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How Managers Can Build Driver-Dispatcher Respect

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

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A Million Truckloads of Potatoes

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

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How to Find Loads in a Tough Market

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

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Benchmark Your Supply Chain for 45 MPH or a 450-Mile Day

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

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"Does That Include Fuel?" and Other Questions

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

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Rate Trend of the Week: September Rates are Up!

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

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How to read a carrier’s insurance certificate

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

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Rate Trend of the Week: What’s Hot and What’s Not

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

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More Van Lanes Look Stable

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

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Spot Market Rate Trend of the Week: Van Rates Continue Trend, Reefer Rates Move Up

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

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Spot Market Rate Trend of the Week: Latest Data Shows Flatbed Rates Rising, Van Rates Falling

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

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CSA 2010 is Here!

Well, the time has come – CSA 2010 BASICs scores were releasedto the public on Sunday and the program got

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