Differences Between A Freight Broker And A Freight Dispatcher Though many people will use the terms dispatcher and broker interchangeably, they are quite different. Both work as intermediaries between shippers and the trucking company. What is a Freight Broker? Freight brokering is when a broker agent works with both shipping…

Just like every industry has a core professional, the truck dispatcher is the core professional of the transportation industry.  A truck dispatcher’s job is essentially to manage freight on behalf of a carrier. That includes using load boards and personal connections to locate freight that needs to be shipped, speaking…

Commercial truck driver jobs are forecast to make some of the biggest gains if the Biden administration’s infrastructure package can get through Congress without major revisions, according to a report analyzing the plan. President Joe Biden unveiled his $2 trillion infrastructure bill, labelling it as the American Jobs Plan. He…

The initial supply and demand shocks caused by the pandemic were followed by an import surge as suppliers tried to replenish inventories, which threw normal transportation operations into turmoil. In the United States, this has included a lack of freight-handling capacity at Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, overloaded U.S….

The blockage of the Suez Canal by a grounded container ship will likely add delays and extra costs to an already pressured logistics industry.  The massive container ship Ever Given has been stuck in the Suez Canal for three days, halting billions of dollars in trade as vessels pile up…

According to the report published by Allied Market Research, the global logistics market was pegged at $7.64 billion in 2017, and is anticipated to reach $12.97 billion by 2027, registering a CAGR of 6.5% from 2020 to 2027. Logistics is widely known as the process of coordinating and moving resources,…

Undoubtedly, 2020 was a challenging year for the United States Postal Service, just as it was a difficult year for businesses and Americans. Despite an unprecedented holiday shipping season, financial reports demonstrate that the Postal Service’s competitive package business continues to grow and remains profitable. As policymakers discuss potential postal…

Biopharmaceutical Logistics is the logistics of Biopharmaceutical, medical and surgical supplies, and other products needed to support doctors, nurses, and other health and dental care providers. Because its final customers are responsible for the lives and health of their patients, medical logistics is unique in that it seeks to optimize…

The United States has been a world important oil producer in the past years with the help of its shale oil production growth. The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) February 2021 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) estimates that 2020 marked the first year that the United States exported more petroleum than…

Power outages, natural gas shortages and icy conditions made it hard for automakers, retailers and delivery carriers to operate across much of the South and Midwest. The winter storm dropped 4 inches of snow at the Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, which is the most snow the region has seen…

Shipment packaging must be designed to protect the product from the unexpected. The intelligent packaging provides traceability, tracking and record keeping with supply chain from harvest and manufacture of food and packaging materials to point of sale. With the advancement in technology such as nanotechnology, printed electronics along with easy…

There are some supply chain technologies that are getting a lot of buzz lately. The emergence of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and the advent of a network of connected systems are helping industries perform a multitude of tasks, such as material batching, picking, ordering, packaging, warehouse security, and…

The COVID-19 pandemic is leading to a change in the way fleets are managed with many aspects moving online as people work from home. The COVID-19 pandemic has also impacted growth. Due to the pandemic, there is a reduction in commercial traffic, which has impacted every sector across the globe,…