In our last blog of 2019, we gave some trends we predicted to see in 2020. We are going to take each of those trends and expound on them in the coming weeks and months. A couple of weeks ago, we talked about how the rapid growth of e-commerce is changing human...
Logistics
Meet: Robert Mansmith
Tracking orders and making sure packages flow through the warehouse efficiently is a vital function of what we do. Since August 2019, Robert Mansmith has worked as our admin/warehouseman in our Little Rock warehouse location. Robert’s responsibilities mostly include...
A review of Holiday Rush 2019
Believe it or not, the proverbial dust is just now settling on the Holiday Rush for 2019 and most people are declaring it a success. The traditional holiday rush season started around November 15 and ended about a week or so ago. Holiday shopping by the numbers...
Meet: Frank Edens
For our first team member spotlight of 2020, we chose Frank Edens, who joined On Time Logistics in November 2019 as a delivery driver. Frank is one of our Amazon delivery drivers so if you’ve ordered from the online retail giant in Northwest Arkansas recently, it’s a...
Logistics and Human Resources in 2020
In the next few months, we will be taking a closer look at each of the trends we predicted for the logistics industry in 2020. When most people think about logistics trends, they think about the rise of e-commerce and the effects on the customers. Today, we’re going...
Logistics trends to watch in 2020
As we move not only into a new year but a new decade, the world of logistics and transportation is guaranteed to explode with even more growth. Just what that growth looks like and how it will take shape remains to be seen, but we are taking this week’s blog—the final...
Merry Christmas from OTL
Week after week, we share insights into our industry, introduce you to our team members, and discuss other topics that can help our customers. This week, however, we just want to acknowledge Christmas and the reason this holiday exists. With the thousands of packages...
Trend predictions from 2019…how’d we do?
At the end of 2018, we shared several predictions for what would happen in our industry during 2019. We’ll share our predictions for 2020 in a couple of weeks, but we wanted to spend time this week revisited those 2019 predictions. Let’s take a look at what we...
Damaged or delayed delivery? Here’s what to do
With billions of deliveries made annually, and the number of deliveries rising exponentially year over year, the statistical likelihood that a package will be delayed or damaged upon delivery also rises. What should you, the consignee (customer) do if you ordered...
Meet: Jaime Monsour-Portillo
For this month’s team member update, we want to introduce you to our new scheduler/dispatcher in our Northwest Arkansas office. Jaime Monsour-Portillo joined our team in November and comes to us with an extensive background in customer service. She also has sales...