Category: Transportation Logistics
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It was great connecting with industry friends last week at TIA in Orlando! 🌴 #TIA2023 #bestagentprogram #freightbroker #freighttec #freightagent #freightbrokerage
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Today the US plays Iran! ⚽️ It’s WIN or go home! 🚩 What teams are you rooting for? 🙌 #worldcup🏆 #freighttec #bestagentprogram #freightagent #freightbrokerage #freightbroker
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Wishing you a happy & festive Thanksgiving this week! 🦃 🥧 🍁 #happythanksgiving #bestagentprogram #freightagent #freightbroker #freighttec #freightbrokerage Related reading: The Best Way to Get Your Carriers Set Up Quickly Related reading: Happy Labor Day! Related reading: Happy New Year! Related reading: Happy Halloween! 🎃 Related reading: July 4th, 2011 – Happy Independence Day
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A team is more than a group of people standing near each other — it’s a collection of individuals united by a shared goal, complementary skills, and mutual accountability. At Freight Tec, we live this definition every single day, and that’s exactly why we’re breaking down what the word “team” really means, where it comes…
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A strong recruiting team can make or break a freight brokerage’s growth, and that’s exactly the energy our recruiting team brought to town last week. If you’ve ever wondered what separates a thriving freight agency from one that’s stuck treading water, the answer almost always traces back to the people finding and placing the talent.…
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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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This is a True Story. A carrier calls our office to book a load we had shared with our network. We start our Carrier Qualification Process and find out that the Carrier wants to use an owner-operator. We advised the Carrier that we needed to see their federal operating authority, Certificate of Insurance, W-9, and…
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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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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…