In the highly regulated, fast-paced, and ever-evolving logistics industry, efficient and reliable rail services are crucial for businesses to streamline their shipping operations and reduce costs. One methodology, Precision Scheduled Railroading (PSR), has reshaped rail operations significantly in recent years. Promoted as a strategy to enhance operational efficiency and reduce expenses, PSR runs trains on fixed schedules rather than adapting to demand. While it’s touted to bring particular efficiencies, PSR has also been heavily criticized for compromising safety, diminishing service quality ..read more

Our client (the Company), is an industry-leading, vertically integrated producer of titanium dioxide and inorganic chemicals, with nearly 7,000 employees on six continents. The Company mines and processes titanium ore, zircon, and other materials to create specialty-grade pigments commonly used in coatings and plastics. The Company’s chemical pigment products are manufactured in Mississippi and shipped to customers in the northeast for their own manufacturing needs. The chemicals are transported by rail to transload locations and then delivered directly to customers via tanker trucks. The Clie ..read more

The demand for faster, more efficient, and streamlined chemical transportation solutions are always growing and evolving. It’s vital for chemical manufacturers to have access to the right data to contextualize their operation in comparison with the rest of the market and facilitate on-time deliveries (OTD). Recently, CLX Logistics assisted two of the top-10 biggest chemical firms with separate requests to improve their OTDs. Why Are OTDs So Important? Outperform the market to gain a competitive advantage Establish more trustworthy relationships with clients Achieve continuous transportation o ..read more

In the US, CLX Logistics and a global chemistry company with leading market positions (the Company) have been working together to implement continuous transportation improvement projects— and that program is now expanding to the Company’s European group. In this Case Study, we’re discussing the successes of the partnership and the tools and methodology that will fuel continued success in Europe and other regions. With more than 100 million dollars in annual logistics spend across all modes and an urge to remain innovative, the Company recognizes that there’s always room for improvement in logi ..read more

Chemical manufacturers and their transportation and supply chain partners are under constant pressure to reduce spending and increase margins. Our client (the Company), is a large Dutch chemical company with over 100 million in annual transport expenditure over multiple modes and covering European FTL, LTL packed and liquid, and dry bulk shipments. The Company has large chemical locations and operations throughout Europe, and sought to compare their transportation rates with those of their competitors in an effort to make optimizations. Client Challenges The Company needed to better understand ..read more

The client, a Fortune-500 chemical manufacturer (the Company), is a world-leading producer and distributor of chemical products. The Company manufactures and supplies chemicals for various industries, including architecture, textiles, automotive, rubber products, and food processing. Client Challenges The Company needed to transport chemicals for an oil and gas customer from the US Gulf Coast to a remote region in Canada. The chemical required a forward storage solution so it could be delivered on-demand to end-users in the region. This remote region is subject to extreme cold and lacks tradit ..read more

A U.S.-based global manufacturer of industrial chemical adhesives needed a technology solution to support a major revision in their approach to managing transportation. This shipper has a complex transportation network, leveraging road transport through truckload, bulk truck, and less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping methods. Client Challenges This large chemical shipper needed to understand how their dry van truckload transportation costs compared to other chemical shippers in a shifting truckload freight market. They were also seeking a platform to help manage a transportation procurement event ..read more

A U.S.-based global manufacturer of industrial chemical adhesives needed a technology solution to support a major revision in their approach to managing transportation. This shipper has a complex transportation network, leveraging road transport through truckload, bulk truck, and less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping methods. Client Challenges Before engaging with CLX, transportation activities for this shipper were concentrated with a small group of carriers and 3PL’s. Transportation processes were planned and executed on a largely manual basis with limited standardization, visibility, or contro ..read more

CLX Logistics was sought by a Fortune 10 multinational oil and gas provider to improve trucking lane efficiency in the US Gulf Coast region, with the potential to expand. The Client was interested in introducing intermodal transportation solutions into their operation. Intermodal transportation is a full-service alternative to existing tank truck operations that can reduce costs and improve operational efficiency on appropriate length routes, using standard bulk shipping containers (aka ISO containers, cargo containers, or intermodal shipping containers). The planning and agreement process too ..read more

One of our clients, and its predecessors, has been producing titanium dioxide (TiO2 ) pigments since 1916. TiO2 , commonly referred to as titanium white, is an inorganic compound pigment used to manufacture hundreds of products, from paper to toothpaste, sunscreen to cosmetics, and most other everyday white-pigmented product. The TiO2 is manufactured in the southern US and shipped to customers in the northeast; transported by rail to transload locations and delivered directly to customers via tanker trucks Client Challenges Our clients’ main struggle was the lack of rail relationships and repr ..read more