Securing Supply Chain Success by Andrew Welling

Cross-border shipping can be challenging for businesses aiming to expand internationally, and many turn to third-party logistics providers (3PLs) for help securing supply chain success. Andrew Welling, Vice President and General Manager of Brokerage Operations at TA Services, highlights five ways in which 3PLs are advantageous to cross-border shipping in a recent article published by Focus on Transport and Logistics.

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“Cross-border freight shipping can be a complex and challenging process for businesses that want to move goods across international borders,” Welling stresses. “There are many logistical and regulatory issues to consider, such as customs requirements, documentation, and border security.”

He uses the New World’s supply chain as an example: “Manoeuvring through the North American supply chain is a complex endeavour, considering the vast enormity of obstacles like a global pandemic, a silver tsunami, and extensive truck driver turnover rates. Despite these obstacles and consequent bottlenecks, cross-border shipping is only going to increase between the US, Mexico, and Canada.”

Welling adds that regardless of economic events and shifts like inflation, shipping across the US-Mexico border is expected to […]

To read the full article, visit Focus on Transport and Logistics.