Posts By: TDS

Nearly 2,000 brokers lose operating licenses following warning notice on higher surety bond limits – DC Velocity

Article: Nearly 2,000 brokers lose operating licenses following warning notice on higher surety bond limits – DC Velocity. DC Velocity By: Mark B. Solomon “Nearly 2,000 property brokers have lost their operating authority this week after failing to comply with a new Congressionally mandated increase in surety bonds used to pay claims by truckers for… Read more »

How to Transform Your Supply Chain Through a 4PL Approach – Inbound Logistics

How to Transform Your Supply Chain Through a 4PL Approach – Inbound Logistics. Article taken from Inbound Logistics. “When companies have a huge hill to climb in strategic business process change, radical growth they don’t know how to handle, market volatility, acquisitions, or significant supply chain performance issues, a fourth-party logistics (4PL) provider strategy can… Read more »

Happy Veterans Day!

Happy Veterans Day! Thank you to all of the veterans for their service to our country. To learn more about how you can help Minnesota veterans and their families, visit: www.thankmntroops.org.

Trucking Moves America Forward

Many are not aware of the significant impact that trucks have in our everyday lives. Millions of trucks travel across the country every day delivering essential products to keep our businesses, families, and national economy going. When trucks stop moving, America stops moving.                 In an effort to revamp the industry’s image, the announcement of… Read more »

Graves Says ATA, Trucking Continuing to Thrive Despite Change and Challenges

ARTICLE from ATA: October 21, 2013   http://www.trucking.org/event.aspx?uid=904f0cc6-642a-4274-b09d-466f4eea31c2 Orlando, Fla. – Today, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves said the industry continues to play a central role in the U.S. economy, despite the myriad of challenges facing the industry and called on trucking to embrace looming changes. “Trucking is a core building block in… Read more »

MN OKs B10 Mandate for Summertime Diesel Sales

Minnesota will become the first state in the nation to require that most diesel fuel sold in the summer months be a blend containing 10% diesel. Like most states, Minnesota requires a year round 5% blend of B5 for most diesel sales. The B10 mandate will be in effect from July 1, 2014 to October… Read more »

22nd Annual Study of Logistics and Transportation Trends: Masters co-create value – Logistics Management

Click here for article: By Mary C. Holcomb, Ph.D., and Karl Manrodt, Ph.D., Contributing Editors September 01, 2013 The Masters of Logistics have developed strategic partnerships with carriers that enable them to keep costs low while providing innovative service to their customers—and our data show that this value-added perspective is leading to performance that is… Read more »