“Peakiest” Holiday Season Ever?
Online Shopping Continues to Accelerate A recent survey conducted by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) concludes that the COVID-19 pandemic will not curtail the upcoming holiday season’s shopping spend. The survey results state that the holiday shopping trend toward buying online, already accelerated this year by the coronavirus pandemic, will continue upwards as […]
Are Electric Vehicles the Future of Freight?
Electric Power Gains Momentum Electric powered vehicles, long an alternative-fuel staple in the consumer market, have been much slower to gain acceptance in the commercial market. Several vehicle manufacturers, along with advocates in both the public and private sectors, are encouraging the adoption of electric freight vehicles for the logistics industry. While diesel will certainly […]
The Rising Demand for Customized Final Mile Services in B2C
B2C Deliveries Are on the Rise The COVID-19 pandemic, and the resultant lockdowns and quarantines ordered this year by state and local municipalities in various forms, has not only changed how consumers order and take possession of their goods, but has also greatly reshaped the landscape regarding how these goods are delivered. Long-haul freight and business-to-business (B2B) […]
The Ins and Outs of Pool Distribution
Pool distribution is a shipping strategy that is gaining momentum, as consumers turn increasingly to e-commerce, and the future of America’s malls is unknown. It has actually been around for many years, particularly with specialty retailers. Pool distribution increases speed to destination and lowers overall costs. The concept is simple; instead of ordering individual LTL […]
Smart Warehouses: Where People + Technology = Success
Disruptors like today’s coronavirus pandemic abruptly cause major change in many sectors of society. In many cases, these changes remain permanent. Disruptors cause trends to be sidetracked, stopped, or even accelerated. COVID-19 and Digitalization: One trend that COVID-19 is accelerating is the adoption of smart technology by the global supply chain. Smart technology in the […]
EOS Drives Culture at Pace
At Pace, our system for running our business is EOS, The Entrepreneurial Operating System. Created by Gino Wickman and described in detail in his book Traction, EOS provides us a structure by which we clarify our roles, plan, prioritize, collaborate, solve problems, and measure results. EOS provides us with consistency and guidelines on how we all work together. Without short-changing our individuality, EOS is designed to reduce (and hopefully eliminate) dysfunction and frustration. As Wickman and Tom Bouwer write in What The Heck is EOS?, “Why […]
Pace Publishes Newsletter Exclusively to Shipping Partners
When a shipper contacts us in need of logistics services, chances are they are looking for a partner. They need a trustworthy 3PL to execute the last (and often) most time-consuming and expensive part of their supply chain – the final mile. As partners, we share a common goal – making the end customer happy. […]
Best Practices for Effective Meetings: Do I Really Need a Meeting Anyway?
At Pace, we began an intentional journey of change at the start of 2019 with our theme to Adapt and Evolve. This year, our theme is about Managing Change Successfully. Coincidentally during COVID-19, we find ourselves in a world faced with greater change than we ever imagined, on a grander scale than we have experienced […]
Embrace Change and Emerge Better
COVID-19 presents unprecedented challenges to businesses. We recognize the sacrifice, loss, and hardship organizations small and large around the globe have incurred. We know, too, that how we work together could be very different once this pandemic concludes. Yet, we discover resilience and continue moving forward. Companies are making lemonade out of lemons and reimagining […]
Culture Talk: Service for Social Good
On Halloween night, while out trick-or-treating with a friend and her kids, future Pace Customer Service Representative, Shanna Burchett, impulsively texted her husband, Adam, about becoming foster parents. He didn’t hesitate, texting her back with an emphatic YES. “Infertility was our issue,” Shanna said. “Adam and I joked around about not having kids so we could live a life of traveling and adventure.” […]