Every industry is unique, with its own rites, rituals, and news to know and track. That’s why each industry has trade magazines, to provide niche news and drive communication of best practices.
Where do our top-tier employees get their news? Here are 12 “staples” you should be following if you want to know what’s going on in the industry. (Publications are listed alphabetically, not ranked.)
American Journal of Transportation
The American Jornal of Transportation is a leading publication that covers a plethora of aspects pertaining to transportation such as air cargo, maritime shipping, and international trade. AJOT provides its readers with captivating industry insights as well as delivering the latest coverage of monumental events that shape the transportation industry. A subscription to AJOT’s print publication also aligns with the publication providing its subscribers with online access to premium member-only content.
DC Velocity
DC VELOCITY is tailored to meet the distinct informational needs of logistics and supply chain managers and executives. DC VELOCITY covers all aspects of logistics, including internal distribution center and warehouse operations, external transportation of goods and freight, the information technologies that integrate these functions, and the strategies that drive efficient performance.
Food Logistics
The sole publication dedicated to covering the movement of product through the food supply chain, Food Logistics, delivers timely insights to its readers. With every issue being focused on groundbreaking news, trends, and best practices that will benefit grocers, food service manufacturers and distributors to make better business decisions that impact their consumers.
Global Trade
Global Trade’s mission is to educate and entertain their readers on ways to optimize their utilization of the global marketplace to increase market share and corporate profits, through creative efficiencies in cargo transportation, banking, joint ventures, outsourcing, and expansion opportunities.
Inbound Logistics
This magazine gives you all the best news on supply chain management, warehousing, logistics, transportation (including cargo and freight), and logistics IT. The brand content and editorial scope of the publication include news and industry comment, in-depth technical articles, industry round-up, original research, industry awards recognition and special features.
Journal of Commerce (JOC)
Over the years, the Journal of Commerce, part of S&P Global, has provided a respectable voice on an array of diverse subjects such as banking, commodities, insurance, energy, and transportation. Persisting to the present day, the weekly Journal of Commerce news magazine and its breaking news website, The Journal of Commerce Online, place emphasis on international trade, transportation, and logistics.
Logistics Management
Established in 1962, Logistics Management is published monthly and serves the transportation, logistics, and distribution markets. With six decades of content and editorials, the publication continually brings the highest level of news and trends as it pertains to logistics, transportation, warehousing, distribution, and materials handling.
Logistics Quarterly
Since its founding in 1995, Logistics Quarterly has provided ideas and information for leaders in logistics and transportation, including logisticians, supply chain management practitioners, transportation managers, and other senior-level executives in North America. LQ has upheld a longstanding tradition of being a logistics and transportation publication written by professionals for professionals.
Material Handling & Logistics
Material Handling & Logistics (MH&L) delivers editorials that support the contemporary view of material handling and logistics as functions that support the bottom line. MH&L covers warehousing, material handling equipment, transportation strategies, sustainability, logistics, global commerce, distribution, regulatory compliance, workforce management, new technology and automation.
SupplyChainBrain
In addition to providing complete coverage of all fundamental supply chain principles, SupplyChainBrain identifies emerging trends, strategies and best practices, forward-thinking ideas, cutting-edge solutions, and the latest innovations, and continues to write and report on these as they evolve and mature.
Supply & Demand Chain Executive
For over a decade, Supply & Demand Chain Executive (SDCE) has covered the entire end-to-end global supply chain in every vertical. The content and editorial scope of the publication includes a vast amount of news and industry comments, in-depth technical articles, best practices and case studies, industry round-up and special features.
Transport Topics
Transport Topics is a prominent publication in the transportation realm. The weekly newspaper places an emphasis on trucking, logistics, and intermodal transportation. Transport Topics offers both print and digital publications. Each year, they release Top 100 and Top 50 lists that show financial and operating information for the top logistics companies, global freight carriers, for-hire carriers, and private carriers in North America.
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In a never-ending timeline of unprecedented events, staying informed is more important than ever — especially in supply chain. Use this list of publications to help you stay informed and ahead of the trends in logistics.