Preventative Maintenance Is a Competitive Advantage—Not Just a Maintenance Schedule

Preventative Maintenance Is a Competitive Advantage—Not Just a Maintenance Schedule

When a truck is in the shop unexpectedly, the repair bill is only part of the cost. There can also be missed deliveries, schedule changes, replacement equipment, driver downtime and, ultimately, an impact on your customers. That’s why preventative maintenance for commercial trucks is about much more than fixing equipment. It’s about protecting uptime, controlling [...]
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Is Your Yard the Most Overlooked Part of the Supply Chain?

Is Your Yard the Most Overlooked Part of the Supply Chain?

Your yard may only represent a small portion of a facility's footprint, but it can have a significant impact on operational performance. A congested yard, delayed trailer movements, poor visibility, or inefficient dock scheduling can create bottlenecks that ripple throughout the entire supply chain. Organizations looking to improve output, increase visibility, and reduce operational inefficiencies [...]
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The Future of Refrigerated Distribution: Why Food Shippers Are Rethinking Their Supply Chains

The Future of Refrigerated Distribution: Why Food Shippers Are Rethinking Their Supply Chains

The food and beverage industry is facing a new set of distribution challenges. Retailers are demanding tighter delivery windows, inventory strategies are becoming more regionalized, and consumers continue to expect fresh and frozen products delivered quickly and consistently. As a result, many food manufacturers and distributors are reevaluating how they move temperature-sensitive freight. The goal [...]
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TCI Transportation Recognized Among HDT’s 2026 Top Green Fleets

TCI Transportation Recognized Among HDT’s 2026 Top Green Fleets

Five Years of Sustainability Recognition TCI Transportation has been recognized as one of Heavy Duty Trucking’s (HDT) Top Green Fleets for 2026, marking the company’s fifth consecutive year receiving the distinction. The annual recognition highlights transportation companies across North America demonstrating leadership in sustainable trucking, fleet electrification, operational efficiency, and zero-emission transportation solutions. Selected among [...]
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What to Do If Your Transportation Provider Files Bankruptcy: A Step-by-Step Guide for Shippers

What to Do If Your Transportation Provider Files Bankruptcy: A Step-by-Step Guide for Shippers

What to Do If Your Transportation Provider Files Bankruptcy: A Step-by-Step Guide for Shippers When a transportation provider files Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the impact on your supply chain is immediate. Store deliveries may be disrupted. Drivers become uncertain about their employment. Equipment access may be interrupted. Cash flow instability can affect service reliability. If your [...]
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People Power the Fleet: How Culture Drives Operational Excellence in Transportation

People Power the Fleet: How Culture Drives Operational Excellence in Transportation

In transportation and logistics, operational excellence is often associated with advanced technology, modern equipment, and sophisticated logistics platforms. While those tools play an important role, they are not the true foundation of a high-performing fleet. The most successful transportation companies understand a simple truth: operational excellence begins with people. Behind every safe mile, on-time delivery, [...]
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Stay Agile in a Tightening Freight Market: How to Avoid Overcommitting Capacity When Conditions Shift

Stay Agile in a Tightening Freight Market: How to Avoid Overcommitting Capacity When Conditions Shift

Making Sense of the 2026 Freight Market—Without the Jargon If the freight market feels confusing right now, you’re not alone. After a long stretch of oversupply and soft demand, 2026 is shaping up to be a transition year—not a full rebound, but not a downturn either. Capacity is becoming more limited, demand fluctuates, and rates [...]
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Lease vs Rent vs Buy Trucks: How Fleets Should Decide in 2026

Lease vs Rent vs Buy Trucks: How Fleets Should Decide in 2026

Fleet Equipment Strategy in a Changing Freight Market Freight markets move in cycles. What’s different right now is how many variables are hitting fleets at once: uneven demand, cautious pricing power, and elevated financing costs—all while shippers still expect reliability and speed. Industry analysts describe early 2026 as an inflection point: conditions are shifting away [...]
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TCI Transportation 2025 Year in Review: Growth, Safety, and Innovation

TCI Transportation 2025 Year in Review: Growth, Safety, and Innovation

By Ryan and Andrew Flynn, Co-Presidents, TCI Transportation Reflecting on 2025 at TCI Transportation As we close out 2025, we’re proud of what this year represented for TCI Transportation: real growth, real change, and real momentum—without losing what makes this company special. TCI has always been built differently. Not because we’ve tried to be flashy, [...]
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