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BY Apr 16, 2021 Logistics, OTL Blog, Warehousing

Trend watch: Sustainability in Logistics

Whether you’re talking about finding ways to keep business running efficiently or protecting the environment, the concepts of sustainability and “being green” already have a stronger focus in 2021, as we predicted in our trends for 2021 blog. The biggest area we see this follows the long-popular phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle.” Reduction of wasted resources […]
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BY Apr 6, 2021 Community, OTL Blog

Combatting two types of human trafficking

It is a common misconception that slavery no longer exists in this country. Unfortunately, while it is illegal, slavery still remains a major problem in the United States. You may be wondering why we are talking about this on our blog. Over the years, we’ve talked about how, as a company, we support the efforts […]
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BY Mar 31, 2021 Company News, OTL Blog, The OTL Family

Celebrating success and safety

Ever since On Time Logistics began, we’ve worked to celebrate success, hard work, and other essential things like safety. Each year, we host an annual team meeting where we review the previous year’s progress, and we give two awards; one for a courier and one for an employee. This year’s meeting to acknowledge 2020’s work […]
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BY Mar 18, 2021 Logistics, OTL Blog

Trend: Agility will become a focus in 2021

In logistics, the ability to get products from point A to point B efficiently is always the goal but in 2021, agility will become even more important. This trend is one of our 2021 logistics predictions that we are discussing in more detail throughout the year. With COVID-19 shutting the world down in 2020, supply […]
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BY Mar 10, 2021 Logistics, OTL Blog

Digital supply chains accelerating because of COVID-19

It’s no secret that the global effects of COVID-19 have rocked industries for the last year and the supply chain is one of the most drastically affected industries to date. While many have tried to digitize the supply chain in recent years, many so-called “links” in that chain were still dedicated to using paper for […]
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BY Feb 15, 2021 Logistics, OTL Blog

2021 Trend: Growth in AI

When you watch movies about Artificial Intelligence (AI), you likely see a lot of robots and not a lot of humans. It’s a little cold, but efficient. While we foresee AI use increasing in the logistics, supply chain, and transportation industries, we don’t see a room full of machines. AI in our industry is used […]
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BY Feb 1, 2021 Logistics, OTL Blog

Reverse logistics ramps up along with e-commerce

It’s no secret that e-commerce has skyrocketed during the pandemic and the recent holiday season but something not many are talking about is how reverse logistics are also burgeoning, creating both headaches and opportunities for online retailers. Reverse logistics is broadly defined as “all operations related to the reuse of products and materials. It is […]
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BY Jan 26, 2021 Little Rock, OTL Blog, The OTL Family

Meet: Chris Lighthall

When Chris Lighthall started working for On Time Logistics in early January 2020, little did any of us realize how the pandemic would change the world in just a few short months. Chris has continued to step up to the proverbial plate as our Residential Delivery Director as e-commerce rose to record numbers. Chris works […]
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BY Jan 18, 2021 Logistics, OTL Blog

A 2020 Holiday review (and lessons learned)

For most, the Christmas decorations are down, and the new year is in full swing. The retail industry is finally getting an overview of how well the 2020 holiday shopping season went and is examining lessons learned. Initially, experts forecasted much lower sales for the holiday season because of COVID-19 related concerns including tight consumer […]
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