Case Studies & Articles

Sunset’s Director of LTL Pricing and Procurement, Steve Pandolfo, spoke with the St. Louis Business Journal on the record-breaking $70.5 billion holiday e-commerce returns and what this means for the transportation industry. The e-commerce surge can be largely attributed to the rise in online sales due to COVID-19. Excerpt: The industry is specifically in need … Read More

Sunset’s Director of Sales & Sales Operations, Sarah Eggleston, discusses parcel shipment delays and offers ways to prepare for a saturated freight market as we begin 2021. Summary Due to the implications of COVID-19, 2020 saw a record-breaking year in terms of volume. Coupled with the fact that a lot of passenger aircrafts are grounded, … Read More

*Update provided in English and Spanish. CBP announces empty cargo trucks movement by Colombia. Customs and Border Protection will send empty trucks of cargo from Mexico to the US, through the International Bridge “Solidaridad” border of Colombia, Nuevo Leon with Laredo, Texas. This proposal went into effect on December 7, 2020 and will last until … Read More

Featured in McLeod Software’s December issue of The Dispatch magazine, Sunset’s CEO Lindsey Graves weighed in on the guiding forces behind Sunset’s rapid growth over the past 15 years. Investing in culture, people, and technology has allowed Sunset to boost annual revenue from $17 million to $190 million. Excerpt: Sunset’s company culture has been the … Read More

*Update provided in English and Spanish. Sundays will no longer be a headache for Drivers on Bridge 3.  Beginning October 25, 2020, a pilot program with a duration of 90 days was started, devised by the Central Administration of Customs Operation of Nuevo Laredo.  The program includes an extension of time for importations and exportation … Read More

Sunset’s International Manager, Liberty Baugher, takes a minute to share a short case study of a complex customer move — a 4-container ocean shipment using specialized containers, crane loading/unloading, weighing 56,262 pounds.  Summary The shipment discussed here was unique because it used every type of container in the industry – standard, high cube, open top, … Read More

Curious about the inner workings of Sunset’s technology and service? Through our longtime collaboration with Descartes and their MacroPoint tool, Sunset has been able to accomplish a multitude of improvements to visibility and execution for OTR modes. View the full case study HERE. Excerpt: The solution’s AI-driven capacity matching tool also automatically matches open customer … Read More

Published on September 24, 2020, Sunset weighed in on the importance of a shipper’s freight data in managing your logistics program in the latest issue of Inbound Logistics. Like all sectors of the economy, freight bill audit and payment programs continue to evolve amidst technological advances, COVID-19, and mounting pressure to perform while reining in … Read More

Sunset has been featured in a case study written by Inbound Logistics, sharing continuous improvement in our collaboration with logistics management customer, Tacony Corporation. Tacony is a Missouri-based manufacturer and wholesale distributor of a diverse range of products, including sewing machines, vacuum cleaners, and commercial floor care products. With a need for greater visibility and … Read More

Sunset’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Tracy Meetre, spoke to INC. 5000 about Sunset’s pivotal transition to an integrated CRM, Salesforce, in 2019. Crediting Salesforce as a key component in Sunset’s 160% increase in viable leads and 102% increase in new customers between June 2019 and June 2020. Read the full article here. Related … Read More

In order to manage current LTL market conditions, Sunset LTL shippers should be aware of the daily capacity and pricing challenges we’re seeing firsthand as COVID-19 measures continue. These challenges are plentiful and often cause a (supply) chain reaction; many customers have already begun to see the effects. The following is a comprehensive list of … Read More

Sunset has spent 2019 working diligently to further improve shipment visibility for customers, many who have already begun taking advantage of our new LOGIK platform (full rollout of finished product coming October 2019). In partnership with Information Builders, a nationally recognized business intelligence (BI), analytics, and data management solutions company, we have been able to … Read More