Supply chain & Logistics

    This page will be updated regularly with information and support resources provided by the Canadian, American and Mexican government officials and other key stakeholders regarding [...]

What is the freight transport service procurement process? The freight transport service procurement process involves all activities required for acquiring freight services from an external [...]

Oftentimes,  customers from the US and Canada ask us:  What are all costs involved in an international freight shipping service to Mexico?  To answer that question, in this post we make a [...]

What is a hazardous material? According to the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management, a hazardous material (HAZMAT) is any item or agent which has the potential to cause harm to humans, [...]

Cabotage in North America Cabotage is the provision of transportation service between two points within a country by a company registered in another country. Although some exemptions exist,  in [...]

The current business environment has compelled large and small companies to pay close attention to the logistics components of their general strategy. Clients’ and supplier’s [...]

What is cross-border freight transport? Cross-border freight transport refers to the process, activities, and infrastructures that ensure the passage of commodities and merchandise across an [...]

What is a 3PL Request for Proposal or RFP? An effective RFP process is essential to the development and continuity of successful shipper-3PL relationships. A 3PL Request for Proposal (RFP) is a [...]

The most common classification of the logistics service providers in North America is based on the concept of logistics outsourcing upgrade from 1PL to 7PL. In this post, we include definitions [...]

In this post, we share with you key findings of the “2019 23rd Annual Third-Party Logistics Study: The State of Logistics Outsourcing,” C. John Langley Jr., Ph.D., and Infosys, 2019. About [...]