30 Aug 10 Reasons Why You Need a Freight Broker
Freight brokers offer consistent and reliable truckload services according to unique customer requirements....
16 Nov The New Infrastructure Bill and the Trucking Industry
$1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill The long-awaited infrastructure bill with a price tag of $1.2 trillion finally passed the House of Representatives late November 5th. And it couldn’t come at a better time. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Infrastructure Report Card, “43% of the...
02 Sep Truck Driving Facts for Labor Day
Labor Day is a great time to honor the great women and men who work in the trucking industry....
08 Apr Quick Guide to Accessorial Charges
Shipping LTL should be easy, right? Most of the time, you can get online with one of those easy-to-use digital brokers and book your LTL freight in a few minutes. You don’t have to talk to a real-live person, answer a bunch of questions, or...
06 Apr Beginner’s Guide: Transportation Terms
Are you new to the transportation industry? Does logistics speak leave you feeling a bit confused or overwhelmed? It’s completely understandable. What the heck is a bill of lading or GEO fencing. And who or what is the FMCSA and what do they have to...
09 Dec Celadon Closing
Monday morning, trucking giant, Celadon group, filed for bankruptcy and announced the closing of the Indianapolis-based trucking firm. FreightWaves reports that Celadon is the largest truckload carrier to file bankruptcy in history. It’s a staggering closing, just weeks before Christmas with nearly 4000 employees put...
18 Jun Vacation Season–No Worries We’ve Got You Covered!
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What happened to spring? Already it’s the middle of June, and while it’s been a little rainy, we are well into the summer vacation season. The city pool has been open for a few weeks, air conditioners hum behind houses, and you can’t take a...
16 May Takeaways and Questions from Transparency19
Last week, I was lucky to travel to Atlanta in order to attend Transparency19, the freight industry and technology conference put on every spring by FreightWaves. Sure, the phrase industry conference is often yawn-inducing, but Transparency19 felt more like a high-energy technology meetup crossed with...
09 May A Quick Guide to Transportation Technology
Tired of all the technology talk? Well, get used to it. Technology has leapt to the forefront of the transportation industry, and if you’re not investing time, money, and study to stay in front of the crowd, you’re inevitably going to fall off the cliff....
02 May Heading to FreightWaves’ Transparency19
Transparency19, presented by the folks at FreightWaves, begins Monday, May 6 in Atlanta, Georgia. I’m looking forward to attending this year. It’s a great conference with a lineup of smart speakers and terrific demos. This year’s conference promises to cover “Innovation and digitization trends across...