Category: Best Practices and Benchmarks

Imagine a transportation industry where no truck was ever detained. That’s the motivation behind trailer pools, which are an increasingly

Large swaths of the U.S. often suffer from all kinds of severe weather during the first quarter, impacting freight movements.

The spot market will likely be the same as it is every year around this time: From January to about

Although revenues and profits improved for freight brokers in November compared to 2017, the month-over-month results were disappointing. Load counts

After 10 years in the Marine Corps and 3 years as a professional driver, I decided to start my own

Freight brokers’ revenues and costs rose by about the same amount in October, indicating that high rates paid by shippers

Freight brokers posted solid revenue gains and good cost controls in the third quarter, for a sharp increase in net

When demand for trucks slows down, like it does every year during this time, the trend among many owner-operators is

Freight brokers doubled their monthly revenue in July compared to last year, to set yet another record. Despite lackluster gross

If you’re a freight broker using the DAT Power load board, you may have capacity-finding tools that you aren’t even

Even with a 35% increase in headcount, freight brokers enjoyed a 20X spike in profit per employee, 25% higher revenue