How Expedited Airfreight Trucking Builds Resilience to AOG
Today’s transportation professionals don’t have time to waste in a competitive transportation landscape. With more options than ever, transportation professionals are constantly searching for faster, more reliable options. Yet despite this demand for urgency, shippers and freight forwarders can’t avoid certain crises. For example, an aircraft on the ground (AOG) crisis presents unavoidable hassles […]
The High Cost of Low Performance: Analyzing the Costs of Air Cargo Trucking and Recovery
The tiniest parts in an aircraft can cause the most chaos. If an airplane can’t pass inspection or needs maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), it results in an aircraft on ground (AOG) situation, meaning the plane can’t return to service until the problem is resolved. There are many reasons an AOG occurs, but they all […]
Strategies for Improving Air Cargo Trucking and Recovery Performance
Disruptions across the globe in recent years have meant chaotic, unprecedented times for airfreight shippers. War, worker strikes, driver shortages, inflation, and a once-in-a-century pandemic have led to missed flights, numerous delays, and grounded aircraft that leave airfreight unattended and far from its destination as deadlines draw closer. In this tumultuous backdrop, customers’ expectations have […]
The Benefits of Outsourcing Airfreight Trucking and Recovery Services
Stormy times can be an excellent opportunity for companies to work on their resolve, as they are forced to adapt to disruptions to discover what they are made of during less-than-ideal circumstances. But don’t discount easier times as presenting a learning experience as well. With air cargo rates falling throughout most of 2022, shippers seek […]
The Benefits of Automation in Air Cargo Trucking and Recovery
There isn’t a moment to lose in the dynamic world of airfreight trucking and recovery. Any inefficiencies spell trouble, resulting in delays that mean missed deadlines and disgruntled customers. Speeding up the process is more vital than ever as recent years have seen falling demands and rates — although air cargo is not seeing the […]
How to Optimize Airfreight Trucking and Recovery Operations
Online and e-commerce sales have grown exponentially in the last three years. Accelerated by the global pandemic and the inability to shop in person, e-commerce has shifted consumers’ expectations for instant gratification in the form of fast delivery. In fact, a recent survey found that 60% of ecommerce customers say same or next-day shipping has […]
The Delay Debacle: 3 Types of Air Cargo Delay, and how Airfreight Trucking Can Help
Air travel delays can be national news. Videos of people stuck in line at the airport or sleeping by their gate due to a long delay often receive top billing on networks. Air cargo delays can be just as serious of a problem, although it doesn’t receive the same amount of publicity as when travelers […]
