Category: Carriers
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Carrier setup is the make-or-break moment in any freight broker relationship, and in the freight transportation industry, it can take mere minutes or drag on for days. Sales come and go in the blink of an eye, and as the old saying goes, time kills all deals. Consequently, if it takes hours or even days…
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Freight carrier safety is the single biggest factor separating a dependable trucking partner from a costly liability on the open road. Whether you’re a fleet dispatcher, a safety manager, or a shipper vetting a new provider, understanding how safety scores, driver habits, and compliance programs work together can mean the difference between an on-time delivery…
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A self driving truck used to sound like something out of a science-fiction movie. Today, it is one of the most closely watched technologies in the entire freight industry, and for good reason. However, before you decide whether a self driving truck will ever replace the person behind the wheel, you need to understand exactly…
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A company in the UK called Mole Solutions thinks so. They’ve designed pods, that would travel underground to deliver goods currently hauled by trucks. They travel via a computer controlled smart track, using electromagnets. The company claims they could ship goods for 20% the cost of road shipping. But is it feasible? Laying that much pipeline…
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Work-life balance isn’t a luxury reserved for corner offices — it’s a daily tug-of-war for anyone juggling a demanding career, a family, and a life actually worth living, especially if that career means being behind the wheel for ten hours a day. If you’ve finished a shift, climbed into bed, and realized you can’t remember…
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Do you work 8 hours straight? Do you often work through your lunch? You may think that you’re a better worker for these habits, but, studies say you’re doing it wrong. They say the 8 hour workday is inefficient and outdated. Entrepreneur says: “The 8-hour workday was created during the industrial revolution as an effort…
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Road rage turned a routine highway commute into a seven-hour nightmare on Salt Lake City’s I-15 to I-215 interchange, when a motorist deliberately brake-checked a semi-truck and sent it rolling across four lanes of traffic. What started as one driver’s anger over a simple lane change ended in five separate collisions, a shut-down freeway, and…
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The Motor Carrier Protection Act is the federal law that rewired how freight brokers do business with truckers — and if you haul freight, hire carriers, or arrange loads for a living, it directly affects whether you actually get paid. Congress passed the Motor Carrier Protection Act in 2010 specifically to stop brokers from vanishing…
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This M60 armoured vehicle-launched bridge (AVLB) weighs in at 101,000 lbs, and is 12ft wide. This one is fresh after a rebuild, and headed back into service. Great YouTube video of these vehicles in action – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xUq5I_J3nI
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A freight card gives owner-operators and carriers instant access to fuel discounts, maintenance funding, and working capital without waiting on slow-paying brokers. Freight-Tec’s freight card program pairs a physical fuel card with a revolving credit line built specifically for trucking businesses, so you never have to choose between keeping your truck rolling and keeping your…