorade bath. For the rest of us with experience in the logistics business, this was just the latest stark reminder of the long-running battle between retailers and online sellers. It’s next to […]
Technologies to Tackle the Driver Shortage
/0 Comments/in Blog, News, Supply Chain 20/20, Technology, Visibility /by Dan ClarkWhen you consider that the average age of a trucker is 56, you realize it’s high time to up efforts to recruit and retain younger drivers to address the driver shortage and ensure a future for this profession. So how do we find younger, mechanically-savvy recruits? What would make millennials want to drive a truck […]
Irma, Harvey, a TMS and You
/0 Comments/in Blog, News, Supply Chain, Supply Chain 20/20, TMS, Uncategorized, Visibility /by Dan ClarkWith Hurricane Irma ready to deliver the back half of a devastating one-two punch to the south in the days ahead, you’re freight intelligence will once again put your TMS to the test. For those whose operations weren’t effected by Hurricane Harvey, let’s review what we learned or re-learned. State of Emergency. Whether it’s MASH […]
Freight Intelligence: Learning from the Mayweather-McGregor Mess
/0 Comments/in Blog, News, Supply Chain, Supply Chain 20/20, TMS /by Dan ClarkI wonder what those with freight intelligence were thinking if they were among those who were able to watch the live stream of the Mayweather-McGregor fight. Fans usually aren’t still arguing about who got hit the hardest several days after a title fight. That’s unless of course the fighters weren’t the ones that took the […]
APIs Rising: Understanding the Newest Integration Technology
/0 Comments/in Blog, Integration, Supply Chain, Supply Chain 20/20, TMS /by Dan ClarkI don’t think anyone would disagree with me when I say the shipping ecosystem owes a huge debt of gratitude to EDI. Many decades after companies in numerous industries implemented it to enable electronic communications and change the way they did business, EDI is still alive and well. But as APIs have ascended, I’ve seen […]
Who’s Accountable for the Interconnected Supply Chain?
/0 Comments/in Collaboration, Supply Chain 20/20 /by Dan ClarkAs the world’s supply chains become increasingly interconnected, the responsibility for ensuring a smooth, end-to-end process starts to fall on the shoulders of a lot more suppliers, distributors, and business partners. Faced with this reality, companies must not only ensure that their own processes and procedures are running smoothly, but that their suppliers are also […]
Three Tips for Overcoming Common Supply Chain Problems that Cut into Profits
/0 Comments/in Supply Chain, Supply Chain 20/20 /by Dan ClarkThe salesperson that expedites an order to overnight airfreight because a customer calls to see why it hasn’t arrived yet, the supplier that isn’t being held accountable for its inability to fulfill an order on time, and the carrier that consistently fails to meet shipment delivery expectations all add costs to their companies’ supply chains. […]
The New “Little Black Book”
/0 Comments/in Supply Chain, Supply Chain 20/20, TMS, Visibility /by Dan ClarkThink about it. Truck brokerages used to have these “little black books” filled with the contact names and numbers of independent drivers who were scattered throughout the country. When the brokerage needed a driver to haul a load across the U.S., it flipped through its black book and found one who was ready, willing, and […]
Don’t Let the Truck Driver Shortage Hit Your Bottom Line
/0 Comments/in Supply Chain, Supply Chain 20/20, TMS /by Dan ClarkTwo years ago, American Trucking Associations was talking about a 50,000-person gap between the number of truck drivers currently working and the number of them needed to run the nation’s over-the-road (OTR) transportation network. That gap has since widened and is expected to grow over the next few years. In Who’s to Blame for the […]
Why is Big Data Such a Big Deal?
/1 Comment/in Big Data, Supply Chain, Supply Chain 20/20 /by Dan ClarkIf the amount of data flowing into, out of, and within the four walls of your company is out of control, you’re not alone. Organizations of all sizes are experiencing the impact of the Information Age, and even government agencies admit that they’re feeling overwhelmed by data fatigue right now. The National Security Administration isn’t […]
4 Ways to Tame Big Data Overload
/2 Comments/in Cloud, Supply Chain, Supply Chain 20/20, TMS, Visibility /by Dan ClarkGood data management allows companies to more efficiently and effectively orchestrate their global supply chains. The good news is that leading organizations have found ways to harness their data in creative, intelligent ways and, in return, have gained competitive advantage. Here are 4 ways that companies are taming their big data and using it to […]
A Clear Industry View
/2 Comments/in Cloud, Supply Chain, Supply Chain 20/20, TMS, Visibility /by Dan ClarkThe logistics industry revolution has begun. Technology is empowering supply chain visibility, control and collaboration that was unimaginable just a few years ago. My experience dates back more than two decades when, while working as a supervisor at a major LTL carrier, I spent my days walking the dock and learning everything I could about […]