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Mitigating shipping costs as the price of diesel fuel increases
In October 2020, the price of diesel fuel was $2.39 a gallon. Fast forward to November 2021, that price has risen to over $3.72. In just a year’s time, the price of diesel fuel has increased by more than 55%, far more than products in many other markets. The sudden...
King serves up a slice of success to this innovative packaging company
More than 3 billion pizzas are consumed in the United States every year. On any given day, one in eight people are eating pizza for a meal, making it one of the most consumed foods in the U.S. As a company that caters to this vastly consumed food, King’s client has...
King’s Q3 Industry Report: the economy struggles, but there are some good signs in the data
As we head into the fall months, the holiday season has come upon us. We are almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and supply chains across the globe are still trying to make up ground lost and meet the demand of increased online shopping. The economy is...
Transportation forecast: what can we expect for the end of the year
As we head into Q4 of 2021, rounding out the second year impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, shippers are still pressed with many issues that are disrupting supply chains, raising freight costs, and impacting the service they provide to their customers. Logistics is...
King’s Q2 Industry Report: the summer capacity crunch is here
Summer is here, which tends to bring increases in shipments, diesel fuel prices, and other challenges for the logistics industry. This is the first summer season since the global COVID-19 pandemic, so logistics experts are eager to see how the numbers pan out in...
King Solutions Certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
Dayton, MN (July 6, 2021) King Solutions, a leader in the logistics and transportation industry, is proud to announce its national certification as a Women's Business Enterprise by the Women's Business Development Center (WBDC), a regional certifying partner of the...
The key to sourcing carriers during freight embargoes
Freight embargoes are not a new phenomenon in the U.S. logistics industry, but they have become more prominent in recent months, even as we make our way out of the closures and delays caused by the global impacts of COVID-19. Working through a freight embargo is...
With labor shortages and tightening capacity, what can shippers do?
With COVID-19 infection and death rates dropping, it seems we are on our way out of a pandemic that has rattled nearly every industry (especially the logistics industry). While the impact of the pandemic is lessening, several key issues still remain for shippers and...
King’s Q1 Industry Report: we’re looking back at the start of the new year
2020 was a year like no other. We experienced many firsts in our personal and professional lives, and the logistics industry was pushed to the brink. Shipping delays, product shortages, quarantines, and everything else COVID brought on the world created an environment...
The best ways to reduce damages and freight claim ratios
Freight claims and damage are impossible to avoid altogether; every single company that ships products will encounter them eventually. While a zero percent claims ratio is unheard of, this doesn’t mean companies can’t reduce the number of freight damages and claims...
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