It’s All About Coordination. In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, we’re now seeing unprecedented rain and flooding in southeast Texas. For the people affected—their homes, businesses, schools, and lives—our thoughts go out to them, and we wish them all the […]

Easing Traffic Congestion. Damn this traffic jam, how I hate to be late, it hurts my motor to go so slow.  — James Taylor Millions of people experienced Monday’s total solar eclipse, a 70-mile-wide belt from Oregon to South Carolina. […]

Or: The Path of Safe Trucking. What does a total solar eclipse have to do with logistics? The answer is both surprising and perfectly reasonable, and it’s all in the name of safety. A solar eclipse happens when our moon […]

Or: The Best Way to Change a Tire. About a year ago, Domino’s delivered a pizza via drone. Here’s how it works: You order a pizza. Domino’s texts you that the drone is approaching. You go outside, tap a button […]

Who, What, Where & Why. As we approach our 25th year in business, it’s always good to share and explain what Team NATCO is all about. Who Transportation logistics has long been in the Eckley family. Jim Eckley represented the […]

The Fire Next Time. A hornet’s nest of problems arose last week after a fire caused a portion of Interstate 85 in Atlanta to collapse. The fire, now being investigated as possible arson, brought down a section of highway overpass […]

Roads, Weather, & All That Jazz. In the trucking business or not, we’ve all been there: You want to go from Point A to Point B. You know the most direct route. You have the time, right now. What do […]

Or: Assisting a Den of Thieves. If we’re driving 50 miles per hour in a 35 mph zone, and a cop has radar on us, we’re going to get ticketed. Well, that’s how it goes. We shouldn’t have been doing […]

It’s a Delicate Dance.   At NATCO, we fully understand that your main concern is getting a delivery from Point A to Point B. Our goals and our strengths are in handling the details of any given freight movement so […]

Or: How We Get From Point A to Point B. On the surface of things, what we do at NATCO sounds straightforward and simple: people hire us to have something moved from one location to another. Our goal—and our success—is […]

Pulling Back the Curtain. One of our favorite statistics: 80% of our business is with repeat customers. At NATCO, we believe it’s the transparency in our operations that contributes mightily to establishing and growing our professional relationships. We believe there […]

Streamlining Complexities. When disaster strikes, a number of people in different industries begin a series of responses, with urgency. When the efforts move from rescue to recovery, the coordination of these efforts is especially important. The recent floods in Louisiana […]