06 Jan We Answer Our Own Phones!

Posted at 14:02h in Customer Service, Freight Broker, Office Environment, Third-Party Logistics by Bridgett Jensen 0 Comments

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Has this ever happened to you? You’re in a hurry, and you don’t have time to hang on the phone, but your logistics provider isn’t great at answering emails, and you need to know where your freight is. You work with this company because they regularly...

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02 Dec The Problem with Carrier Selection

Posted at 16:30h in Freight Broker, Small Carriers, Third-Party Logistics by Bridgett Jensen 0 Comments

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AM Transport Services has access to the best carriers in the midwest....

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11 Mar Getting to know Abby and Hillary

Posted at 17:12h in Meet the Team, Office Environment, Third-Party Logistics by admin 0 Comments

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It’s Women’s History Month, and what better time to get to know Abby Kuhlig and Hillary Steber a little better. Hillary has been part of the AMT team since 2015. When she started here, she was a logistics support coordinator and trained on the customer,...

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09 Feb You Need Logistics Team!

Posted at 16:12h in 3PL, Freight Broker, Third-Party Logistics by admin 0 Comments

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Big Brand and Just-in-Time Freight   Our sales rep, Sally, just happened to call Kevin when he needed help the most. Kevin was working with one of the big brand-name brokers because he was sold on their name. He couldn’t pick up a logistics magazine and not...

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13 Oct Lots Can Go Wrong: Are You Ready?

Posted at 15:57h in Freight Broker, outsourced logistics, Third-Party Logistics by admin 0 Comments

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Lots can go wrong: ask your broker. Have you ever thought about everything that could go wrong when you’re trying to get your freight on the road? Or what about once it’s already on the road? Moving freight is a risky business with a lot of moving...

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06 Oct The AMT team talks Halloween and Autumn!

Posted at 18:05h in Meet the Team, Office Environment, Third-Party Logistics by admin 0 Comments

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Here in southern Illinois, it’s getting frosty. Sure, we’ll have a few more warm-ish days, but once you wake up to a car scraping morning, you can count on full-on autumn. And here at AM Transport we love fall. Each year, we celebrate October with...

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13 Aug Recommendations to Round Out the Summer

Posted at 15:03h in Recommended Reading, Self Improvement, Third-Party Logistics by admin 0 Comments

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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...

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11 Aug Outsourced Logistics: Here’s How We Do It.

Posted at 15:08h in Freight Broker, Managed Freight Services, outsourced logistics, Third-Party Logistics by admin 0 Comments

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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....

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04 Aug How to Save Money in Logistics and Still Enjoy that Candy Bar

Posted at 18:25h in Freight Broker, outsourced logistics, Third-Party Logistics by admin 0 Comments

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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...

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28 Jul Consistent Capacity in Tough Times: Freight Brokers Bridge the Gap

Posted at 14:48h in Freight Broker, outsourced logistics, Third-Party Logistics by admin 0 Comments

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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...

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