Supply Chain Management Blog
Best practices for supply chain management including warehousing, fulfillment, transportation and logistics
Insight from a Trucking Company: Coping with the Truck Driver Shortage
It’s true. Rising demand and reduced truck driver capacity in the system is causing many shippers to scramble for alternative ways to transport their products. In many cases, supply chain managers are tightening their relationships with the best quality, most reliable...
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Truckload Shippers: Spot Quote or Contract?
For any shipper that moves any quantity of cargo via truckload, the question must be answered:SPOT QUOTE, OR CONTRACT? You might find the answer surprising!
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BR Williams Earns SmartWay Eco Certification
As an ISO-9001 certified supply chain management, warehousing services, and 3rd-Party logistics (3PL) provider, BR Williams Tucking of Oxford, Alabama, understands the importance of reducing their carbon footprint and maintaining a sustainable business. Minimizing...
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Alabama Logistics Company Earns ISO Certification
Recently, the BR Williams Logistics Services Division, headquartered in Oxford, Alabama, was awarded ISO 9001:2015. Certification by the global organization, NSF-ISR, the gold standard of the quality certification industry, is reserved for only the top companies in...
read moreTruck Driver Appreciation Week 2018
As a USA trucking company, we are proud to celebrate National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. According to the American Trucking Associations, "National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, September 9-15, 2018, is when America’s trucking industry takes the time to honor...
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Alabama Intermodal and Drayage Services: The Right Time and Place
Coordinating a global shipment requires aligning many operations in advance. One activity involves moving the product from the arrival port to the next destination as quickly as possible after customs clearance to avoid unnecessary demurrage charges. Transferring a...
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