The Name of the Game is Change The logistics industry seems to change every day. In fact, 2018 has proven to be a year of fantastic growth and constant flux! In the run up to and following the hard enforcement of the ELD rule, shippers and...
We’ve recently launched our new website! Now you can find us at shipamt.com. But don’t worry, you’ll get the same great customer service, and you’ll continue working with the same great logistics experts. Why a new website? To be honest, we’re constantly looking for ways to improve....
Partner With a 3PL for Higher Service Level. Did you know that, according to a 2017 report conducted by Armstrong and Associates, a whopping 90% of domestic Fortune 500 companies rely on third-party logistics (3PL) providers for logistics and supply chain services? There are lots of...
Driver Shortage Information about the driver shortage and reverberations from the April 1 hard enforcement of the ELD rule continues to dominate the news cycle in logistics. In May, Heather Long at the Washington Post talked to truck drivers and found that while there are a few...
The most recent DAT Trendlines shows spot market rates surging! During the week of June 3-June 9, van rates rose 10¢, reefer rates went up 14¢, and the national flatbed rate increased by another 6¢. If these recent rates are any indication, we are in...
What Is A Portal? In the logistics industry, information is king. Shipping customers need access to important data, and a client portal gives customers that all-important access. If your 3PL doesn’t utilize an online portal, you’re missing out on technology that saves you time and money...
by Justin Hatten, CTB In a rite of spring, AM Transport employees gathered April 21 at Musgrove Park for the company’s annual Community Clean-Up Day. With the temperature in the 40s, under sunny skies, volunteers Joel Carey, who organizes the event, Michael McKinney, David Abell, Jason Doris,...
A.M. Transport’s Chad Martin recently attended the 2018 TIA Conference on scholarship sponsored by Avalon Risk Management. Along with 5 other first-time TIA Conference attendees, Chad wrote an exceptional essay for which he received complimentary airfare, four nights lodging, and waived registration fees. Each year, Transportation Intermediaries Association...
by Jason Doris, CTB Logistics providers, shippers, and carriers are operating in, what I would call, an era of disruption. With changes multiplying daily, the only variable is the speed at which change occurs. With media attention on the advent of autonomous trucks, platooning, reduced capacity,...
by Connor Dixon, CTB I’ve been working at AM Transport Services for five and a half years. That’s why I was excited to attend my first TIA Convention this year. Even as a first-time attendee, I could see how the members of the TIA are a...