Freight Talk Blog

VAN Two lanes caught my eye this week: Atlanta and Columbus, with rates declining in both directions. Elsewhere, it was a pretty quiet week for vans. The pressure is subsiding in the Southeast, and the Midwest has not yet recovered any pricing power....

With two weeks left before the rule was scheduled to go into effect, the FMCSA rescinded its order for electronic onboard recorders (EOBRs) that include the capability to log drivers' Hours of Service automatically. Under the rule established in April...

In April, the DAT North American Freight Index achieved the highest volume in a single month since the Index was established in 1996. On a year-over-year basis, volume increased 17%. Compared to March, the increase was 3.5%. The monthly DAT North American...

We received 83 comments to a recent blog post, " The Death of the 'Buck-A-Mile' Backhaul ," where I discussed trucking costs and freight rates. Many of the comments came from carriers who blamed brokers for offering low rates. A few...

Recent freight patterns have shown peak demand in the second quarter of the year as opposed to the historical trend of a third-quarter peak. Yet here we are, well into the second quarter, and things are humming along nicely with plenty of available trucks...

Happy Friday. Don't forget: Mother's Day is this Sunday. Some moms like to get special treatment on Mother's Day. I'm not telling you what to do -- just giving you a friendly reminder. There is a good chance my mother will actually read...

Guest blogger Dennis Brown is founder and CEO of Logistic Dynamics Inc. , a non-asset-based freight brokerage and transportation services company in Buffalo NY. You can win business with cold calling, but it can be tough to say the least. If you really...

Guest blogger Jeff Schneider is president of Schneider Training Solutions in Portland, OR. This article is adapted from "Prospecting in a Strategic Manner". You probably spend part of your day selling, even if you don't have to have the...

Rodney A. sent me a picture of his truck and gave me permission to share it with you. I didn't get Rodney's first email, which thanked us for our newsletter, because I was on vacation He replied: "Vacation is something Sandy and I are on...

VAN National average rates for vans are up $0.04 since the end of April. But in our weekly survey of 64 major lanes, 33 rates declined and only 26 increased. The remaining lanes were neutral, week over week. What's Hot - Three van markets improved...