Have you ever been to an aquarium and felt yourself wondering where all of these aquatic animals came from? You know that they aren’t native to your local pet store, but rather that they had to travel from some far off exotic place. Did you find yourself wondering how something like a whale or shark…
In today’s world, there are a lot of ways to ship freight from one location to another. You can utilize air routes, sea, railways or even the road. You could use one of those options or you could utilize a mixture of them. This is often referred to as intermodal shipping. Many define Intermodal freight…
Everywhere we look, it seems that automation is becoming more prevalent in our society. We not only automate our homes with smart thermostats and lights, we’re also automating our factories in an effort to cut costs and reduce the chance of human error. That said, the transportation and logistics industry isn’t above this idea. In…
Data from the Mid-America Freight Coalition indicates that there are nearly 400,000 people in the greater Kansas City area who work in the freight industry. This large number highlights the increasing demand for talent within our industry. In order to compensate for this growing demand in transportation and logistics, SmartWay Transportation, Inc, a Leawood-based third…
Over the summer, Thinking Bigger Business Media Inc. interviewed the management team at SmartWay Transportation, a third party transportation logistics company, to learn more about the growth in their Overland Park, Kansas office. James Hart, managing editor at Thinking Bigger, was curious to learn how a group of four high school friends grew their business…
SmartWay Transportation, a third-party transportation and logistics company based in Leawood, Kansas was featured in the Kansas City Business Journal. The Business Journal interviewed the company’s leaders, consisting of Chris Rice, Ben Bolan, Chad Jegan and Justin Boehm, about their growth and new social media and digital advertising recruitment efforts to facilitate their continued growth.…
SmartWay Transportation Inc. is a non-asset based logistics provider based in Kansas City, Missouri. We constantly strive to significantly improve customer service, safety, fast response time and competitive pricing through optimal transportation management. Additionally, SmartWay partners with its clients to create unique solutions for each shipper. We move loads throughout the continental U.S., Canada and…