Category: Freight Tec General
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Bad debts are one of the most dangerous threats facing any freight brokerage, and they can turn a profitable quarter into a financial disaster almost overnight. Imagine one of your largest customers suddenly going belly up while owing you and your broker $50,000 in unpaid freight bills. You soon learn there is no realistic hope…
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Carrier qualification is the process a freight broker uses to confirm that a trucking company is legal, insured, safe and trustworthy before it hauls a single load. Done right, it protects the shipper, the broker and the public. Done poorly, it can leave a broker holding a lawsuit. Here is a true story from our…
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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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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 They say the 8 hour workday is inefficient and outdated.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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It seems like most of the buzz around President’s Day has little to do with Presidents. It’s all about big sales, or taking off for a 3-day weekend. But where did the holiday come from? What exactly or who exactly are we celebrating? A surprising amount of American’s don’t know much about the holiday. We bet…
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Listening to the same music over and over gets old when you’re out on the road all the time. It isn’t always possible to be driving when your favorite radio program comes on, but it’s important to keep your mind active and stay up with industry information. Podcasts are a form of broadcasting that you…
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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…
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Here are some pictures from a recent move of 3 Komatsu HD 785-7 Off Highway Rock Trucks. These weighed in at a massive 165,000 lbs, 35′ L x 22’6″ W x 18’6″ H on the ground. The trucks were split – removing the beds and outside tires. Chassis shipped at 30′ L x 18′ W x…
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Congress approved the Highway Bill, and President Obama is set to sign it on Friday, July 6, 2012. The report contains the TIA-OOIDA-ATA compromise language almost exactly. How will this affect you? Read the great blog post and summary from DAT.com. Leave a comment below and let us know what you think! Related reading: Oil…