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December 21, 2017

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Freight Logistics

3PL Defined

It’s Not 3 Partying Llamas. When you receive a package via UPS (and here at the cusp of Christmas, we hope you and yours receive many), you’re seeing an example of Third-Party Logistics (3PL) services in action. For example: someone […]

December 12, 2017

December 12, 2017

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Freight Logistics

Minimizing Traffic Jams

Or: Getting Out of Town. “They paved paradise And put up a parking lot.” — Joni Mitchell At NATCO, transportation logistics are always front and center on our minds. Those thoughts begin early enough on any given day. As we […]

December 5, 2017

December 5, 2017

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General

Maintaining Expertise

Introducing Cori Eckley, CTB. Team NATCO is proud to announce that our very own Cori Eckley, vice president of operations, is now a Certified Transportation Broker. Administered by the Transportation Intermediaries Association, the CTB is “the highest broker certification that […]

November 29, 2017

November 29, 2017

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Technology

Aerodynamic Driving

Or: Wind Can Be a Major Drag. First, the basics: We need fuel to power our trucks and engines to pull our loads. When wind enters the mix, the efficiency of the entire rig can be compromised. Though we’ve studied […]

November 21, 2017

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General

Thanksgiving: 18-Wheeler Edition

Talking Turkey. Is it just us, or does it feel like Black Friday began about three weeks ago? Either way, the holiday season is upon us, and here’s a roundup of the year so far: Back to the Classroom VP […]

November 16, 2017

November 16, 2017

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Technology

Revisiting Service Disruptors

Innovation, Interruption or Disruption? “Pardon the interruption.” Or: “Welcome to our disruption.” If we interrupted, you were in the middle of a sentence and we chimed in with our statement. Hurricane Harvey was a major disruptor—to life, to business, to […]

November 8, 2017

November 8, 2017

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Freight Logistics

Traffic Congestion Meets Highway Expansion

Or: The Texas Two-Step. Our past two entries focused on the pitfalls of potholes, followed by the need for constant highway maintenance across the country. This week, we land much, much closer to (our) home. As we’ve proudly noted in […]