23 Sep Get Smart with Dynamic Pricing
Is Your Contract Rate too Low? JoAnne is a logistics manager for a midsize midwestern manufacturer. She’s been in logistics for a few years, so the ups and downs of the freight market aren’t new to her. But things are tough these days. Her regular contract rate...
15 Sep Super Sized Logistics: You Don’t Need the Calories
Super Sizing You remember how it used to go back in the good old days. You’re in the McDonald’s drive-thru. A slight breeze is wafting in the opened car window, and you’re ordering a large order of fries to go with your Big Mac. That’s when...
27 Aug Freight Brokers: The Big Picture
“I don’t work with freight brokers.” Joe’s been in the manufacturing business for years now, and when a freight broker (or 3PL) makes a sales call, Joe usually snorts derisively. “I don’t work with freight brokers,” he says. “I work with asset-based providers.” The problem for...
25 Aug Identify the Seven Pillars of a Modern Supply Chain with David Abell, CTB
Did you know that 90% of Fortune 500 companies work with a third party logistics (3PL) provider or a freight broker to handle some or all of their transportation needs? Too often only bigger companies harness the power of a 3PL because smaller manufacturers and...
18 Aug How not to be a “black hole” in the supply chain!
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...
30 Jul Save Money and Time: Call a Smaller but Better Freight Broker
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...
16 Jul Meet the Team: Michael McKinney, CTB
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...
14 Jul Beginner’s Guide to LTL
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...
07 Jul Operation Safe Driver: July 12-18
Operation Safe Driver The CVSA’s Operation Safe Driver program was put into effect in 2007. Sponsored by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and in partnership with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association (FMCSA), the weeklong event will occur July 12-July 18. During this time, law enforcement...