COVER | January 2026 | 1 |
INFO SNACKS | Bite Sized Supply Chain/Logistics Information | 3 |
CONTENTS | January 2026 | 4 |
CHECKING IN | Riding the 2026 Wave | 12 |
GOOD QUESTION | What’s Your Supply Chain Acronym for 2026? | 14 |
DIALOG | Choosing a Freight Bill Audit and Payment Provider | 18 |
10 TIPS | Improving Yard Visibility | 20 |
WHAT’S THE WORD | The Language of Logistics | 22 |
READER PROFILE | Humble Bragg: Ashton Roberts Bridges Sales, Supply Chain, and B Corp | 26 |
LEADERSHIP | For Shauna Bowen, Curiosity and Accountability are Non-Negotiable | 28 |
NOTED | The Supply Chain in Brief | 30 |
TAKEAWAYS | Shaping the Future of the Global Supply Chain | 34 |
KNOWLEDGE BASE | Synchronizing the Supply Chain: Building Shared Consciousness | 42 |
KNOWLEDGE BASE | Scaling Without Losing Control: How a Modern WMS Supports Sustainable Growth | 43 |
KNOWLEDGE BASE | Building a Continuous Vendor Feedback Loop with TransportGistics | 44 |
KNOWLEDGE BASE | How Digital Transformation Elevates Inbound Logistics Management | 46 |
KNOWLEDGE BASE | The Differences Between Long-Term 3PL Partnerships and Short-Term Contracts | 47 |
KNOWLEDGE BASE | The Data Advantage That Will Define Tomorrow’s Warehouse Performance | 48 |
KNOWLEDGE BASE | What You Should Look for in a Freight Audit & Payment Partner | 49 |
THOUGHT LEADERS | Why a Profitable 3PL Will Matter More Than Ever in 2026 | 50 |
THOUGHT LEADERS | Artificial Intelligence and Transportation: Making Sense of AI’s Real Impact | 51 |
THOUGHT LEADERS | 3 Ways Outdated WMS Systems Are Killing Your 3PL Business | 52 |
THOUGHT LEADERS | Why Transportation Strategy Can’t Be Static in a Volatile Market | 54 |
THOUGHT LEADERS | Making Automation Less Scary: Addressing Obstacles and Setting Goals | 56 |
CONTENT PARTNERS | Supply Chain Challenge? Solved Navigating GRI and Surcharge Changes | 58 |
CONTENT PARTNERS | Supply Chain Challenge? Solved How Jocko Fuel Manages DTC And Retail Fulfillment at Scale | 59 |
CONTENT PARTNERS | Supply Chain Challenge? Solved A Closer Look: Insights on Parcel Costs In Medical Manufacturer Supply Chains | 60 |
CONTENT PARTNERS | Supply Chain Challenge? Solved When Minutes Mattered: An After-Hours Save That Averted A Critical Line-Down Overnight | 62 |
CONTENT PARTNERS | Supply Chain Challenge? Solved Building a Reputable Brand as a 3PL within the Life Science and Pharmaceuticals Industry | 64 |
CONTENT PARTNERS | Supply Chain Challenge? Solved Holman Logistics Uses Artificial Intelligence to Transform Operations | 66 |
THE TRANSFORMER | Are Humans in “The Loop” of Your Future-fit Strategy? | 68 |
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | Enabling Smarter Government Logistics | 70 |
LEAN SUPPLYCHAIN | Follow This Roadmap To a Lean, Sustainable Supply Chain | 72 |
IT MATTERS | How Data Can Fix Demand Matching | 74 |
RETAIL RETHINK | Real-Time Sales Data: The Missing Link | 76 |
GREEN LANDSCAPE | Renewable Energy Fuels the Future | 78 |
RISKS & REWARDS | Inside Job: Embedding Risk Protection Where Freight Decisions Happen | 80 |
SC VISIBILITY | Seeing Around the Next Bend | 82 |
VIEW POINT | Powering Progress with Electrification | 84 |
3PL LINE | 7 Principles That Make Strategic Relationships Work | 86 |
FEATURE | Roadmap To 2030 Industry insiders chart the course for supply chains | 88 |
FEATURE | 3PL Longevity: How They Survive and Thrive Through the Decades (or Centuries) | 96 |
