2018 was a remarkable year at The Shippers Group! Our top blog posts in 2018 had people wanting to know...
Robin Siekerman
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TSG is Turning Up the Heat in 2019!
Topics: Insider, Accolades & Awards, Community
There'll be Parties for Hosting, Marshmallows for Toasting and Physical Inventories
The most wonderful time of the year is also a time for physical inventories. You may say bah humbug, but be of good cheer! There is no need to dread the year-end physical inventory count if you prepare. What is often perceived as time consuming and disruptive can provide insight into improving operational efficiency.
Topics: Warehousing
James Turner Has Worked 50 Years at The Shippers Group!
How many people can say they’ve worked for the same company for 50 years? James Turner can! Such a milestone event calls for a celebration. The team at our Jonesboro facility celebrated James’s accomplishments, with his family in attendance, at a celebration luncheon on December 12.
Topics: News Room
Neither Flood Nor Hurricane Nor Gloom of Night...
Users of 3PL warehousing and distribution services need to ensure continuity of operations and effective change control. Supply chains are susceptible to unplanned disruptions from catastrophic weather events to a data breach. When major disruptions occur, many supply chains tend to break down and take a long time to recover. The goal of your 3PL provider should be to continue to function and satisfy customers’ needs even in the wake of a major disruption.
Topics: 4PL
Employee Spotlight on Annie Smith: Cornerstone of Transportation Management Services
Shippers Express is the non-asset transportation division of The Shippers Group. Shippers Express also offers Ship N $ave, our volume discount LTL program offering customers significant savings on their LTL shipments by taking advantage of rates leveraged on our mass of LTL orders.
Annie originally served customers of The Shippers Group in our packaging operations and as a Customer Service team member. For the past 18 years, Annie has supported Transportation operations that serve both internal and external customers. Her responsibilities have included securing transportation of LTL and Truckload shipments, customer billing and freight audits.
Thank you, Annie, for your dedication to the needs of our customers and for your contributions to the success of The Shippers Group!
Topics: News Room