Investment firm launches proxy battle against Pitney Bowes, seeks CEO ouster

An investment firm looking to make major changes at parcel technology and shipping company Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI) called Thursday for the ouster of longtime CEO Marc F. Lautenbach and non-executive Chairman Robert Dutkowsky, who two weeks ago was named to the role following the departure of then-Chairman Michael Roth. Hestia Capital Partners, which…

Transparent recruiting leads to better hires — Taking the Hire Road

This week on Taking the Hire Road, host Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, sat down with Laura Duryea, manager of recruiting and retention at Boyle Transportation, to talk about being a woman in the trucking industry as well as how transparent recruiting can lead to better overall hires. According to Reymer, American Transportation…

Top 5 KPIs to lower shipping costs, boost profitability

Data drives today’s supply chain. Benchmarking and measuring what matters is the only way to know if what you are doing is working. In addition, knowing your KPIs, or key performance indicators provides a roadmap to improving your shipping experience and supply chain network. Addressing problems without evidence of their existence often leads to confusion,…