Several dynamics and trends are impacting the warehousing and supply chain landscape. With the pandemic, warehouse operators are dealing with challenges such as changing customer demand patterns which are strongly impacting the supply chain. Manufacturing interruptions, lack of components, and labor shortages create an ongoing supply chain disruption. Warehouse operators…
Walmart just made another major purchase in the Charlotte market in its continued war against Amazon for consumer distribution and delivery supremacy. Walmart Fulfillment Services LLC bought Troutman Industrial Park, a 1 million-square-foot industrial shell building, for $69 million, according to Iredell County real estate records. The building sits on…
The pandemic has disrupted the global economy and supply chains. COVID-19 impacted the logistics industry in a variety of ways, the impact was felt in the retail and hospitality sectors, as projects became delayed or postponed as a result of the nationwide shutdown. The tradeshow sector was also hit hard…
The holiday season is hectic, saying this holiday season is much different from any other would be an understatement. In previous years, the freight market has typically loosened after an early summer surge, then tightened in preparation for spiking consumer demand during the holidays. This year, shippers and carriers navigated…
There are several laws governing global trade, and these are highly complex and ever-changing. Global trade managers have to deal with the complexities of multiple languages, time zones, currencies, taxes, and modes of transport. 1. Traditionally, global trading organizations spend most of their time and resources manually screening shipments and…
The U.S. is the undisputed world leader of the retail industry: of the world’s ten largest retail companies, five are based in the country. The retail industry directly provided 32 million jobs for American workers (accounting for 16.0 percent of the national total), making it the largest private-sector employer in…
The holiday shopping season is seeing record-high sales figures. This holiday season, CBRE is predicting that e-commerce sales will increase by 40% from a year ago. That is almost triple the 14% increase we saw in 2019. Data from Adobe Analytics showed that Americans spent about $9 billion via websites…
The pandemic exposed how unprepared the world seemed to be in the face of such a crisis, underscoring the urgent need to invest in risk management and emergency response preparedness in transport and logistics. Future-proofing the maritime supply chain and managing risks requires greater visibility and agility of door-to-door transport…
The e-commerce industry has been witnessing extraordinary growth since the past few years, as consumers are more opting for online shopping with increasing preference for convenience. Consumers are flocking the internet for purchasing various products, including food products and clothing, which is bolstering growth of the retail sector, creating needs…
Combined Transport market will have grown by nearly 150 percent between 2009 and 2029. The 2020 Report on Combined transport provides updated market data and analyses for the past two years, as well as insights on new components which included the pandemic crisis and estimations concerning objectives for the next…
The Nov. 3 election – both for president and down-ballot races – has the potential to alter the course of the nation for the next several years at a minimum and possibly for a generation. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) are both working to ensure…
“The mission of Covaxx is to defeat Covid-19 and ultimately democratise health worldwide — Maersk will help fulfil this mission” Maersk has inked a global logistics partnership with U.S. company COVAXX for delivery of COVAXX’s coronavirus vaccine. COVAXX is currently conducting Phase 1 clinical trials of its vaccine in Taiwan…
When you search for freight broker training courses on Google, you will inevitably find pages and pages of results. How can you decipher which one is best for your freight brokerage? More importantly, how can you determine which freight broker training course will provide the best return on your investment?…
The logistics industry has been the most profitable business in recent years. Due to the increased demand and raise in population, the E-Commerce & Supply Chain industry is reaping profits, but the COVID-19 pandemic has sorely tested international supply chains, but the cure, in the form of an eventual vaccine,…
The coronavirus pandemic might have affirmed the essential status of trucking, but it also has taken away the conventional methods in which trucking can learn more about the candidates that will define the industry’s future, this is not a typical election year, the 2020 presidential campaign is unlike any other…
As COVID-19 terrorizes the world this year, US history suffered the worst recession, and as days go by, economic condition recovers little by little. As this pandemic causes to influence the growth of the freight trucking market globally. In a conference of investors from the various carriers they anecdote on…
These are difficult times for freight transportation in the US. Freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation like rail, ship, or truck. Large industries such as the trucking and transportation have been rattled by the pandemic. Freight companies are…
“ Transportation intermediaries leverage their knowledge, investment in technology and people resources to help both the shipper and carrier succeed,” – Robert A. Volkmann, President & CEO of the Transportation Intermediaries Association. A broker is a person or a company that arranges transactions between a buyer and a seller. Since…
Do you want to become a licensed freight broker and you want to know the requirement? If YES, here are 7 steps to become a truck broker with no experience. What is a Freight Broker? What is the Average Salary or Income of a Truck Broker? The amount of money you…
1. Get the necessary training: this business is best suited for someone who already has experience in dispatch trucking. If you do not have experience in this field, then you will need to get training. You will also need a printer, scanner and a fax machine. Social media is a very…
So, what is a freight broker vs dispatcher? Do you need both of these services? What is a dispatcher? A dispatcher is a communications worker who receives and transmits information to coordinate operations of other personnel and vehicles carrying out a service. What is a freight broker? A freight broker acts…
Understand Your Responsibilities Independent dispatchers are responsible for providing truck drivers with the information they need to pick up and deliver goods. Some assign vehicles or workers to customers. Others locate individual loads to match them with trucks that have enough space. Most dispatchers handle all the billing and paperwork…
1. Fill out the application. You can find the right form on the FMCSA’s website. Keep in mind that there are three types. The Form OP-1 pertains to motor carriers, common or contracted, that transport household goods or other loads. The same form is valid for brokers and US-based enterprise carriers of…
