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How 3PLs Serve the Seven R’s of Logistics
With experts predicting the global logistics market to be worth nearly $13 billion by 2027, the industry has managed to thrive in recent years despite numerous challenges and unprecedented global supply chain disruptions. So what’s the secret to 3PL success in 2023?...
Why Construction Businesses Are Teaming Up with 3PLs
Pricing volatility and transportation bottlenecks have plagued the construction industry since Covid’s massive 2020 disruption. With a host of obstacles still to overcome and a renewed commitment to supply chain stability throughout the industry, growing numbers of...
Understanding Project Cargo: How 3PLs Move Unique Items
No two days are ever quite the same in this industry. For every successful delivery of household and retail products, there will inevitably arise some obscure, once-in-a-lifetime project requiring an intensely creative shipping solution. Moving, securing and...
First Call, Horton, Grow Farms Texas Team Up for Irving, TX Expansion
Irving, TX – First Call Logistics, together with its asset-based division FC TRANS and parent organization Horton Fruit, recently celebrated the opening of a new location in Irving, TX. The facility, built to house 35,000 square feet of dry storage and an additional...
How 3PL Services Protect Healthcare Supply Chains
In 2022, the American Hospital Association reported 6,093 U.S. hospitals and more than 88,000 pharmacies in operation. Delivering daily shipments of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to these facilities is a massive logistical undertaking – and essential to the...
Is It Time to Switch to a 3PL?
Utilizing a 3PL provider has become a natural step in the development and growth of many retailers both big and small. With the benefit of increased storage flexibility, faster order fulfillments and invaluable expertise in the world of distribution, a logistics...
Three Keys to Managing High Value Transport
It’s important to step back every now and then to consider whether your shipping practices are safe and secure, but nothing puts your current processes under the microscope quite like moving high-value cargo. Keep in mind there are several types of cargo risk –...
Q&A With Atlanta General Manager, Doug Morrow
We recently caught up with First Call’s Doug Morrow for the latest on the new Atlanta office, the advantages of joining a growing team and keys to succeeding in logistics. So Doug, how did you get started in the logistics industry? My first job out of college was with...
Four Supply Chain Challenges Facing Retailers
The past three years have exposed a host of pain points within retail supply chain management. Increasingly limited resources, new tech demands and consumer expectations that often seem contradictory can make logistics an unnecessary headache for businesses caught...
3 Keys to Disaster-Proofing Your Supply Chain
Roughly two years removed from a global COVID-19 outbreak, a renewed focus and energy continues to surround potential weak points in company supply chains. Entire industries have been forced to rethink their approach to manufacturing, shipping, warehousing and keeping...
Why Demand for 3PLs Is on the Rise
3PLs are experiencing unparalleled success, and industry experts are starting to take note. Despite continued economic challenges and unpredictable disruptions to the supply chain, 3PLs are not just succeeding — they’re thriving. What’s driving the high demand for...
What’s Ahead for 3PL Retail Partners in 2023
Staying on top of innovative new processes and industry trends is vital to competing in an intensifying logistics landscape. Today we take a look ahead to 2023, evaluating the ways consumer demand will drive increased supply chain efficiency and other key changes we...