iLevel Logistics’ Road Scholar
Our Road Scholar is part brains and part brawn.
iLevel Logistics offers exclusive content from the mind of an individual who has decades of experience within the industry. The Road Scholar is someone who has traversed the paths of employee or business owner, large and small, and understands the details within transportation logistics industry with clarity and precision. The Road Scholar may have their own opinions on topics, sure - but makes an effort to present ideas thoughtfully and objectively. This creates an experience for the reader that is both educational and thought-provoking.
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Industry Indicators: July 24 – 31
iLevel Logistics presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the week of July 24th through July 31st.
Industry Indicators: June 13-19
iLevel Logistics presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the week of June 13th through June 19th.
Industry Indicators: May 9-15
iLevel Logistics presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the week of May 9th through May 15th.
Industry Indicators: May 2-8
iLevel Logistics presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the week of May 2nd through May 8th.
Industry Indicators: March 21 - 27
iLevel Logistics presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the week of March 21st through Mar 27th.
Industry Indicators: March 14 – 20
iLevel Logistics presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the week of March 14th through Mar 20th.
Supply & Demand: The Need for Driver Centrism
The year 2020 has brought into sharp focus the unsolved and often revisited challenge of finding, hiring, and keeping professional truck drivers.
Industry Indicators: Week Feb 7 – 13
iLevel presents intriguing data that offers a snapshot of notable industry changes and events during the week of Feb 7 through Feb 13.
Poll Results: Vaccinations
In mid-December 2020, after health officials announced coronavirus vaccinations were available to a select portion of the U.S. public, iLevel fielded an opinion poll asking readers how likely they were to get the vaccine when it was their turn.
Trucking Resiliency: 2020
Unprecedented stay-at-home orders crippled state economies across the country. The nation had never experienced anything like it. And, neither had the transportation logistics industry.
Cautious Optimism
Fear of the virus and government shutdowns caused a notable shift in consumer buying habits. Favorable projections hinge on consumer’s maintaining unusually high levels of spending on goods relative to services. We don’t think this will continue.
IA – Intelligent Acquisition
As with most decisions, a combination of forethought and agile accommodation is the answer for sustainability and progress.
Flexibility
If your company has capacity agreements, volume surges, and O/D pairs that clash with core operational competencies, satisfy commitments by exploiting an accumulated capital network. In other words, develop the strengths of other companies to your advantage. Flex “their” muscle to build your own.
Did the Pandemic cause a "Great Resignation"? Or instead, is it just the history of Supply & Demand? Let's reframe this concept as the "Great Reshuffle" instead, and take a look at how job openings and job "quits" actually look pretty much the same... with or without Covid-19 in the fray.