Texas’ Central Freight Lines will shut down operations

Texas’ Central Freight Lines will shut down operations

Trucking company Central Freight Lines Inc. will shut down in the coming weeks after failing to end years of losses despite strong demand in freight markets during the pandemic. After 96 years in business, Waco, Texas-based less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier Central Freight Lines is closing its doors. Central Freight announced that…

5 Tips to Become a Successful Truck Dispatcher

5 Tips to Become a Successful Truck Dispatcher

Delivery transportation continues to be a vital part of the American economy, ensuring businesses and customers have a broader reach to sell and purchase goods and products. A trucking dispatcher have the critical job of helping truck drivers to concentrate on routes and roadways and to safely deliver their cargoes….

Washington and Southern California port operators will open negotiations with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union

Washington and Southern California port operators will open negotiations with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union

The private companies that operate port facilities from Washington state to Southern California will begin negotiation on a multiyear agreement with the union representing 22,400 dockworkers to replace the contract that expires in July 2022. The union already rejected an offer by port terminal operators to delay negotiations until 2023….

DAT Truckload Volume Index Increases Again In August

DAT Truckload Volume Index Increases Again In August

Truckload volume surged and spot and contract freight rates hit new highs in August as logistics managers stared down their most challenging peak shipping season yet. Shippers and logistics managers who would normally be gearing up for peak shipping season have encountered one test after another in terms of their…

2 Reasons Shipping Costs Will Continue To Rise

2 Reasons Shipping Costs Will Continue To Rise

The vast network of ports, container vessels and trucking companies that move goods around the world is badly tangled, and the cost of shipping is skyrocketing.  With the holiday season on the horizon retailers will face shortages and consumers should expect higher prices. The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a long-lasting…

3 Problems Caused by the Congestion at U.S. Ports

3 Problems Caused by the Congestion at U.S. Ports

Containerized shipping has become a problem of the chaotic supply chain facing U.S importers and Chinese exporters. Hopes are quickly fading that trans-pacific supply chains will normalize this year or even in 2022. Congestion contributes to the global shortage of shipping containers and the exponential cost of sea freight.  The…

8  Benefits to Being an Independent Freight AGENT

8 Benefits to Being an Independent Freight AGENT

If you want more money, flexibility, back-office support and freedom to thrive, and are ambitious with a hard-working approach, becoming an independent freight agent could be the best move you ever make. Whether you’re a longtime veteran of the freight industry or a potential newcomer there are several reasons you…

2 Challenges Facing The Trucking Industry

2 Challenges Facing The Trucking Industry

The trucking industry has entered a historically strong business environment, but trucking companies continue to face some persistent headwinds: Recruit enough professional truck drivers and infrastructure. With the shortage increasing driver pay, it can have a significant impact on supplier costs and therefore consumer pricing. It can also increase shipping…

How Startups Are Digitalizing Logistics?

How Startups Are Digitalizing Logistics?

Innovative start-ups are capitalizing on the high number of transactions and large amounts of data being handled and generated by logistics players to develop an expanding range of technology-driven solutions Digital freight startups use technology to streamline the process of connecting truckers with shippers looking to move cargo. Such ventures…

2 Ways Amazon is Getting Closer To Customers

2 Ways Amazon is Getting Closer To Customers

Amazon has spent years building one of the world’s most efficient and optimised supply chains.  It means that on top of its approximately 40 per cent market share of US ecommerce, Amazon stands to gain an even greater understanding of the shopping habits of global consumers. The e-commerce giant is…

Retail Import Surge Could Boost Freight

Retail Import Surge Could Boost Freight

Over the last year, DAT saw a very tight positive correlation between loaded import container volumes and load board load posts on the dry van spot market at all of the major U.S. ports. It has been well documented that the huge hike in imported goods is being driven by…

2 Big Changes To The Freight Broker Market

2 Big Changes To The Freight Broker Market

Market Reports recently broadcasted a new study in its database that highlights the in-depth market analysis with future prospects of Freight Broker market. Some of the key players mentioned in this research are C.H. Robinson, Expeditors, Landstar System, TQL, Coyote Logistics, XPO Logistics, Yusen Logistics, Echo Global Logistics, JB Hunt…

Benefits Of In Person Training vs Online Training

Benefits Of In Person Training vs Online Training

The past two decades have brought new tools, formats, technologies and content to online learning. Options in online learning are continually increasing with more people than ever choosing to further their education through eLearning. Since around 2010, smartphones have offered even more possibilities, enabling people to take their learning on…

Using A Box Truck On Amazon Relay

Using A Box Truck On Amazon Relay

Serving as Amazon’s freight transportation management system, Amazon Relay allows owner-operators and carriers to work directly with Amazon. Relay connects small freight carriers straight to available loads to help them quickly grow their businesses. Relay equips trucking companies, fleet owners, and their drivers with everything needed to book and haul…