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Tom Nightingale, CEO of AFS Logistics

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On Friday, Feb. 9, the Wall Street Journal published a report detailing a new service from e-commerce giant, Amazon called “Shipping with Amazon,” an Amazon

Did it sneak up on you again? Much like that dreaded diet you keep saying you will start next week. While 2018 may already be

Truckload rates are skyrocketing and capacity is tightening. In typical supply and demand fashion, as demand rises – so will costs. LTL carriers are leveraging

Even people who have been in the industry for years have trouble differentiating between a freight forwarder and an NVOCC (Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier). Although

4 Reasons to use a 3PL

There are a multitude of advantages that businesses can utilize by outsourcing their logistics and supply chain needs to a third party logistics (3PL) provider.

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