Leading Alabama trucking firm now enables customers to manage smaller loads on a self-service basis Oxford, United States —BR Williams, the award-winning supply chain management company, announced today that it is expanding its Less-than-Truckload (LTL) services by offering…
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Index-based pricing (IBP) is a method of contractually pricing transportation costs that blend several key elements of other pricing methods, but for the right mix of shipper needs, it captures the best of all worlds. IBP establishes baseline rates and ties periodic rate adjustments…
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Oxford, AL – BR Williams today announced that it has submitted and received approval for their current data submission to the SmartWay® Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry. The SmartWay Transport…
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Lean manufacturing principles are not new. Some form of the method has been around since the 1910s. While the concept refined over the past 100 years, the essence of lean principles remains the same: minimize waste while maximizing productivity. If you can apply lean principles…
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Intermodal trucking and drayage have developed a reputation for being reliable and economical. However, due to a growing number of containers in ports, like the Port of Mobile, Alabama, the transportation strategy faces challenges like significant congestion in seaports, expensive…
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Amazon’s efforts to deliver products to customers in the shortest possible time puts a lot of pressure on everyone else. This stress is transforming the way supply chain management works. When companies mistakenly try to copy Amazon’s strategies, the online retail giant…
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A Preface (from our CEO) It is our true desire that we continue to provide our customers and business partners with relevant, accurate, and timely content with this semiannual series of reports. Therefore, we have intentionally delayed publishing our 2020 Trucking &…
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Tired of checking whether a shipment was delivered or not? Fed up with calling around and hunting down the status of a particular load? At BR Williams, we understand these troubles all too well. By implementing a capable, integrated warehouse management system (WMS) and…
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Struggling with your supply chain? It’s time to take stock of your business and evaluate its risks. Where are your weakest links? Maybe there are natural hazards in your region like hurricanes or floods. Perhaps you have issues with poor delivery or fulfillment problems. Supply…
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The manufacturing industry has been affected by some changes throughout the past year that ought to be prompting companies to take a look at their current logistics practices, searching for ways to improve. In keeping up with these changes, we’ve noticed some main themes…
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