Breaking Boom and Bust Cycles. We write often about the great state of Texas in this space, and for good reasons. First of all, NATCO is headquartered in Arlington (nestled between Dallas and Fort Worth). We’re here for the great […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Funding the Highway Trust Fund.  Following our entry last week on the pitfalls of potholes, we expand the issue this week to highway construction and maintenance in general. Simply put: our nation’s roads provide a lifeline for passenger and commercial […]

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 […]