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What Are Spot Market Freight Rates and Contract Rates?
Freight rates are an indispensable part of the dynamic environment in the trucking industry. However, even experienced shippers may not know the process and/or details of rate forming or spot market rates. Let’s take a look at the nature of spot rates and how do they differ from contract freight rates.
Trending Transportation Updates: August 2019
There were many new and exciting updates in the shipping industry last month. Check out some of the top stories and transportation updates in August!
Midstream Oil and Gas: What Is It & How Does It Work?
There are three essential stages in the oil and gas production industry: upstream, midstream and downstream. To understand the role of midstream oil and gas, let’s take a look at every stage.
Trending Transportation Updates: July 2019
There were many new and exciting updates in the shipping industry last month. Check out some of the top stories and transportation updates in July!
What are Hazardous Materials and How To Ship Them
Hazardous materials are essential supplies for our everyday life. From cosmetics and household goods to chemicals, oil, and batteries, the hazmat category is a separate segment of freight which requires strict regulatory compliance and safety measures. Shipping hazardous materials is a complicated and responsible task, where the price of error is extremely high.
CPG Shipping: Effective Strategies | PLS Logistics
Consumer packaged goods (CPG) are a large part of the retail industry. These products support our daily lives, and proper transportation strategy is crucial for CPG companies to have goods delivered on-time. Shippers struggle with numerous challenges to meet the retailers’ compliances and often suffer supply chain disruptions. It is critical to have a properly planned CPG shipping strategy.
Oil and Gas Safety: 3 Practices for Safe Transportation
The oil and gas industry essentially involves exploring, utilizing and transporting hazardous materials. Therefore, oil and gas safety compliance and risk management are crucial in such a complex sector. Unfortunately, disruptions and breakdowns in oil and gas supply chain lead to devastating consequences, that apart from an environmental disaster often causes numerous injuries and death cases.
Trending Transportation Updates: June 2019
There were many new and exciting updates in the shipping industry last month. Check out some of the top stories and transportation updates in June!
What Is Volume LTL Freight and How Can It Benefit You?
There are two wide-known transportation modes in freight shipping: full truckload and less than truckload. Usually, shippers have to choose between these two options to move their freight. However, there is a less known transportation method – volume LTL freight shipping. And it can actually become a cost-effective and practical solution for your shipments.
4 Best Transportation Methods for Oil and Gas Shipping
It is hard to imagine our lives without fuel. Every day, we rely on the oil and gas industry to supply us with energy to keep multiple processes running. In order to provide us with necessary materials like oil and gas, companies must ensure they transport it in a convenient and reliable way. Choosing the right transportation mode and a robust strategy is crucial for efficient oil and gas shipping.
Trending Transportation Updates: May 2019
There were many new and exciting updates in the transportation and shipping industry this month. Check out some of the top stories that made headlines during May!
Preparing for the International Roadcheck 2019
Summer is just around the corner, and so is the most disruptive week in the trucking industry: the International Roadcheck 2019. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) blitz is the largest inspection on the commercial motor vehicles in North America. This year, a 72-hour truck review will take place from June 4 – 6.
What is Freight Management?
Historically, the connotation of freight management was changed and reshaped many times. In general, it refers to all the processes that cover preparing, shipping, storing and receiving freight.
3 Benefits of Warehousing Services for Your Business
With the growth of the international trade and retail sector, the importance of warehousing services is increasing as well. Proper storage of goods has always been an essential asset of a smooth logistics strategy. In fact, warehousing services can greatly impact your supply chain efficiency.

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