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Who is Unyson Logistics?

By Splatty • Aug 18th, 2008 • Category: 3PL, logistics

According to Logistics Management’s 2008 “Quest for Quality” awards, they are the highest scoring third party logistics provider based on LM’s ranking of five different competencies. For those unfamiliar with LM’s annual Quest for Quality awards, winners are determined from the results of an annual survey conducted by Logistics Management magazine, where over 2,000 [...]



Tough market for China-centric NVOCC/Forwarders?

By SwizStick • Jul 25th, 2008 • Category: 3PL

Just a random thought. I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I seemed to be hearing a lot lately from China-centric NVOCC/Forwarders.
Just a quick note that they certainly haven’t let up and I’m curious to know if anyone else out there is experiencing the same thing or can confirm the general situation. There [...]



Required training for logistics sales people

By SwizStick • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: 3PL, QuickNews

Thanks to Freight Dawg.
I too am appalled at the general lack of geographical knowledge by folks within the logistics provider industry, particularly sales people. I’ve worked both sides of the fence and as a customer it is pretty embarrassing when you have to explain or point out to the sales rep the location of [...]



How to choose a 3PL

By Splatty • May 30th, 2008 • Category: 3PL

The 3PL market has been growing exponentially over the last few years and is now a $120 billion plus market in the U.S. More and more companies are making the decision to outsource all or a portion of their logistics operations to third party companies. However, according to an article on Industryweek.com, the [...]