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Taylor joined Armstrong in 2021, serving as the team's Marketing Coordinator. A native of North Carolina, she moved to Charlotte in 2018 after graduating from Appalachian State University with her bachelor’s in Communication Studies. She's a passionate writer, having curated a diverse range of blog posts, articles, press releases, feature stories, webpage copy, social media posts, and more.
Carrier Relations | Logistics | Transportation | Freight Management | Shippers
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Taylor Borum
February 10th, 2022
Over the years, Valentine's Day has become an increasingly lucrative business for retailers. Studies predict consumers will spend $23.9 billion on Valentine's Day this year, ...
Carrier Relations | Business Advice | Technology | Logistics | Transportation | Safety | Freight Rates | Freight Management | Shippers | Freight Broker
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Taylor Borum
February 3rd, 2022
There are numerous advantages to shipping LTL, including reduced costs, robust back-office support from experienced teams, enhanced tracking technology, and improved ...
Logistics | Transportation | Freight Management | Shippers
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Taylor Borum
January 27th, 2022
If you've worked in logistics for a while, you know that not all cargo is equally feasible to transport. Many goods such as furniture, temperature-controlled products, and heavy ...
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Taylor Borum
November 30th, 2021
If you thought the Douglas fir was the only kind of Christmas tree on the market, think again! There are several tree species grown across the United States for their ...
Insider | Business Advice | Logistics | Transportation | Employee Retention | Recruiting | Freight Broker | Logistics Careers
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Taylor Borum
October 28th, 2021
Modern organizations know that strong women offer invaluable skills in the workplace, particularly in the fast-paced supply chain world where collaboration, creativity, ...
Carrier Relations | Agency Ownership | Business Advice | Technology | Logistics | Cargo Claims | Transportation | Best Practices | Freight Management | Shippers | Freight Broker
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Taylor Borum
October 26th, 2021
Moving freight is a challenging process that requires massive coordination and collaboration between multiple parties. Supply chains intimately weave manufacturers and retailers, ...
Insider | Agency Ownership | ATG News | Business Advice | Technology | Logistics | Transportation | Agent Program | Recruiting
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Taylor Borum
October 5th, 2021
After months in the making, we're just weeks away from releasing Armstrong Academy, our first-ever centralized training resource for freight agent partners and employees. In our ...
Carrier Relations | Freight/Shipping Trends | Industry News | Logistics | Transportation | Freight Rates | Shippers | Freight Broker
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Taylor Borum
September 21st, 2021
In April, Armstrong posted on how port congestion was impacting truckers and retailers. As fall approaches, we continue to see increased congestion at maritime gateways. Leaders ...
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