Valentine’s Day

In this edition: DHL grows again, flowers for a sweetheart, and Taco Bell’s latest craze.

Inside this edition: Double-brokering tips; the stats on Valentine’s Day; and 2023 might have its theme of the year.

Remember “The Love Boat”? Today, we present the Love Plane, bringing your sweetheart goodies for Valentine’s Day.

The logistics of getting flowers from warm growing climates to people’s doorsteps is complex. Airlines play a big role.

52% of adults in the U.S. plan to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, with $21.8 billion in projected sales in the name of love.

If it weren’t for sophisticated cold chains, your Valentine’s Day roses could be wilting.

With Valentine’s Day just days away, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents are working hard to make sure imported flowers are pest and disease free. “CBP agriculture specialists are […]

Daseke has found a permanent replacement for its retired founder and namesake Don Daseke, naming interim CEO Chris Easter to the position. Plus, Valentine’s Day logistics, truckers in Oregon get political and Chinese truck capacity shrinks.

Southwest Airlines is a fan favorite in the freight forwarding community. Bar code scanning and canine inspection dogs aren’t pioneering moves, but could help keep that satisfaction quotient high.

Valentine’s day is all about love… and logistics.

In all, 35% of Americans will purchase flowers this year, says the Society of American Florists, totaling some $2 billion in sales, and the most of them get to their destinations via the trucks.