The Shipper iQ – Forecasting and planning
The transportation logistics industry is no stranger to uncertainty. With seasonality shifts, demand fluctuations, rate volatility, and severe inclement weather,
The 100 Deadly Days of Summer
Due to a significant annual increase in fatal car accidents during the 100-day span between Memorial Day and Labor Day,
Understand The Demand for What You Haul
At last month’s Mid-America Truck Show (MATS) ProTalk sessions, numerous new carriers in the trucking industry asked what they should
‘Shipping air’: 75% of containers arriving in the U.S. return home empty
When you look at where and what comes into the U.S. in loaded import containers and what goes out as
A deeper analysis of the intermodal market
On a recent FreightVine podcast hosted by Prof. Chris Caplice, Senior Editor at the Journal of Commerce (JOC), Ari Ashe
Do’s and don’ts of freight broker insurance coverage
Before you make any decisions about insuring your business or changing your current coverage, I urge you to speak with
Dry Van Report: There’s only one parking space for every 11 truckers nationwide
In a recent study, the U.S. Department of Transport (USDoT) found that the truck parking shortage exists in every state
Centipedes on wheels: How Michigan trucks do less road damage than you’d think
Sept. 21, 2022 – It’s hard to escape just how different trucks are in Michigan.
It’s a thankless job, but someone’s got to do it.
Every year the American Trucking Association celebrates the hard work of the 3.6 million professional men and women who not only deliver our goods safely, securely, and on time but also keep our highways safe.
Lessons learned from operating reefer motors in the Australian Outback
Aug. 31, 2022 – Bob McMillan’s driving career covers over 6 million miles hauling refrigerated freight across one of the hottest continents on the planet.
With a $6 bet and a load of spoiled chickens, refrigerated trucking was born in 1938
Aug. 10, 2022 – Some of the greatest corporate names in American business history have something in common – they can trace their origins back to the need to keep food fresh.
Little Rock isn’t so little anymore
The Little Rock freight market might not be the largest in the South, but it is one of the few true intermodal markets for truckload carriers.