Global Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies

Trucking Has Been Soft, But Averitt Sees Demand Catching Up to Capacity
Phil Pierce talks about Averitt’s strategic plans and its future outlook.

Fleet Owner

The SmartWay to Save
Fleets large and small have quickly embraced a joint government/industry project that publicly acknowledges their tradition of conservation and offers some important new ways to build on it.

Inbound Logistics

SMB Logistics: Small is the New Big:
The Power of O.N.E.
Small and mid-size businesses leverage new market offerings, including online services such as Averitt' O.N.E. Portal, to level the playing field.

DC Velocity
Rate Woes?
The concept of a soft market for TL and LTL shipping is not the only challenge for shippers today. Also on the radar: increasing freight volumes, highway congestion, rising fuel costs, and the problem of attracting and retaining drivers.

Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies

LTL Carriers Find a Big Role to Play on the Global Stage Just as every manufacturer and retailer is having to expand its business operations around the world, the LTL industry is devising new ways to make itself a valuable member of the global supply chain

Logistics Management

The Top 50 Trucking Companies Special Report:
Excellence in Motion
The nation’s top trucking companies are traveling different paths to meet shippers’ needs now and in the future.

DC Velocity

It's about time: Time-Definite Transportation
A firm delivery date isn't enough anymore. Today's customers also want their orders delivered at a specified time.

Inbound Logistics

Demand Calls, Mexico Responds
As congestion and capacity concerns threaten cargo movement through the West Coast, Mexican ports present an alternative distribution point for U.S. supply chains.

Air Cargo World

Seeking New Lanes
Air freight may be moving to ground in shorthaul
markets, but how far will truckers go for business?

DC Velocity

Hey Jude! How can we help?
The associates of Averitt Express are doing their part to take a sad song and make it better.

World Trade Magazine
Averitt SCM Solution Trims Retailer's Bottom Line

VF Corporation selected Averitt to revitalize their supply chain and consolidation and distribution system, resulting in improved efficiencies and product visibility.

World Trade Magazine

SUPPLY CHAIN 2.0: Ground Transport Upscales Into Supply Chain Management
Globalization, rising shipper costs and infrastructure constraints push providers to add more services.

DC Velocity
Freight costs ballooning? Let some of the air out

Cost-conscious shippers still have one option: work closely with carriers to cut out wasteful spending.

Logistics Management

LTL's Revival
Carriers continue their metamorphosis into dynamic, multifaceted providers of services shippers want.

Logistics Today

Blending Private and Dedicated Transport
Taking the best of both approaches to truck transport can pay big dividends.

Journal of Commerce
Averitt "Cooks Up" Dedicated Program for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

DC Velocity
Saving Fuel the Smart Way

Journal of Commerce
Spreading their wings: Third-party logistics companies go above and beyond the realm of traditional services

Houston Chronicle
From Tennessee to Texas, shipper moves the freight

Inbound Logistics:
The Transformation of Truck Transportation -- Join us for a look back at the history of trucking in the United States, lessons motor carriers have learned through the years, and what the road ahead looks like for shippers and carriers.

Logistics Today:
Break don’t bend your supply chain -- This article looks at how major West Coast importers are improving responsiveness and reducing costs in their global supply chains.

Logistics Management: Quest for Quality
Quality regional less-than-truckload carriers go beyond the call of duty every day in serving shippers.

DC Velocity: Regional Services
After a dry spell, regional LTL carriers are finding that business is booming—but even good times bring concerns for truckers and their customers.