Seven Questions to Determine If Your Logistics Provider is a “True Professional”

[Jean Carl]

By Mike Challman
Vice President, North American Operations, ChemLogix, LLC

Lately, I’ve been chuckling at the TV commercials featuring tax software providers in which consumers learn that their “professional” tax preparer is actually a retail store clerk or a master plumber.  Whether that is a fair assessment of tax preparation companies or not, it got me thinking about third-party logistics. The implication of the commercial is obvious: some jobs are better left to “true” professionals. The question that it raises in my mind is:

What are the risks of assuming that any third-party logistics company can efficiently and safely manage your freight activity?

 

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