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How a 3PL managed one of the worst hurricane seasons

In a normal hurricane season, there would be about 13 named storms in the Atlantic Ocean from June through November.

It’s no secret that truckload rates aren’t where they were a year ago. We don’t expect prices to reach the

You may not have a problem getting carriers to cover a load, but every freight broker occasionally hits the wall

It’s natural to prefer predictability over surprise in many parts of your life, but as the axiom says, “change is

Although van freight got a nice boost last week because of the shortened Memorial Day week, the news was a

Are we really on the brink of a freight recession? I’ve seen countless gloom-and-doom forecasts and analyses from some very smart

If you watch the evening news, you might think there’s a recession coming any minute now. An online search for the

The annual reports have all rolled in from publicly traded transportation companies, and it’s obvious that 2018 was a record-setting

Last week’s Arctic weather stalled freight movement in and out of key markets in the Midwest. But the storm passed

What can shippers do to make their freight attractive to carriers? Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion

Demand for fresh produce remains strong, even though most fall crops have already been harvested in the U.S. and spring

Over the past few weeks, freight rates have surged to multi-year highs and capacity was diverted, causing truck shortages in