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Tariffs Push Global Supply Chains to the Edge

Barge loaded with shipping containers navigating congested waters, symbolizing the impact of tariffs on global trade and supply chains.

Tariffs Push Global Supply Chains to the Edge September 10, 2025 Tariffs and congestion are straining global supply chains, causing delays, rising costs, and disruptions that threaten businesses worldwide. Europe’s Ports Are Overwhelmed European ports are facing their worst congestion since the height of the pandemic. Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Hamburg are now gridlocked, with barges […]

Freight Frenzy Is Over, We’ve Entered Logistics Purgatory

Stacks of colorful shipping containers at a busy port symbolizing the end of the freight frenzy and a shift to logistics uncertainty.

Freight Frenzy Is Over, We’ve Entered Logistics Purgatory September 9, 2025 Freight frenzy is over logistics purgatory reveals falling rates excess capacity and weak demand showing the freight industry stuck in limbo. Ocean Overload Meets Desperate Discounts Ocean freight rates have collapsed, plunging 60–70% since the tariff-fueled June rush. Transpacific spot rates are now at […]

Fast Shipping Is Killing Your Margins

Fast Shipping Is Killing Your Margins August 28, 2025 Fast Shipping Is Killing Your Margins: learn how last-mile costs, soaring expectations, and tech gaps erode profit—and how to win them back. Cost Burden Shifted Last-mile delivery is the money pit nobody wants to own: it now eats up roughly 53% of total shipping costs, which […]

What Supply Chain Leaders Get Wrong About Visibility

Serious man in a suit in an office, looking at his phone — represents supply chain leaders confronting visibility shortfalls.

Warehouse Woes: When Inventory Becomes a Liability August 28, 2025 What Supply Chain Leaders Get Wrong About Visibility: why tracking alone fails, how data silos and poor integration create blind spots. Tracking Versus Transparency Lots of leaders mistake a trailer ping for real insight. Shipment updates are flashy, but they don’t show inventory location or […]

Warehouse Woes: When Inventory Becomes a Liability

A vast warehouse filled with rows of overstocked shelves, with boxes stacked high and narrow aisles, illustrating “warehouse woes.”

Warehouse Woes: When Inventory Becomes a Liability August 6, 2025 Excess stock ties up working capital, inflates storage fees, and heightens obsolescence risks. To tackle these challenges, companies must view idle inventory as a strategic liability rather than a hidden asset. Warehouse Woes Inflate Your Carrying Costs Warehouse space was once undervalued. However, average warehousing […]

Just in Time Inventory Management Is Too Risky for Supply Chains

A close-up of a classic hourglass with sand flowing steadily from the top chamber to the bottom, symbolizing the precision and minimal buffers of Just In Time inventory.

Just in Time Inventory Management Is Too Risky for Supply Chains August 5, 2025 Just in Time Inventory Management Is Too Risky for Supply Chains, learn how minimal buffers leave operations vulnerable to disruptions. Lean Strategy’s Dark Side Just in Time inventory models once cut waste and slashed costs. But companies traded strength for speed. […]

Widespread Fraud in the Trucking Industry — And How to Stop It

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Widespread Fraud in the Trucking Industry — And How to Stop It August 20, 2025 Explore widespread fraud in the trucking industry and how One Logistics Network stops it with driver vetting and real-time visibility. The Growing Threat of Fraud Fraud in transportation doesn’t often make headlines, but it’s one of the biggest threats facing […]

The Hidden Costs of Chasing the Cheapest Carrier

A fleet of delivery trucks from various carriers lined up at a loading dock, highlighting the choice of the cheapest carrier and its unseen expenses.

The Hidden Costs of Chasing the Cheapest Carrier August 6, 2025 Chasing the cheapest carrier often wipes out your savings. When you pick the lowest bid, extra fees, missed deliveries, and damage claims can push your costs above the base rate. You need to look deeper at total freight expense. Apparent Savings Versus Reality Many […]

Cargo Theft by the Numbers a Danger Map for Shippers

Person loading cardboard boxes into the back of a delivery van, illustrating cargo theft risk during pickups and drop offs.

Cargo Theft by the Numbers a Danger Map for Shippers August 13, 2025 Cargo theft surged in Q2 2025, with data, hotspots, and practical defenses shippers can use to protect freight and reduce losses. Cargo Theft by the Numbers a Danger Map for Shippers Cargo theft is no longer a seasonal nuisance. Overhaul recorded 525 […]

Why Our CEO Is Leading OLN Out of Downtown Cincinnati

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Why Our CEO Is Leading OLN Out of Downtown Cincinnati August 6, 2025 Our CEO’s open letter exposes downtown Cincinnati’s safety and failures, driving OLN’s relocation to Blue Ash for a safer reliable future. Our CEO Speaks Out Earlier this month, Victor Louis, OLN’s founder and CEO, fired off an open letter to Cincinnati’s mayor […]