Tag: logistics broker

24 Apr Chad Martin Attends TIA Capital Ideas Conference and Exhibition on Scholarship

Posted at 13:39h in Best Practices, Community, Conference, Meet the Team, Productivity, Uncategorized by admin

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...

09 Apr Partnerships: A Cure for the Spot Market Blues

Posted at 14:44h in 3PL, Best Practices, Carrier Manager, Customer Service, GPS, intermodal, Third-Party Logistics, Transportation, Trucking, Uncategorized by admin

Shippers continue to experience the spot market blues. According to DAT Solutions, the average spot rate for trucking was 2.15 per mile at the end of March. The natural disasters occurring in the last half of 2017 merged with the ELD Mandate and the continuing driver...

05 Apr Heading to the 2018 TIA Capital Ideas Conference and Exhibition

Posted at 10:19h in 3PL, Best Practices, Community, Customer Service, Industry News, Leadership, Third-Party Logistics, Transportation, Trucking, Uncategorized by admin

By Michael McKinney, CTB This week, I was notified that AM Transport received a longevity award from the TIA (Transportation Intermediaries Association) for 25 years of continuous membership since 1993. I have to admit, it’s pretty cool to be recognized, and it’s hard for me to believe...

A.M. Transport - Leaders in Third-Party Logistics

11 Mar A Different Train of Thought

Posted at 15:45h in 3PL, Best Practices, Carrier Manager, intermodal, Sales by admin

By Joel Carey, CTB While in recent months much of the news in the transportation industry has been a clamor of who’s crafting which latest future-rattling technology applications, some shippers may find great benefit from a step back for fresh consideration of the original transportation game-changer. Intermodal...

01 Mar Voice Brokers On the Way Out?

Posted at 09:55h in 3PL, Best Practices, Customer Service, GPS, Innovation, Productivity, Technology by admin

Say Hello to the Future! How well do you know your broker? Is their website transparent and interactive? Can you pull it up on your mobile phone? What kind of Transportation Management System (TMS) do they use? They do have a TMS, right? Do they utilize...

01 Feb You’ll never guess how these guys spend their Friday nights!

Posted at 14:02h in Uncategorized by admin

It’s your typical Friday night after a long week of work and Chad Martin and Jesse Baker are both at the gym. No, it’s not that kind of gym. These guys could be celebrating the start of the weekend by doing something for themselves, but...

23 Jan How rate shopping can actually increase your costs

Posted at 21:26h in 3PL, Best Practices by admin

By Jordan Pottorff, CTB Shippers shopping for the best rate on a per load basis or going out for bid every year to secure cheap capacity has been a long-standing practice in our industry. It’s a method that has benefited shippers across the country for years,...

19 Jan The Future of Freight and Where Freight Brokers Fit In

Posted at 13:45h in Uncategorized by admin

The Future of Freight and Where Freight Brokers Fit In The freight brokerage industry has been a foundational piece of the transportation landscape for decades, with widespread growth experienced in the vertical over the last several years. Successful freight brokerage operations allow both the customer and...

17 Jan Crypto Craze: What Does It Mean?

Posted at 06:54h in Technology by admin

By Jesse Baker, CTB It’s a new year, and it’s time to figure out what the crypto-buzz is all about. Many businesses are getting in on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency even though their main objective has nothing to do with the tech sector or doling out this...

15 Jan Current state of freight?

Posted at 13:46h in Best Practices by admin

By Jordan Pottorff, CTB It’s no secret the transportation industry is going through an immense amount of change right now. The ELD mandate, the driver shortage crisis, the increased demand for autonomous trucks, and a capacity crunch across the country sending rates through the roof have...