Brokers: capacity migrating south for the winter

Brokers: capacity migrating south for the winter

Back-to-back major snowstorms in the Midwest have tightened freight markets in the region as trucking capacity flows South in search of more favorable conditions. Retail freight in Southern California and cross-border lanes is still pulling capacity away from northern markets, driving up turndowns and compressing broker margins. This week, another…

How to Become a Freight Broker

How to Become a Freight Broker

What does a freight broker do? Freight brokers are filling in a crucial role in the movement of freight, as the missing link between shippers and carriers. They negotiate good shipping rates and fast deliveries from transportation companies and connect them with the businesses that need to transport goods or…

Transport and Logistics

Transport and Logistics

1.Freight Brokers. Freight brokers connect shippers to truckers, and this is a good option if you’re just starting out. Freight brokers do most of the legwork for you, including negotiating the rates with shippers. 2.Dispatch Services. Hire a dispatcher directly (with industry experience and contacts in tow) or contract with a dispatch…

GlobalTranz Honored at ACE Awards, Ranked 6th Largest Private Company, 7th Fastest Growing Company

GlobalTranz Honored at ACE Awards, Ranked 6th Largest Private Company, 7th Fastest Growing Company

PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov 19, 2018–GlobalTranz Enterprises, Inc., a leading technology-driven third-party logistics (3PL) solutions provider, today announced it was the recipient of two ACE awards and was ranked 6th Largest Private Company and 7th Fastest Growing Company by the  Phoenix Business Journal  at the 2018 Arizona Corporate Excellence (ACE) Awards on November 15, 2018. This honor…

Arrive Logistics opens up new office in Chattanooga

Arrive Logistics opens up new office in Chattanooga

Arrive Logistics opens up new office: Freight brokerage and transportation management services provider Arrive Logistics recently announced it has opened up a new office in Chattanooga, Tenn. This is the company’s third location, as it also has offices in its corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas, and Chicago, Ill. Arrive officials said…

How To Become a Freight Broker in Florida

How To Become a Freight Broker in Florida

How To Become a Freight Broker in Florida Freight brokers must search for trucks on load boards to move cargo and contact shippers to let them know that they’ve found trucks. Among other things, Freight brokers are responsible for searching for shippers who need cargo transported from one place to another….

Heathrow’s cargo community is cutting truck delays

Heathrow’s cargo community is winning the battle against peak-time truck delays as the AIS (Advanced Information System) gains traction among forwarders, cargo terminal operators and airlines at the UK airport. And with reports of “significant reductions” in dwell time for trucks and £200 savings in driver costs, there is a now…

Freight Brokers, 3PLs Must Embrace Technology

Freight Brokers, 3PLs Must Embrace Technology

Freight Brokers 3PLs Must Embrace Technology, to remain competitive in this changing environment, freight brokers and third-party logistics firms will need to adapt or risk being left in the dust, technology experts and logistics leaders said here at the Transportation Intermediaries Association’s inaugural 3PL Technovations conference, held Nov. “You’re going to either be on…

Understanding Veterans Day

Understanding Veterans Day

Today, Nov. 11, our country celebrates Veterans Day. Since formal celebrations will be Monday to provide folks a three-day weekend, perhaps the alcohol aficionados will have time to nurse their hangovers. Every American should know why we celebrate Veterans Day on Nov. The day originated as Armistice Day on Nov….

Air Partner Freight has strong growth

Air Partner Freight has strong growth

Following on from a record 2017, the Freight team at Air Partner has enjoyed a busy and fruitful first half of the financial year, winning cargo mandates from a variety of new and existing customers. As was recently announced in Air Partner’s interim results, Freight gross profit was up 36.4%…

Freight Brokerage Market 2018 Research 2018

Freight Brokerage Market 2018 Research 2018

Freight Brokerage Market highlights the latest trends in the global Freight Brokerage market along with various growth opportunities & upcoming technologies in the Freight Brokerage market within the forecast period (2018-2022). It utilizes various analytical techniques to evaluate the market size, share, year-over-year growth rate & future market hold of leading brands in the Freight Brokerage market space. This market report…

Freight Brokers- Logistics Guide

Freight Brokers- Logistics Guide

We’re already well into 2018, and a lot has happened in the logistics and transportation industry. The ELD mandate continues to be a controversial topic, we’re keeping an eye on the current capacity crisis, the industry is soaring to new technological heights with autonomous vehicles, and so much more. Freight…

Trucking and trade

Trucking and trade

Evan Erlandson, the owner of E2 Trucking, underscored the impact cross-border trade has on his industry and individual business, which concentrates on hauling bulk freight between Manitoba and South Dakota. He said the primary reasons for choosing to run a north-south route into the U.S. was because of how well…

Another Lost Art of Trucking

Another Lost Art of Trucking

Lost Art of Trucking: This simple technique was so ubiquitous, it is second nature to the people who have used over a long period of time, but it is a complete mystery to anyone who came into the industry after the advent of the curtain sider. I can remember struggling with…

Index report highlights a strong freight market

Index report highlights a strong freight market

September shipments, at 1.241, were up 1.1% compared to August and up 8.2% annually, and expenditures headed up 2.5% compared to August and were up 19.3% annually. According to the September edition of the Cass Freight Index Report by Cass Information Systems. “In turn, pricing power has erupted in those…

USA Truck acquires Georgia trucking company

USA Truck acquires Georgia trucking company

USA Truck of Van Buren announced Thursday it has acquired privately held Davis Transfer Company and related entities of Carnesville, Ga. Founded by Harry Davis in 1959, the company has about $50 million in revenues has been managed as a full-truckload carrier for the past 20 years. Todd David will…