New buzz words or phrases are always hitting the ever-changing transportation industry. These words or phrases often represent important ideas pointing to new changes or expectations in our field. Take VISIBILITY for instance. VISIBILITY has been a predominant buzzword in the logistics industry for several years. Shippers...
If you’re a shipper (or carrier) chances are you’ve been hearing or reading about “load optimization,” a lot these days. It’s a buzz phrase in transportation circles. In fact, 3PL people and techie folks like to throw the term around, promising to help you “optimize your...
Okay, I’m just going to put this out there. You see, I love reading Brené Brown books. I know it seems a little odd that a highly competitive, Iraq Veteran, Alpha Male who can deadlift 425 lbs, loves to read a woman researcher-storyteller write about fear,...
Never fear, Moose isn’t gone. While John’s afternoons now belong to the residents of The Katharina and Minnie Weber Long Term Care Unit at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, you can still reach him at AM Transport from 6AM-11AM Monday-Friday! Volunteering has long been important to John...
By Michael McKinney, CTB “If you ask people to build great companies, and give them the information they need to do it, you’ll get great products and services as a result. The only way you can actually experience success is when your people understand the big...
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...
According to a report by Armstrong and Associates, a 3PL market research firm, a whopping 90% of Domestic Fortune 500 companies have worked with at least one 3PL for outsourced logistics. The report, published in 2017, finds this 90% a significant increase from 2001 when...
Trucks are in demand; in fact, smart shippers know there aren’t enough trucks (or drivers) to handle the loads out there. And peak season is just beginning. The economy is strong, the driver shortage continues, and according to the Wall Street Journal, high freight costs...
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...