Imagine peak time in your yard. Trucks are coming and going. Packages are loaded and unloaded. Everything is moving quickly, which is a sure sign of yard management success, right? Maybe not. Behind all that action, small inefficiencies can start to multiply. Routing mistakes add up. Locating misplaced trailers can really slow things down. Any Read More…

The Challenge With three distribution centers across the GTA and in anticipation of adding a fourth, the customer recognized that they needed better yard management logistics, including shunting and shuttling support between centers. Beyond simple “truck and driver” offerings, the customer was looking for an experienced logistics partner who could provide new technologies, better planning, Read More…

How an Aging Fleet Costs More, Not Less, in the Long Run If there’s anything that both consumers and commercial fleet managers both know, it’s this: Vehicles, whether they’re purchased for commercial or residential use, are terrible long-term investments. The second you drive a car off the lot, it depreciates 10%. In another year, that Read More…

National Shunt Service LLC is looking for yard switchers to join our growing team at our various US locations including: Connecticut: Bloomfield, Suffield, Windsor Locks Georgia: Savannah Indiana: Indianapolis Massachusetts: Chelsea, Hatfield, Tewksbury, Westfield Missouri: Kansas City, St Louis New Jersey: Cranbury Ohio: Columbus, Luckey, Monroe Texas: Houston Vermont: Brattleboro Position Description: Safely and efficiently Read More…

Shuttling (another term for milk run or last-mile delivery) is a concept that most logistics professionals are likely familiar with. Shuttling is a method of moving inventory from a warehouse or distribution center yard to its next location—this can be a retail store, grocery store or even an industrial plant. How can shuttling positively impact Read More…

There’s no question that company culture has shifted quite a lot over the past few decades. While the corner office used to be the goal, today’s workers see professional success in different ways. How the workplace defines success is often measured in its culture. However, that culture is often in the eyes of the beholder. Read More…