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Celebrating 35 Years: A Letter of Gratitude and Appreciation from TA Services’ CEO Scott Schell
This letter is the first of many reflections that you will see from TA Services during Q4 2021. We recently reached a huge milestone – our 35th Anniversary – and one way we are celebrating is by highlighting some key achievements on our journey throughout the years. In 2021’s 4th quarter we will be sharing…
Read MoreTA Services Wins Great Employer Award
TA Services, a premier full-service logistics provider, has been named the winner of a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Transportation Employer of the Year category in the sixth annual Stevie Awards for Great Employers. TA Services credits their accomplishment to a “people first” approach, resulting in world-class 3PL services and extraordinary customer support. To learn…
Read MoreOne Size Does Not Fit All: A Guide to Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Freight
When multiple shipments from multiple parties are combined on the same truck to create efficient solutions, Less-Than-Truckload can reduce costs and create better shipping options for your complex needs. But LTL freight shipping can be tricky to understand for some. To help shippers understand the ins and outs, we recently sat down with Reo Hatfield, LTL…
Read More4 Reasons Why Truck Drivers Should be Appreciated Year-Round
Our daily lives would look quite different without the trucking industry or even the truck drivers themselves. Even before the pandemic, ordering items online and two-day shipping had become the norm. However, when clicking that ‘ORDER’ button, many people don’t realize what goes on behind the scenes to fulfill your order, and better yet, the…
Read MoreNTDA Week Spotlight: Q&A with Denise Watkins, Manager of Carrier Services, TA Services
While we celebrate our drivers 365 days a year, we wanted to make a special call out during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, so we caught up with Denise Watkins, Manager of Carrier Services, TA Services to get her opinion on what makes a great carrier partnership tick. Q: What excites you about this industry…
Read MoreLess-Than-Truckload Logistics 101: Q&A with LTL Expert Reo Hatfield
Less-than-truckload logistics (LTL) plays a key role in distribution, but many professionals who work with logistics partners are not aware of every benefit this partnership can bring. To help shippers understand the ins and outs of LTL, we sat down with Reo Hatfield, LTL expert and Vice President of Business Development at TA Services. A…
Read MoreStreamline Warehousing With the 5S Method
The Toyota Production System (TPS) was developed by the Toyota Motor Company following World War II. Now commonly known as “lean manufacturing,” the TPS rests on several foundational pillars, including the workplace organization method of 5S. In 2019, Netflix introduced Western audiences to Japanese organizing consultant, Marie Kondo, and her KonMari Method™ for tidying the…
Read MoreInbound Logistics Names TA Services Top 100 3PL in North America
TA Services continues to prove that we are no longer one of the best kept secrets in the industry. We are thrilled to announce that we have been selected as an Inbound Logistics Top 100 Third-Party Logistics Provider for 2020. Inbound Logistics Magazine nominates and selects the Top 100 3PLs in North America. With hundreds of companies competing…
Read MorePS Logistics Ranks 48 For-Hire Carriers in North America
June 2020 – Our parent company, PS Logistics, ranks 48 according to the Transport Topics 2020 Top 100 list of the largest for-hire carriers in North America. “We prioritize two factors when it comes to supply chain solutions: the best people and the best technologies. When you partner with us, your accounts are handed to…
Read MoreTA Celebrates Birthday and Gives Back to Carriers
May 1, 2020 – TA Services was founded on an idea and a handshake agreement in 1986, brokering flatbed freight from Midlothian, Texas. Over the course of 34 years, and as a freight carrier, TA has since become a premier full-service logistics company servicing North America across 21 locations with multiple service offerings including Managed Transportation,…
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