Trending Transportation Updates: June 2018

July 3, 2018

June was full of many newsworthy transportation, shipping and logistic developments. Here are some of June's top trending transportation updates: Supply Chain Caught in Crossfire of U.S. - China Trade Conflict The Trump administration’s China tariffs spared some finished goods like smartphones and washing machines, while charges on parts and components could...

Could Self-Driving Trucks Be Good for Truckers?

June 28, 2018

The idea of autonomous trucks taking over the trucking industry has been all over the place in recent news. Some studies have predicted that robots will take about 40 percent of all jobs in the next two decades. That could make a lot of people out of a job, but...

Refrigerated Trucks: All You Should Know

June 26, 2018

Shipping freight is never easy, and it can be even more challenging when it comes to shipping perishable goods – specifically, food or medicine that has to be kept within a certain temperature range. This was quite tricky up until the late 1930s before the first refrigerated trailer was introduced...

How to Weigh and Measure Your Load for Shipment

June 21, 2018

Size matters when you’re talking about freight. Space is limited, and how much it will cost you to ship your freight depends on having the most accurate measurements of your load. If you think you can just eyeball your load and record what you think the load’s measurements are on...

Is Intermodal a Solution for the Capacity Crunch?

June 19, 2018

Truck and over-the-road (OTR) shipping account for the biggest part of freight shipping across the U.S. While offering a good bunch of obvious benefits, OTR shipping comes with quite a few challenges. The market has its ups and downs, and by now we have learned how to analyze, predict and...

What’s Up With Diesel Prices?

June 14, 2018

This past week brought some great news for truck drivers. After a long period of 11 weeks of increasing prices, the U.S. average retail price of diesel decreased, dropping by .3 cent to $3.285, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration report on June 4. Why have...

Common Mistakes New Shippers Make

June 12, 2018

When companies just start getting into the shipping world, everything is new and confusing. It’s great to have a logistics professional on board to help guide the company through the shipping challenges. Unfortunately, not every company has the luxury of having a freight guru on their team if shipping hasn’t...

Trending Transportation Updates: May 2018

June 7, 2018

There is no doubt that May had many newsworthy developments. Here are the top trending transportation updates ranging from the U.S.'s steel tariffs to the trending truck driver shortage.  FedEx's CEO Sees Blockchain as 'Next Frontier' for Logistics Convinced that blockchain is on the brink of transforming the package-delivery business,...

The Ins and Outs of Freight Rates

June 5, 2018

Moving freight starts with determining what the fair rate for your shipment is. Obviously, carriers and shippers want to make sure they are getting or paying a decent price for a load. Carriers don’t want to lose money, and customers don’t want to pay more than they should. there are...

Why Freight Visibility is Important

May 31, 2018

Along the supply chain, goods must be transported to and from suppliers, manufacturers, wholesale distributors, retailers and end users. Brokers, 3PL’s and freight haulers are involved in bringing a product to market, and because of this, visibility into freight location and status is essential. In a recent study, 54 percent...