Quick alert from Sunset’s Strategic Account Management team: LTL carriers have been implementing rule changes to limit the total length and piece length of shipments. As a general rule, shipments greater that 12 linear feet, or with single items that are longer than 8 feet may be subject to additional charges. Please notify your Sunset … Read More
At the time of this writing, one of the biggest news stories is a nationwide outbreak of E. coli cases due to contaminated romaine lettuce. This national news is a very timely reminder of the FDA rules that apply to food supply chains. If you are a food shipper or in any way handle … Read More
Sunset’s Business Operations and Financial Services teams have just released new functionality for factoring companies and carriers to check payment status for their loads via our Freight•LOGIK web portal. Directing carriers and factoring companies to Freight•LOGIK to check on payment status benefits all parties! For a quick “how-to” get started with the Freight•LOGIK registration process, click HERE. … Read More
What WOULDN’T we tell younger selves if we could?
Published on March 28, 2018, the Journal of Commerce tackles a touchy subject regarding uptick in double-brokering. Sunset contributed to this article with expert commentary from Tracy Meetre, vice president of sales and marketing, and Jenn Wood, director of corporate risk and support. Read the full article by clicking HERE. Excerpt from JOC.com:
Shippers should take note of the likely crunch in truck capacity when the ELD mandate enters its final deadline for compliance April 1, 2018.
Tune in to hear Sunset Transportation’s chief operating officer and second generation owner discuss workplace culture, and how important it is to lead by example.
#### As our footprint grows on a national scale, Sunset is working hard to make sure employees succeed together, guided by strong examples set by our leadership team and management. Setting the course and steering us towards another big year in 2018 is our newly appointed chief operating officer, Lindsey Graves, who we’re proud to announce … Read More
Find Sunset in the January 2018 issue of Inbound Logistics! Access the digital edition and see what we’re saying about the necessity of technology and transportation management systems (TMS): To view Sunset’s specific mentions, visit the following pages within the digital edition PDF. Page numbers reference the publication page, not the PDF page: … Read More
Before setting course in 2018, it behooves supply chain professionals to take a high-level glance back at the road traveled in 2017 and understand how we got to where we are today. 2017 At a Glance Freight volumes increased upwards of 4.7% over 2016 Class 8 tractor sales were 50% better in July and … Read More
Sunset Adds Two Branches in Minnesota and Wisconsin to National Footprint ST. LOUIS – Sunset Transportation, a leading, privately-owned third-party logistics company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is proud to announce the acquisition of longtime friend and fellow 3PL, Snowland Freight Services, to the Sunset family. The new branches, which will operate under the … Read More
Snowland Freight Services is “snowmore”….welcome to Sunset Transportation! Effective February 1, 2018, Snowland Freight Services has joined forces with Sunset Transportation, a family-owned, top 100 3PL headquartered in St. Louis Missouri. The Snowland staff is excited to bring you the same top-notch attention and transparent communication our customers and carriers have come to expect, now … Read More