Rutkowski, whose association
NASSTRAC is the leading shipper association for transportation and logistics professionals that manage freight across all modes of transportation, thinks her members may not be adequately prepared for the impact IMO 2020 could have.
Called "The Strategic Shipping Program," the main objective is to help shippers and carriers augment their interactions with each other and foster and maintain trusted relationships, ultimately providing shippers with what CSCMP and
NASSTRAC labeled a "Shipper of Choice" distinction.
"We in the shipper community, like the carriers, are happy FMCSA didn't cut the hours to 10 or less per day," says
NASSTRAC's Cutler.
How can
NASSTRAC's educational platform help shippers?
At a meeting of the National Small Shipments Traffic Conference (
NASSTRAC) convention, discussions with
NASSTRAC members revealed that they considered a range of supply side alternatives to transport LTL-eligible freight.
Here's how Mallinckrodt pulled off this unique, collaborative solution to become the 2017
NASSTRAC Shipper of the Year, an award given annually by the association and Logistics Management to a logistics organization that has transformed operations through the implementation of fearless, innovative thinking.
Gail Rutkowski, executive director for the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council (
NASSTRAC) in Chicago, says that she's seen a "big uptick" in the recent number of professionals enrolled in master's supply chain programs.
For those improvements, as well as producing a 25% reduction in annual expediting freight charges in its West Coast operations as well as a 50% reduction in daily demurrage charges, VWR has been named the 2016
NASSTRAC Shipper of the Year, an award given annually by the association and Logistics Management to a shipper that has transformed operations through the implementation of best practices and innovative thinking.
This marks the 17TH year that we've had the winner of the
NASSTRAC Shipper of the Year Award grace our October cover, and the editorial staff of Logistics Management (LM) couldn't be more thrilled to continue to partner with this leading transportation advocacy organization to make this happen.
John Cutler, General Counsel,
NASSTRAC, Gregg Sayers, Vice President, Logistics, GNC, Tom Wenzinger, Director of Corporate Traffic, Polaris
This marks the 66th year that we've had the winner of the
NASSTRAC Shipper of the Year Award grace our October cover, and the staff of LM couldn't be more thrilled to continue to partner with this leading transportation advocacy organization to make this happen.
For the successful revamping of its truckload bid processes, Morton Salt has been named the 2015
NASSTRAC Shipper of the Year, an award given annually by the association and Logistics Management to a shipper that has transformed operations through the implementation of best practices and innovative thinking.