Category: Transportation Logistics
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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…
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Capacity is rapidly tightening up on ocean containers from China. How will this affect the U.S. domestic market in 2010? How will these containers be utilized in the supply chain? Fast-paced change buoyed by surge in demand, shortage of containers. Ocean container spot freight rates on the key export trades out of China to Europe…
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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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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…