The freight business is 12% of the global economy, and 40% of the global economy is dependent in some way on freight and logistics. If talking about the U.S. only, nearly every good is put on a truck at some point. Trucking is the largest contributor to the global supply chain and logistics. There is fierce competition in the trucking industry because of low barriers to entry.
Trucking is a very labor-intensive industry. Companies require skilled workforce for every vertical of the business. The trucking industry has faced a lot of additional unforeseen challenges over the last year owing to transport freezing and stoppage of cross-border trade in the wake of the pandemic. Read More
Processing bills of Lading and Freight Bills correctly and quickly can help Trucking Companies increase their Revenue. A mistake made while processing these documents can cost logistics companies money and time. Read More
Trucking companies outsource many back-office tasks to improve their operational efficiency. Back-Office tasks such as data entry, freight bill processing, logistics need to be managed. Trucking companies have many recurring tasks such as order fulfillment, tracking various shipments, collecting payments from their clients, paying their employees and drivers. Read More
Recent times have been challenging for shipping companies with rising transportation costs and higher freight bill charges cutting into their bottom lines. Simultaneously, the pandemic has also highlighted the important role of logistics operations in delivering essentials supplies like food, medicines, and even vaccines in times of need.
Successful logistics operations are fraught with several technicalities and legalities, all of which must be performed with utmost speed and accuracy to ensure that all shipments are delivered to the exact destination at the specific time as stated in the contract between the shipper and the carrier.
With virtual collaboration and remote work becoming the norm rather than the exception, businesses are swiftly turning to high-performance remote teams as a way of boosting efficiency. This, in turn, has created a corresponding need to create smarter ways of managing remote teams for productivity and success.
As a crucial service sector, logistics operations must have the ability to continue uninterrupted despite any disruptions or even unprecedented situations. Apart from the physical journey itself, there is an extensive trail of paperwork that needs to be verified, processed and delivered on time to execute a successful logistics run.
ARDEM was contacted by an enterprise document management company providing automation and imaging services based in Canada for assistance with processing waybills and bills of lading (BOLs).
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A luxury and streetwear e-commerce retailer that serves 114 countries and operates in multiple languages was looking for fast and effective solutions to optimize their current delivery logistics in order to ensure on-time shipment and delivery.