Sustainability: An Action Plan for Logistics
Sustainability has become a hot topic over the last few years. Many experts note that our industry – logistics – contributes 7% to global greenhouse gas emissions. While concern over the environment and sustainability are important societal issues, many supply chain players have been slow to act – particularly mid to small sized companies. Sustainability means different things depending on context. In its broadest sense, sustainability is “the ability to be maintained at a certain level or rate.” Certainly, a […]
6 Peak Season Factors to Consider in 2021
No peak season is the same. For over twenty years at Pace, during each peak season we’ve worked hard to develop and execute successful peak plans alongside our shipping partners. From our experience, we’ve learned that each year brings with it unique circumstances and uncertainties. The six essential factors shipping, transportation, and logistics professionals will consider this year include: consumer confidence labor fuel economic […]
Pace Kicks Off Diversity and Inclusion Initiative with Training by Dr. Djoly Souffrant
Antonio Guterres is the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, Guterres served as Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002, was president of the European council, and co-chaired the first European Union- Africa summit. In his public service, Guterres was witness to the suffering of people in war zones and refugee camps, […]
My Life as a Parcel
Hi. I’m a parcel 😊. This means I’m a small package – typically under 150 lbs. In most cases, I can be reasonably lifted without assistance. Thanks for tuning in because I’m about to tell you the story of my life. Right now, I’m waiting with other parcels in a brightly lit retail stockroom. We’re all just bursting with excitement and anticipation. Soon, our entire life’s purpose will be realized. Let me […]
Getting to Know Pace – Your Partner in Solving Logistics Together
Why develop a long-lasting partnership with Pace? Willie Mahaffey is Pace’s Central Region Operations Director. Willie started with Pace over twenty-two years ago when the company was a three truck operation running local routes in the Birmingham market. In this video, Willie answers the question, “How do we nurture customer loyalty?” In other words – […]
Get Ready, Get Set for the Pace Drive App!
At Pace, our mission is Serving and Improving Lives Through Logistics. Like all businesses, there are many moving parts that must work in synergy towards the goal of “mission accomplished”. One of those essential moving parts is the success of our drivers. For over twenty years, we’ve been proud to build a trusted network of […]
Voice Search Elevates Online Shopping
As we head into 2021, the transition from shopping offline to shopping online will continue to affect traditional retailers, and voice search will play a key role in that trend as it elevates online shopping. Learning how to please the 2021 consumer by creating a seamless and pleasurable customer experience is critical to long-term success. […]
Warehousing Wearables: The New Reality in Logistics
While the concept of wearable technology was once a science-fiction like dream, wearables are quickly becoming the new reality in logistics. From pocket watches to Star Trek wrist communicators, we humans have no shortage of imagination. For a long time, however, many of our greatest ideas have been limited to the realm of fantasy. Now, […]
Reflections on 2020
As we close out this year, we are reminded that 2020 has been difficult across all nations and societies. Here at Pace, we are taking a moment to observe that one of the lessons of this tumultuous year is the ever-repeating truth that we can’t always have the good without the bad. We should look […]
Pace Launches B2C Deliveries
Accelerated Growth in B2C Final Mile Did you receive an e-commerce order delivered to your front door this week? Odds are, yes you did. As bigcommerce.com states, over 75% of shoppers worldwide make an online order at least once per month. The majority of those orders translate into B2C final mile deliveries. eMarketer indicates that U.S. e-commerce sales will likely reach […]