Category: Freight Trucking Company
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Electronic onboard recorders (EOBRs) were the first federally recognized devices built to automatically track a truck driver’s hours of service, and understanding how they work still matters today because they laid the groundwork for the electronic logging device (ELD) rules every fleet follows now. If you manage trucks, dispatch drivers, or simply want to avoid…
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Acid reflux disease strikes freight brokers and other high-stress professionals far more often than most people realize, and the burning pain it creates can derail an entire workday in minutes. Brokers juggle tight deadlines, angry carriers, and nonstop phone calls, so their bodies live in a near-constant state of alert. As a result, stomach acid…
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Transportation is the process of moving people, freight, and raw materials from one location to another, and it quietly shapes almost every purchase, harvest, and delivery in the modern economy. Whether it happens by rail, truck, ship, or air, transportation determines how quickly goods reach shelves and how much that convenience costs. In particular, the…
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The National Association of Small Trucking Companies (NASTC) – http://www.nastc.com – recently named Freight Tec in their “Best Broker Directory” for 2010-2011. NASTC screens every one of these brokers by carrier payment policy, history, and recommendations they receive from other NASTC members. “We feel this group of brokers represents the top of the brokerage community…
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Excellent article we wanted to share from Truck’n HotNews, by Utah Trucking Association, June 21 – June 27, 2010 LAWS TO PROTECT CARRIERS FROM BAD BROKERS Senators Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) have introduced the “Motor Carrier Protection Act of 2010” (S 3483), in response to concerns about unscrupulous brokering practices that continually…
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What happens when a Shipper gives one load to multiple freight brokers in order to find a truck? Market Distortion, and it’s Expensive for Shippers. An interesting Market Distortion occurs when Shippers call multiple Brokers to move their load(s). When a Broker receives a call from the Shipper to move a load on a particular…
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Oil contract futures are standardized agreements to buy or sell a fixed quantity of crude oil at a set price on a future date, and they have shaped — and sometimes shaken — the entire freight industry for over a decade. In 2008, a surge of speculative trading in oil contract futures pushed crude toward…
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Each of us are reminded daily that Customers Talk. If you do a great job, or a poor job, your customers will tell you – but probably won’t tell you to your face. They’ll tell you, by telling others. Here is an excellent quote from Jeffrey Gitomer: Customers talk…to their associates, friends, and neighbors. Here…
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The federal texting ban for commercial truck and bus drivers remains one of the strictest safety rules the Department of Transportation (DOT) has ever placed on the trucking industry. Since the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) enacted this rule, texting behind the wheel of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) has carried penalties as severe…