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Guide to Drayage Compliance
In today's complex supply chain & logistics landscape, drayage serves as a vital component, bridging the gap between ports and all other nodes along the supply chain. As we like to say at PortPro, Dra...
Case Study: PortPro's Transformational Impact on Logistics Visibility and Efficiency
In an era where logistics is synonymous with speed, accuracy, and transparency, companies are constantly seeking innovative solutions to enhance their operations. One such company, with eight years of...
PortFest 2023 unveils drayage software innovations
If you missed it, PortFest 2023 was our first ever product-focused event where we shared the latest and greatest developments in drayage software and delved into challenges that are unique to this ind...
Why Buy Drayage Software?
Drayage software manages the transportation of goods over short distances, particularly during container transfers in ports or in cross-dock rail delivery. Given the complexity of the drayage market s...
5 Ways to Reduce Detention & Demurrage Fees
Detention & Demurrage fees - also often referred to as 'Per Diem' - are additional charges that occur when cargo is not moved in the allotted time given by an ocean carrier that owns the container in ...
How to choose transportation management software
As the dynamics of transportation and logistics become increasingly complex, the search for solutions that simplify and streamline operations intensifies. This is where transportation management sof...
Implementing Transportation Management Software
As the logistics & supply chain industry evolves, staying ahead of the curve becomes increasingly important for businesses in the drayage sector. One way to ensure you maintain a competitive edge is b...
What is drayage software?
Drayage is a crucial component of the supply chain — the hub for all other spokes — and refers to the transportation of goods over short distances, such as between ports and warehouses or distribution...
How better tools could help navigate the industry through AB5
As we’ve all seen - it appears that AB5 is here to stay, for better or worse. The CBS News division in the Bay Area reported on July 5th that the industry is ‘scrambling for a solution’. In Oakland, C...
Congestion trends continue in the logistics industry
The pitch for the industry to adopt better tools remains strong. Look no further than the plethora of headlines on JOC, Freight Waves, & Transport Topics - empty return hurdles, new appointment requir...
How a Cal Poly study illustrates the need for strategic integrations
For this week's blog, we’ve combed through one academic study in particular - one we think does an excellent job outlining the various and disparate technologies in the industry, but also one that we ...
How much control do supply chain operators have?
Businesses are working to maximize capacity and throughput all the time - but not all strategies to do so are the same. There are start-ups that focus on growth with an obsession to manifest the kind ...
Strategy & supply chains
At the risk of sounding overly academic and playing on some age-old cliches, we’re going to explore what it means to develop corporate strategy in today’s post. At some point, we’ll connect this to t...
The thesis on operating software, critical for industry modernization
Modernization, optimization, & realignment are all words the industry has become increasingly familiar with as we continue to evolve and adapt. On the back end of COVID-19, unprecedented inbound conta...
While freight volumes are down, priorities should move to process improvement
As headlines have well pointed out, there's a shrinking demand for general goods amid a global economic downturn. Additionally, import freight volumes are shifting east from California amid a volatile...
Surviving & thriving with lower freight volumes
For today’s post, we’ll be revisiting some aforementioned topics; most notably, container volumes, the rate market, and capacity. The only difference in this instance is that we’ll be talking about ho...
PortPro's product focus; TMS vendor news
Last week was a big week for the industry's landscape, which underwent significant changes - specifically as it relates to vendors in the drayage space. Most notably was PortPro’s announcement of its ...
What is drayage?
The term drayage refers to the movement of goods over a short distance, from “port to door,” ie, from a port to a nearby warehouse or distribution center. Drayage includes the transportation of shippi...
How to choose drayage software
In today's rapidly evolving shipping and drayage industries, it's essential to stay ahead of the game with efficient drayage management. The best way to do that is by selecting and implementing drayag...
Transportation management software: Uses, benefits and features
A critical software category for both asset and non-asset based companies, Transportation Management Software (TMS) helps companies run their global supply chains from end to end in performant ways. T...
