Joe in the Press

Is Your TMS too ” Truck Centric”? Is it Capable of Handling Increased Shipping by Rail and Intermodal

By Joe Lombardo on Monday June 9th, 2014 in Carrier Capacity, Joe in the Press, Rail, Supply Chain, Transportation Management Systems, Trends. No Comments.

Intermodal continues to increase year over year; more shippers are re-discovering the rail box car; two new refrigerated unit train services ( McKay TransCold Express and Green Express) have been announced and Railex, who currently operates refrigerated unit trains is expanding to Florida. Are your systems, inventory strategies, facilities, and people ready for this shifting? […]

Rail Makes its Move into Cold Chain

By Joe Lombardo on Tuesday March 11th, 2014 in Carrier Capacity, Joe in the Press, Rail, Supply Chain, Trends. No Comments.

Interview in January/February 2014 Issue of Food Logistics With Laura Sowinski http://www.mckaytranscold.com/press/articles/Food-Logistics-JANFEB-2014.pdf?

Questions a TMS Must Answer

By Joe Lombardo on Tuesday January 28th, 2014 in Joe in the Press, Quotes, Transportation Management Systems. No Comments.

Link to Supply Chain Collaborator Blog on www.ultrashiptms.com http://www.ultrashiptms.com/what-transportation-management-questions-must-a-tms-be-able-to-answer/ A five part series answers questions on what a best in class TMS needs to offer a shipper. I had the privilege of providing input for part 1. TMS solutions are no longer just for ” big” shippers. With SAAS(software as a solution) and cloud computing […]

Minneapolis StarTribune article Jan. 2014 McKay TransCold Express

By Joe Lombardo on Monday January 13th, 2014 in Carrier Capacity, Joe in the Press, Rail, Trends. No Comments.

http://www.startribune.com/business/239690221.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y#continue Edina, MN. 3rd Party Logistics firm, McKay TransCold hatches rail service plan with BNSF Railway