Heard it at the truck stop. . . A couple of weeks ago, my husband Eric was gassing up his 1990 Ford Ranger at a local truck stop. Eric worked in trucking for a long time, so he enjoys meeting and talking with truck drivers (and...
Summer seems to be winding down a bit although it remains hotter than ever in southern Illinois. It’s hard to believe that before we know it red and yellow and purple leaves will be falling from the trees; the hoodies will come out of the...
We’ve heard it many times: We don’t work with freight brokers. Freight brokers are middlemen. We prefer providers with assets. Freight brokers like you are too expensive. Sometimes the person uttering these well-worn phrases means it. They believe that they do not need or want to work with freight brokers....
Jakob Boulb is the youngest full-time member of the AM Transport team. He's been with us for about a 1 1/2 years. Jakob is pretty quiet, but he has a dry sense of humor and he's a whiz with the camera! Favorites Music: Quinn XCII Show: Always Sunny...
The Candy Bar Scenario I know a guy. We’ll call him Merle. Merle is in his 50s, and he’s been working the same job for most of his adult life. He’s pretty comfortable. Nice house, nice family, a new car every couple of years. And Merle’s...
COVID-19 Sheds Light on Big Freight Broker Struggles Recent reports about a large brokerage and its refusal (in spite of an uptick in COVID-19 cases) to allow employees to work remotely, have us shaking our heads. It’s a no-brainer, really. Here at AM Transport Services, we’ve had...
Tight Capacity The summer freight market has continued to heat up with July hotter than June. According to Seth Holm, in a recent article on FreightWaves, “there are no signs of any sort of typical seasonality this year” and the Outbound Tender Volume Index “has crossed...
AM Transport has been helping manufacturers and distributors with their logistics needs for 30 years. And Michael McKinney, the CEO, has been with AMT for 25 of those years. He explains how he got into the family business, "I was working for a big tire...
You need options: LTL or Truckload (TL) So you have this freight, but how do you ship it? Here at AM Transport Services, we offer great options for both Truckload (TL) and Less-than-Truckload (LTL). Truckload shipments typically take up the entire space or weight limit of...
Logistics as a Service: Outsourced Logistics Managed freight and outsourced logistics, also known as Logistics as a Service, are big topics in the transportation industry. Access to advanced transportation technology including transportation management systems that provide security, flexibility, and accessibility is only one reason forward-thinking manufacturers...