Freight Tec News
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Excellent article taken from Transport Topics, Aug. 11, 2009. Opinion: The Customer Service, Dispatch Dilemma – By Greg Shelton, Dispatch Consultant As the recession deepens, there is growing awareness in the transportation industry of the role dispatchers play in keeping third-party logistics firms and freight brokerages competitive, particularly in the areas where dispatch and customer…
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If you didn’t catch it yet, be sure to check out Freight Tec on the cover of Internet Truckstop Magazine for the Sept/Oct 2009 Issue. Visit Truckstop.com for more information or go right to the full magazine by clicking Here. Be sure to check it out and let us know what you think by commenting…
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Freight Tec was recently featured on IT Magazine by Internet Truckstop. “Techology is the wave of the future and those not riding it will be left in the surf paddling” – Jeff Graves, CFO Freight Tec. Here is the cover – “We’re early adopters of technology. We’re always testing it, checking it out and keeping…
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Excellent article taken from the Journal of Commerce, Aug. 10, 2009 Issue, page 9. Broker vs. Motor Carrier I HAVE BEEN on both sides of transporation, and everyone brokers loads (“Brokers Ride a Rollercoaster,” www.joc.com/node/410818). It’s comedic when I hear a shipper say they don’t use brokers and only use asset-based companies. If only they…
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Excellent article taken from the Journal of Commerce, Aug. 10, 2009 Issue, page 8. ‘Reincarnated’ Truckers Live On MORE THAN 1,000 trucking companies shut down for violating federal safety rules may still be operating on U.S. highways under new names. Federal investigators call them “reincarnated motor carriers” — and they’ve proved harder to stop than…
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Am I being paid a “fair” commission split for the kind of business I’m doing? What is a “fair” split? A “fair” split is one that takes many things into consideration. Here are a few of them: What Freight Tec takes into consideration: Trustworthiness of the Agent / Prospective Agent revenue level gross profit credit risk of your…
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Negligence is the legal concept that makes a person or company responsible for harm caused by a failure to use reasonable care. In plain terms, negligence happens whenever someone owes a duty to act carefully, breaks that duty, and that failure injures another person. Because trucking accidents, cargo damage claims, and freight broker disputes almost…
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Double brokering happens the instant a carrier you contracted secretly reassigns your freight to a second, unvetted carrier — without your knowledge, your paperwork, or your permission. As a result, the moment that handoff happens, your cargo insurance, your liability coverage, and your entire chain of accountability can vanish in a single unlogged phone call.…
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Delay charges are the fees a shipper, broker, or carrier agrees to pay when freight misses its scheduled pickup or delivery appointment because of something within a party’s control. In the trucking and logistics world, these charges exist to protect shippers running tight, just-in-time supply chains — think automotive plants that cannot absorb even one…