This time of the year, many of us are trying to plan ahead to next year. For shippers, that means figuring out your transportation expenses — which will be even more challenging than usual this year. Please..
Why Do Line-Haul Rates Vary and How Can You Get More Cost Control?
Posted by Eric Metso on Nov 9, 2020 2:17:34 PM
Wouldn’t it be nice to know exactly what your freight prices are going to be to ship from point A to point B, every time? If only it were that simple. Let’s break down why the answer to “how much will this..
6 Ways to Identify an Ideal Freight Broker
Posted by Crystal Lahr on Sep 14, 2020 8:30:00 AM
There are more than 20,000 licensed freight brokers in the United States, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), so finding a trusted freight brokerage can be tough. We’ve put..
7 Signs To Know if You’re Hiring a Stable Transportation Provider
Posted by Jason Netland on Jul 30, 2020 2:22:47 PM
The freight market can fluctuate almost as much as the weather in the Midwest (for those of you not from the Midwest, that means it can fluctuate a lot). And right now, we’re in the middle of one of the..
Technology in Transportation: How Does Your Carrier Stack Up?
Posted by Mark Andres on Jun 25, 2020 4:25:18 PM
The days of doing business over fax or even snail mail are fading. This could be due in part to the fact that people within a company generally aren’t in a central office anymore — particularly now in the..
What Does Your Freight Broker Do When Something Goes Wrong?
Posted by Eric Metso on Apr 16, 2020 3:00:38 PM
In the transportation industry, there’s one thing we know for sure: somewhere, somehow, something will go wrong. Any transportation provider knows that when dealing with man, machine and Mother Nature, the..
Delivering Certainty in Uncertain Times
Posted by Gary Stang on Mar 30, 2020 10:05:37 AM
We know these are uncertain times. Every day, we’re experiencing new developments in the COVID-19 pandemic that directly affect the way we live and work. We’ve had to consider and put into effect a “Plan B”..