28 Sep Supply Chain Challenges Continue: What Can You do?

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Supply chain challenges continue to create hurdles for manufacturers and distributors. Now's the time to work with professional logisticians....

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04 Mar Have you heard of these women in logistics history?

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Women's History Month It’s Women’s History Month and a great time to remember some of the great women who have contributed to the transportation industry. Every year, during the month of March, you can Google “women and transportation” and find numerous stories of courageous women who...

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25 Feb Black History Month in Logistics

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Black History Month   February is Black History Month. Here at AM Transport, we recognize that American history should and must encompass black history--not just one month a year, but during all months. For too long, African Americans have felt much like James Baldwin who said in...

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01 Sep International Roadcheck 2020: September 9-11

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Roadcheck = Less Capacity   Be prepared for a tightening of capacity during the week  beginning September, as this year’s International Roadcheck is scheduled for September 9-11. The three day blitz will most definitely result in a decrease in capacity with inspectors focusing on “the driver requirements...

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14 May Forbes’ Small Giants Top 25 Small American Companies

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  At AM Transport, we are longtime fans of and proud members of the Small Giants Community. That’s why we’re proud to announce our inclusion on the Forbes’ Small Giants list. This annual list highlights 25 “privately owned companies whose commitment to greatness over fast growth...

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29 Aug Purpose-Driven Business–Big Corporations Join the Club!

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Big news--181 CEOs of the largest corporations in the US just signed a new statement of corporate purpose, turning the old model of shareholder primacy on its head. For years, corporations have operated under Milton Friedman’s idea that “there is only one social responsibility of...

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18 Jul The ELD Mandate and AOBRDs

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The Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate has been in effect for a while--with a soft enforcement in December 2017 and a hard enforcement in April 2018. In the months and days approaching the rule’s enforcement there were many predictions of doom and constricted capacity, and...

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10 Jul Late Won’t Kill You, Speeding Will

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Did you think the summer road checks were over? Well think again because next week brings another--Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) annual Operation Safe Driver Week. During this safety blitz, law enforcement officials will be promoting the message--Late Won't Kill You, Speeding Will!   Speaking about the...

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23 May Riding the Wave at Transparency19

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  We felt the incredible energy from the moment we walked into the Transparency19 conference center. It’s hard to describe, but even though the energy was intense, the members of the FreightWaves team, many of whom we met before breakfast, were loose and laid back. It...

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21 May Small Giants Summit 2019

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  “The reason to be in business is to have a good life.” - Bo Burlingham   I need to mow the yard, plant the new bushes sitting in pots in front of the house, and clean the gutters because it’s been raining all spring. But I’ve been...

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