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What Transportation Services Does Riverside Logistics Offer?

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Third Party Freight Management – It can take hours of valuable time to search for the best combination of mode, equipment, schedule, price and availability. Even then, you may not be sure that you’ve selected the right carrier for the job. When you have Riverside Logistics manage your shipments, whether for a project or your entire supply chain, we tap into our vast contracted and insured network of quality, reputable carriers to find the best solution. We have access to all modes of transportation, including small package, LTL, full load /consolidations, refrigerated, dry, and flat bed.

Riverside offers dedicated trucking resources to serve the Middle Atlantic and Southeastern states along the I-95 corridor. Our experience is both broad and deep, including work in a variety of industries such as medical products (including sterile surgical products), food and beverages, building materials, retail and industrial packaging, metals, chemicals, fertilizer and minerals, automotive supply, timber and paper products and a wide variety of consumer products including, non-durables and durables. We are a proud member of The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) as well as the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, leading trade associations of third party logistics companies.

Services

  • Truck Brokerage
  • Core Carrier Program
  • Carrier Quoting – RFP, RFQ, Analysis, Negotiation, and Contracting
  • Shipment Consolidation and Mode Selection
  • Carrier Optimization and Selection
  • Freight Bill Audit and Payment
  • Freight Claims & Prevention Strategies
  • Yard Management
  • Trailer Pools

Transportation Modes

  • Air freight (small package and heavyweight)
  • Small parcel
  • LTL (Standard and Volume Quote)
  • Drayage
  • Truckload (Dry Van, Flatbed, Refrigerated)
  • Intermodal
  • Dedicated
  • Ocean Freight (Container or Roll On Roll Off)
  • Hot Shot, Time Definite, Guaranteed Delivery

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Riverside Logistics Competes in 2018 RVA LogistXGames!

Xgames pictureRiverside Logistics and ten other teams from a variety of companies in the Richmond area competed in the fourth annual RVA LogistXGames on Thursday April 26, 2018.  Sponsored by CBRE/Richmond, the Community College Workforce Alliance (CCWA) and the Virginia Port Authority, the event is designed to showcase the talents of employees in this business sector, as well as emphasize the importance of logistics and distribution to the region. The proceeds support workforce development programs available through the Community College Workforce Alliance. This year the games raised $20,000.

As in previous years, the competition was friendly but fierce in events like those performed daily in warehouse environments.  The Riverside team consisted of two men and two women who demonstrated their skills in events like the Pallet Puzzle Sprint, the Pallet Jack Relay, the Pick/Pack Hurdle and the Box Put.

SARA Logistics Games

The Riverside team won two events…the box decorating event for the Box Put and the Box Put event itself.  Sara DeLancy decorated the box, using her considerable artistic talents. Sara is a member of Riverside’s Transportation team.  Louis Watson successfully threw the box that Sara decorated the farthest of all the teams (over 48 feet) without breaking the three bottles carefully wrapped inside by team members Jogli Vega, Jennifer Rivera, and Cynthia Jackson.  Congratulations Captain Michael Kenny and to all the competitors!  We look forward to seeing you again next year!

 

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Does Your Third Party Logistics (3pl) M.O.S.?

Ask them. If they don’t measure their supply chain effectiveness, they should. It shows you how well they manage their business and more importantly, how well they manage your supply chain.

The definition of  MOS is:

A Management Operating System (often abbreviated “MOS”) refers to the system of controls, communication and activity used to achieve organizational goals and objectives.

It has three main components:

1. COMMUNICATION PLAN – This plan represents how the system reports out and communicates results to key stakeholders.

2. KEY ACTIVITIES – This includes what they are, their timelines and the outputs expected.

3. CONTROLS –  The KPI’s/Metrics, current measurements and how progress is addressed.

The MOS provides overall governance with upward reporting to management in order to show progress towards the company’s strategic goals.

The Management Operations System allows a company, and especially a 3PL to create, measure, manage and communicate key operational metrics in support of their strategic plan. The MOS is the “how we get there” mechanism. It makes you “keep your eye on the prize”. The MOS is a crucial tool for achieving the strategic goals of the company. Since the Strategic Plan provides the overall roadmap for business direction and development, if a company doesn’t have a strategic plan, then how do you know if you are getting the best value in your supply chain.

So, now that we know what an MOS is, and how it supports the Strategic Plan….Does your 3PL MOS?

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