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Photo credit: Wikipedia For ten months of the year, Florida is the least-favorite destination for over-the-road truckers. It’s inevitably a

The economy is not expanding yet, at least according to reports of a mere 0.1% GDP growth in the first

The economy is not expanding yet, at least according to initial reports of a mere 0.1% GDP growth in the

Many industry experts predicted strong freight volumes on the heels of last winter’s huge backlog of freight. From December through

Following an extraordinary first quarter, spot market freight is finally reverting to a more typical pattern. National trends are mixed,

Jason Fullen, president of Fullen Transportation Company Jason Fullen is the first to tell you that the staff at Fullen

You already have a load from Point A to Point B – let’s say it’s a weekly van load from

The growing consensus is that trucking is now facing a truckload capacity crunch. For carriers, that means driver recruitment and

If there’s one take away from this eventful winter, it’s that truckload capacity is at a tipping point. The impacts

I can summarize this week’s dominant theme in six words: “weather has changed, rates have not.” The snow is finally

In the March 14 blog post Say Goodbye to Excess Truckload Capacity, our industry pricing manager Mark Montague mentions several

Company Reviews are catching on. My February blog post Rate Carriers, Brokers and Shippers with New “Company Reviews” Feature explained