Category: Best Practices and Benchmarks

Pros and cons: Brokered vs. direct shipper freight

The kind of freight you choose to haul, whether it’s through a broker or direct from a shipper, is an

I try my best to avoid markets where demand is low, but that gets difficult at this time of year.

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

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

Chad Boblett is the owner and driver of Boblett Brothers Trucking of Lexington, KY. Chad also founded the Rate Per Mile Masters group on

Chad Boblett is the owner and driver of Boblett Brothers Trucking of Lexington, KY. Chad also founded the Rate Per

Being an owner-operator turned out to be a lucrative business for me, which is why I’m grateful for sites like

With DAT RateView, you can compare contract and spot market freight rates on more than 65,000 lanes in North America.

What’s the best transportation management software (TMS) for freight brokers? There are many software vendors to choose from—including a TMS

There’s one piece of advice that I’d give to any carrier running the spot market. It’s advice that can significantly

In my six years as an owner-operator who works exclusively with brokers, I’ve been able to communicate better and more

Finding a truck might not be so hard in the current market, but how do you recruit and retain the