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Where’s the Action? Right now, you’re either shaking your head and saying there’s no action at all, or you are

A good dispatcher is both diplomat and den mother. But many dispatchers get little, if any, formal training beyond how

Farmers, food processing companies and grocery retailers will spend about $1 billion on trucking this year, to haul a bumper

I’ve been designing and testing DAT Load Boards for seven years, and during that time, I have learned that our

Back in 1981, when I was new to transportation, I was responsible for dispatching drivers and auditing logs. Trucks were

You really need this load, but how do you know if the rate is any good? Will your driver waste

What’sHot: Overallrates in September for vans, reefers and flatbeds recorded positive numbers! Vanrates rose 1.5% as both Memphis and Chicago

Is your carrier underinsured? Look at the carrier’s insurance certificate and check to be sure your company and your customer’s

What’s Hot: Van rates may not be “hot” this week, but they areshowing signs of stability. For the month of

Van and flatbed rates have increased consistently over the past three months, as I’ve blogged before. Now that reefer rates

Reefer rates edged up in the first two weeks of February led by a 2.5% increase in linehaul from the

Figures from February 2 show van and reefer rates in decline although some markets showing the sharpest decline have begun

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