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If you could find the ideal hire to manage your transportation operations, what skill sets would you look for?

You want someone who is an expert in small package, less-than-truckload, and truckload, plus intermodal, air, and ocean shipping. You want someone who has worked at the major carriers and shippers, with contacts and insider knowledge. You want a whiz at IT, with systems that guarantee your freight moves with maximum efficiency. You want a hard-edged negotiator, who can ensure you the most favorable rates. You want a supply chain visionary, who can spot problems before they surface, think outside the box, and find innovative solutions.

The “mythical smart guy,” with all these talents, doesn’t exist.

All these talents, though, do exist – on the team at TOTALogistix. Hire us, and take advantage of our experience, and proprietary technology that would cost you millions to develop. The best part is, even with all we bring to the table, our compensation is extremely reasonable, just a fraction of the documented savings we generate for your company.

Let us make your hiring decision easy. Call or email me, and we’ll set up an appointment, or send you a copy of our corporate résumé.

Maybe the person you want to hire isn’t just a person. Put the TOTALogistix team to work for you.

11%

As professional logisticians we are fascinated, some might say obsessed, with numbers, data and trends. Here is one to consider. 11%. This number is from the Morgan Stanley/Parcel Magazine Annual Survey. It states “Although companies who use consultants to negotiate rates have deeper discounts still only 11% of companies use them (the same percent as in 2006.)”

Historically, we save our clients 14% on their small package shipping. We know our way around zone skipping, dim weights, revenue bands and the like. We drill down to PLD. (If you don’t know that is package level detail it is your first indication you should get in touch!)

Do you aspire to be a part of the “elite eleven” or the “everything’s fine eighty nine”???
If you opt for the former please contact us at www.totalogistix.com

What's The Best $1.00 You've Ever Spent?

You won’t find it on the McDonald’s dollar menu. If your company is paying its own freight bills, you’re paying somewhere between $10.50 to $14.00 per invoice. At TOTALogistix, we charge $1.00/invoice. With an industry average of $12.71, that’s both time and money that you can apply to your core business.

Freight invoices are complex and need to be validated per shipment. Multiple shipments, delays, re-routing penalties and accessorial charges can account for an average cost of 5% per invoice. Some companies report 85% of their shipments are changed.

Outsourcing this function not only saves money, it provides business intelligence not available through your AP department. This data is used to compile carrier performance, transportation profiles, and customer activity. And this data is best used by a company whose core mission is to improve your supply chain. There is something you can do about rising logistics costs. Visit us at www.totalogistix.com.

Expedited Is Not What It Used To Be

Time was, expedited shipments covered up a lot of mistakes. Well, times change, and it might not be the emergency services business that you once thought. Expedited is now the fastest growing sector in the transportation environment.

While there’s an additional cost, many shippers are weighing these costs against the benefits of guaranteed delivery times and the increased cost of production time to compensate for shortages in inventory. Fact is, it may be an inexpensive insurance policy for high-demand customers. What’s the cost of losing business compared to that of the additional expedited shipment?

At TOTALogistix, we have the experience, resources and leverage to help make expedited an integral part of your supply chain strategy. Visit us at www.totalogistix.com.

Regional Costs to Improve Infra-Structure Take Their Toll

The recent Minneapolis bridge collapse will have a national impact on us all, regardless of where wecall home or operate our business. As states access their infra-structure rebuilding costs, state politicians are busy raising taxes to pay for new bridges and roads.

New Jersey’s Governor Jon Corzine has proposed raising tolls 50% on the state’s major thoroughfares,including the NJ Turnpike every four years from 2010 to 2022. After 2022, tolls would increase every four years until 2085 to reflect inflation.

On another front, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles added a $35.00 fee to each container beginning June 1st. It was such a good idea, they added another $15.00 to begin January 1st. That’s $50.00 per container or about $1.4B to pay for new bridges, rail and highway construction. In terms you can relate to,if you bring in 1,000 containers into the west coast, it’s another $50,000 out of your pocket.

It’s a long way from Long Beach to New Jersey and the opportunity for states to make money along the way is too good to pass up. There is something you can do about it. Call us at TOTALogistix, and let us help reduce your transportation costs and manage your supply chain processes. Since moving to another state won’t help, perhaps moving to another state of mind will. Put the experts to work for you at http://www.totalogistix.com/.