The NATCO Blog

The Ripple Effect of Rebuilding. In the rental car and airline industries, one-way destinations are almost always proportionally more expensive than round-trips. Examples: A rental car for four days, with pickup from and return to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, totals […]

Movement in The Best & Worst of Times. In the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Texas, and now with Hurricane Irma threatening Florida, 3PLs have been busy with the logistics of disaster recovery shipments, with equipment and supplies trucked into […]

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 […]