Moving chemicals across large distances is not an easy task—but somebody’s got to be up to the challenge. As it turns out, transporting chemicals safely and responsibly isn’t just about the machinery and equipment you use, but also the people you select to ensure that the operation is running smoothly. We at Dupre Logistics work […]
Businesses are used to making compromises. If they want to be eco-friendly, they prepare to pay more in costs. If they want more safety, they need to work harder. People believe that to make an “improvement,” you also have to make some sort of “compromise.” But not every improvement needs to be offset by negative […]
If you were to follow the old approach to logistics pricing, then you can easily focus on each line item on your budget as its own separate variable. For example, some companies look at their “trucking” costs and ask themselves how they can reduce these costs. But what about the hidden consequences of cutting their […]
Last year, Hurricane Sandy showed just how devastating a storm can be if it hits the wrong place at the wrong time. The results of Sandy were catastrophic: 285 fatalities, billions of dollars in damage, and entire properties wiped out. It’s true: Hurricane Sandy might be a rare event even for some parts of the […]
Have you ever passed a semi on the freeway and thought to yourself, “gee, I wonder what those guys get paid?” While the process of driving a truck might not seem palatable to everyone – indeed, it’s a job with a high turnover rate – truck drivers are like the blood cells that keep the […]
If you’ve logged in a few hours on the freeway, then it’s likely that you hardly notice the semis and trucks that dot the landscape. How many of us actually stop to think about how important these trucks – and their drivers – are to the logistics of a company, or to the economy as […]
A recent issue of “USA Today” featured an article about health concerns for truckers. We think of trucking as a physical job. However, although there is some physical work in the loading and unloading of the truck, it is primarily a sedentary job – not too different from an office job from a physical perspective. […]
When and where did logistics start? Is it a modern term or a function that is centuries old? Logistics is defined by Merriam-Webster as: “1. the aspect of military science dealing with the procurement, maintenance, and transportation of military matériel, facilities, and personnel, and 2. the handling of the details of an operation.” This concept […]
In our last blog, we talked about how important customer service is, but we didn’t discuss how to assure that your employees will provide such service. Too many companies do a wonderful job of training employees how to produce the product – whether it is a physical product or a service. Once they have been […]
For the last two years, we’ve been warning companies and shippers that the world as we know it is undergoing dramatic change; and that this impending change would throw the “rules as we know them” into chaos, ultimately resulting in significantly less predictability, much greater risk and higher costs. Eighteen months ago we shared a […]
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