As we near the end of 2018, I spent some time reflecting on what I think is likely to occur in several key issues and areas of our industry in the coming year. (Fleet Management). Driver shortage: This will continue unabated. Some fleets are starting to put other kinds of incentives…
In the last week before Christmas, carriers make plans to get their drivers home for the holiday. It’s one of the only days of the year that most carriers guarantee their drivers hometime, and they generally make every effort to keep their promises. This nationwide repositioning has a significant effect…
A good-hearted family steps in to save the Magical Christmas Caroling Truck, a holiday ritual in North Hollywood, Toluca Lake and Burbank. For the area, the family was ‘pretty much saving Christmas.’ A quirky tradition that blasted Christmas cheer through North Hollywood, Toluca Lake and Burbank was almost stopped in…
African-American Founder Launches Technology Transportation Startup in Florida: Golden Freight Brokers provides businesses with dedicated account managers that screen and select the best carriers to move their freight. They ensure that shippers are receiving the best price and the best service. The company is currently headquartered in Homestead, Florida. They…
Automation Earn Digital Freight Broker: Loadsmart’s technology works to bring shippers and carriers together more efficiently in the highly fragmented freight industry. “When we started the company, only about 25% of the drivers had smartphones. Even today, most of the brokers depend on email and phone calls to move freight,”…
How is 2018’s peak season shaping up compared to 2017? Christmas comes early for most freight brokers , as we’ve pored over freight market data, we’ve learned that sure, 2017 was unusual (capacity shocks and elevated volatility), but so was 2018 (elevated volumes, suppressed volatility). While year-over-year comparisons are intriguing…
Freight brokers need to find shippers in order to connect them with carriers and move freight. How do freight brokers find shipper is an age-old question and one new freight brokers need answers too. Here are seven ways how freight brokers find shippers. For freight brokers to find shippers, it’s important to…
Do you want to know how to start a Freight Brokerage? 1. Select a legal structure for your business Decide if you want to operate as a sole proprietorship, a partnership, a limited liability corporation, or a number of other options. Speak with an attorney or accountant to discuss the…
Southeastern flatbed demand softens amid housing lull , spot rates from New Orleans to Midland and Shreveport to Midland, the lanes connecting the Haynesville shale play to the Permian Basin, are also up over November averages. Still, we see downward pressure on rates as flatbed spot prices continue to drag…
Mark Vickers, CEO of Borderless Coverage, didn’t think he’d end up in the insurance business, but because of his background in logistics, he saw the need for Mexican cargo insurance firsthand. Cargo insurance isn’t required by the Mexican government, as it is in the United States, Vickers explained. So they…
Freight broker transparency for Shippers: Digital freight brokers Convoy and Uber Freight have separately launched new tools intended to make pricing options for hauling loads more transparent for shippers. Convoy Shipper Platform 2.0 includes Market Outlook, which shows shippers current and future trends by region. Also, it adds a feature…
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…
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…
Freight Brokerage Owners: 1. Use Advertising and Marketing Techniques that Work Track your marketing efforts so you can concentrate on the techniques that work and eliminate the ones that don’t. Smyrna, Tennessee, freight broker Cathy Davis said small giveaway items, such as pens, note pads, caps and T-shirts, work well….
WORLDWIDE – For anyone with an interest in avoiding the theft of cargo in transit the latest report from insurance specialists the TT Club will make fascinating reading. Prepared in association with supply chain intelligence and risk management experts BSI, the report looks closely at every facet of what is a complex international…
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…
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: 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 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….
The meeting was chaired by the President and CEO of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley and engendered a spirit of cooperation by the players to ensure a speedy and smoother flow of containers for the domestic market for the Christmas Season and beyond. In addition to the…
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, 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…
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….
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%…
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