FEATURE | Matching Demand to Supply: The Stakes are Higher than Ever | 102 |
FEATURE | Building The Supply Chain Tech Stack | 108 |
FEATURE | Last-Mile Solutions: Delivering the Future | 114 |
FEATURE | What‘s Driving Auto Logistics? | 122 |
FEATURE | Ecommerce Fulfillment: 7 Pitfalls To Avoid | 130 |
FEATURE | Betting on the Right Transportation Provider | 136 |
FEATURE | Inside Harleydavidson‘s Evolving Supply Chain | 142 |
FEATURE | AI by the Numbers | 148 |
FEATURE | The Choreography of Complex Cargo | 154 |
FEATURE | Robotics Turbocharge Inventory | 160 |
FEATURE | 2026 Reading Guide: There‘s A Book For That! | 168 |
RETAIL TALES | Lush Gets a Store-Level Inventory Control Makeover | 175 |
IT TOOLKIT | Yard Management: Grounds for Improvement | 179 |
CASE BOOK | Mastering the Last Mile of Premium, Perishable Food | 183 |
FEATURE | Most Read Articles of 2025 | 186 |
FEATURE | Podcast Roundup: Press Play on Progress | 188 |
SUPPLY CHAIN INSIGHTS | The Latest Free Whitepapers, Videos, Podcasts, and More... | 192 |
IN BRIEF | New Services and Solutions | 194 |
CALENDAR | Logistics Events 2026 | 198 |
RESOURCE CENTER | Use our Resource Center and let the Information you need find you. | 200 |
SPOTLIGHT: Leaders In Logistics | 209 |
Get on Board with These Logistics Leaders | 210 |
A.N. Deringer | 211 |
A3 Freight Payment | 212 |
Alliance Shippers Inc. | 213 |
Approved Freight Forwarders | 214 |
ARTC Logistics | 215 |
Ascent Global Logistics | 216 |
Associated Logistics Group | 217 |
Atlanta Bonded Warehouse Corporation | 218 |
Atlantic Container Line | 219 |
Bender Group | 220 |
Capstone Logistics | 221 |
CenterPoint | 222 |
CJ Logistics | 223 |
COSCO SHIPPING Lines (North America) Inc. | 224 |
CT Logistics | 225 |
Custom Goods Logistics | 227 |
Descartes | 228 |
Distribution Technology | 229 |
Easy Metrics | 230 |
Echo Global Logistics | 231 |
ELM Global Logistics | 232 |
Engineering Innovation, Inc. | 233 |
Evans Distribution Systems, Inc. | 234 |
Evergreen Line | 235 |
Fortigo | 236 |
Freightgate | 237 |
Holman Logistics | 238 |
Hub Group | 239 |
iGPS Logistics LLC | 240 |
Imperative Logistics | 241 |
Instant Freight Solutions | 242 |
Kase | 243 |
KDL Logistics | 244 |
Kenco | 245 |
Landstar System, Inc. | 246 |
Logistics Plus, Inc. | 247 |
Lynden | 248 |
Made4net | 249 |
Mantis | 250 |
Matson Logistics | 251 |
MD Logistics | 252 |
MHI | 253 |
The Northwest Seaport Alliance | 254 |
Novo Logistics | 255 |
nVision Global® | 256 |
ODW Logistics | 257 |
Odyssey Logistics | 258 |
Patterson Warehouses, Inc. | 259 |
PCS Software | 260 |
Penske Logistics | 261 |
Pharr International Bridge | 262 |
Phoenix Logistics | 263 |
PLS Logistics Services | 264 |
Polaris Transportation Group | 265 |
Port Everglades | 266 |
Port Tampa Bay | 267 |
ProTrans | 268 |
R2 Logistics | 269 |
RedStone Logistics | 270 |
Reveel | 271 |
Romark Logistics | 272 |
Saddle Creek Logistics Services | 273 |
SMC3 | 274 |
Span Alaska | 275 |
Sunland Logistics Solutions | 276 |
Supership | 277 |
Syfan Logistics | 278 |
Tai Software | 279 |
Tansect | 280 |
thyssenkrupp Supply Chain Services | 281 |
TransportGistics | 282 |
Tri-National, Inc. (TNi) | 283 |
Tucker Company Worldwide | 284 |
U.S. Bank Freight Payment | 285 |
Verst Logistics | 286 |
Wen-Parker Logistics | 287 |
WSI | 288 |
Advertiser Index | 289 |
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