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King helps this cleaning products manufacturer clean up the largest mess of all: crowded loading docks & LTL inefficiency
The bigger they are, the harder they stall. This is an unfortunate truth for large-scale supply chains. When you ship to every corner of the country, a loose link in the supply chain can cause everything from delivery delays to increased costs, higher claims ratios,...
King’s Q1 Industry Report: changing lanes to 2022
The logistics industry has seen its share of challenges in 2022. Rampant inflation, war, disrupted supply chains, increasing oil prices, and the lingering effects of COVID-19 have all been “the talk of the town” across the nation. Thankfully, the numbers tell a...
A brief (but overly helpful) guide to freight classes
How do you know you’re getting a good rate on the LTL freight you ship? It all comes down to the freight class of what you are shipping. What is freight class? How is it measured? Why is it important in the shipping industry? It seems like a complicated issue, but...
King’s Q4 Industry Report: rolling into 2022
2022 is here, and so are the latest numbers from throughout the logistics industry. 2021 was expected to be a year or rebound and growth. While we experienced both throughout the year, the unexpected persistence of COVID-19 and its variants, along with labor...
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...
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