15 Jul AM Transport Appreciates Drivers All Year Long
AM Transport Services celebrates and appreciates truck drivers every day of the year....
07 Jul Operation Safe Driver Week is Around the Corner
Each year, the CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance) sponsors Operation Safe Driver Week—an initiative “aimed at improving the driving behaviors of passenger and commercial motor vehicle drivers through educational and traffic enforcement strategies and interactions with law enforcement.” This year, Operation Safe Driver Week is July...
19 May Ask About Dynamic Pricing
Record Freight Market for Carriers If you have freight to move, it’s no secret that the pandemic has contributed to an extremely strong freight market for carriers. Freight transportation consultancy FTR recently reported that March was a record month. Avery Vise, FTR Vice President, said that...
06 May Carriers like working with AMT: here’s why!
A good freight broker is a provider of logistics services to manufacturers, distributors, and the carriers and drivers who pickup and deliver their freight. Freight brokers do everything from finding the right carrier and scheduling pickup and delivery appointments to taking care of paperwork, tracking...
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...
21 Oct Top 10 Reasons to Work with a Freight Broker during (and after) a Pandemic
It’s been a little over five years since the last episode of Late Show with David Letterman aired in May 2015. And during the last episode of the long running show, a group of 9 funny people (plus Peyton Manning) delivered the last ever Top...
10 Sep Truck Driver Appreciation Week!
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week has a new meaning this year. Truck drivers have shown unparalleled bravery, perseverance, and dedication to our country, and not only has our industry remained grateful for their hard work, but the American people have taken notice and are thanking...
09 Apr COVID-19: 7 Ways to Be Driver Friendly During a Pandemic
Truck Drivers are Frontline Workers We spend a lot of time talking about frontline healthcare workers, as we should; after all, they’re risking their lives to care for the sick during this pandemic. But we don’t spend a lot of time talking about truck drivers. And...
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...
20 Aug Driver Home-Time: Lee’s Story
Driver retention numbers for large truckload carriers continue to see-saw from a whopping 98% in 2017 to a milder but still high 87% early in 2019. As is typical, retention numbers are a little better for smaller carriers holding steady at 72%. And while these...