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Did you feel an extra pinch this St. Patrick’s Day? It may not have been because you weren’t wearing green.  On March 17, FedEx released

If Hollywood made supply chain disaster movies, it wouldn’t have to look far for inspiration. Over the past two years, our industry has been rocked

Russia and Ukraine combined “only” represent the world’s 10th largest economy. But to truly understand their global economic significance – and why their conflict packs

Pass the maple syrup and cue the theme song for Tim Hortons. AFS has a new location in Canada – and Canada has a new

A DFM is a Digital Freight Marketplace, one of several common ways it’s now possible to book over-the-road freight. Like a load board, it’s an online

Side by Side: AFS Then Vs. Now

40 may not look good on everyone. But it clearly looks great on AFS – as this head-to-head comparison between our first day and present-day

The Federal Reserve has hinted that a rise in interest rates could be just around the corner – and that it could be somewhere in

AFS Turns 40

No one put an obnoxious sign in front of our corporate offices. And we certainly didn’t receive any gag gifts. But on February 2, AFS

My company has recently begun auditing its carrier invoices more closely. Besides making sure that we’re not receiving duplicate invoices and that we’re only being

In honor of the shortest month of the year, here’s an equally short Q&A version of this month’s viewpoint column:     Q: Will digital freight

Happier delivery days are here again – at least for some parcel shippers. On January 17, FedEx announced that it was reinstating money-back service guarantees for

Do you need glasses to read articles like this? If so, you’re not alone. Approximately 194.1 million people in the United States rely on some

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THEY SAID IT

Notable Quotes From Around The Industry

"Regardless of who wins in November, we can expect to see an activist industrial policy stance and continued or increased tariffs. Both candidates’ platforms will have massive effects on global supply chains, and changes could happen very quickly, so it pays to prepare and enable business agility.”

- Alex Saric, Ivalua CEO, in Logistics Management

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