Tag: ltl freight companies

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...

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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 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...

12 Jan Eric Jensen Retires After Nearly 27 Years with AM Transport Services

Posted at 07:24h in Career, Office Environment by admin

Most people don’t get the opportunity to work with their Dad—and through that, to see him every day. I’m really going to miss that and his overall presence.—Erik Jensen January 11, 2018, was a bittersweet day for the folks at AM Transport because it was the...

17 Nov Give Thanksing

Posted at 11:20h in Community by admin

Written By: Jordan Pottorff, CTB A group of AM Transport employees hosted the RCMS 5th Block after-school program at Elm Street Christian Church for our annual Give Thanksing program on Tuesday. We cooked turkey, green beans, mashed potatoes, stuffing and various pies and desserts for nearly...

10 Oct Hurricanes, ELDs, and RFPS…oh my…

Posted at 14:29h in 3PL, Carrier Manager, Industry News, Shippers, Third-Party Logistics by admin

By Erik Jensen, CTB If you’ve worked in the transportation industry long enough, chances are you have participated in many RFPs (request for proposals). If not, I’ll do my best to explain one quickly. Typically, a customer sends out a list of lanes and the number of...