Sam Rodgers started at AM Transport way back in 2016 as a carrier representative, and Rob McClain (who's a bit older) started in 2002. They both have a great sense of humor and they're a lot of fun in the office. Rob began as an...
National Bike Month Did you know that May is National Bike Month? Promoted by the League of American Bicyclists, National Bike Month was established in 1956 and showcases the benefits of bicycling in an effort to recruit more people to add regular bicycling to their lives. And...
Record Freight Market for Carriers If you have freight to move, it’s no secret that the pandemic has contributed to an extremely strong freight market for carriers. Freight transportation consultancy FTR recently reported that March was a record month. Avery Vise, FTR Vice President, said that...
Dallas Racklin has been with AMT for nearly four years and started his logistics career in marketing with AMT Squirrel Works. Justin started seven years ago as a carrier manager. Dallas still works in marketing, but he's also transitioned into an operational role since Squirrel...
What makes AMT different from other freight brokers? When people ask us what makes us different from other brokers, we can answer in many different ways. First of all, we have the best logistics team in the business. Our career professionals have an average tenure of...
AMT welcomed back Mason Ridgely this week. Mason began interning for AM Transport Services in January of 2020. We were sorry to see him go (but happy for him) in August when he left town to pursue his college degree at Eastern Illinois University in...
A good freight broker is a provider of logistics services to manufacturers, distributors, and the carriers and drivers who pickup and deliver their freight. Freight brokers do everything from finding the right carrier and scheduling pickup and delivery appointments to taking care of paperwork, tracking...
This week's edition of Getting to Know . . . features long-timers Laura Matthews and Joel Carey. Laura Matthews began her tenure at AMT way back in November of 2011 as an account manager, and Joel started (drumroll please) in 2003 as a carrier representative, a...
Do you need a freight quote? Chances are when you are looking for an accurate freight quote, you don’t have a lot of time. And I’m guessing, you’ve been surprised, more than once, by the difference between the final invoice and the quoted rate. Here at AM...
If you call AMT very often, you've probably spent a little time on the phone with Joe and Chad. Joe's been part of the team since May of 2017 when he started as a carrier manager and Chad interned with us before signing on as...