Trucker Tips: How I started trucking
When I took a job as a delivery helper for a local distributor back in 2000, I never planned on
How to find the best freight brokers
Are you looking to expand your motor carrier business? The key is finding new business partners that you can trust.
3 truck-finding hacks for freight brokers
You may not have a problem getting carriers to cover a load, but every freight broker occasionally hits the wall
Secrets to trucking success: Find a need and fill it
Author Earl Nightingale once said that to get rich, you just have to find a need and fill it. In the
Brokers improve net profits despite lower revenue
The first quarter was one of those “good news, bad news” stories for freight brokers. The good news was a
Pros and cons: Brokered vs. direct shipper freight
The kind of freight you choose to haul, whether it’s through a broker or direct from a shipper, is an
Partial loads: A slow season secret weapon?
I try my best to avoid markets where demand is low, but that gets difficult at this time of year.
How the best shippers manage capacity challenges
What can shippers do to make their freight attractive to carriers? Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion
Trailer pools: Friend or foe?
Imagine a transportation industry where no truck was ever detained. That’s the motivation behind trailer pools, which are an increasingly
Will sub-zero temps stall trucking operations?
Large swaths of the U.S. often suffer from all kinds of severe weather during the first quarter, impacting freight movements.
6 rules for making money in the slow season
The spot market will likely be the same as it is every year around this time: From January to about
Costs rise faster than revenues for freight brokers in November
Although revenues and profits improved for freight brokers in November compared to 2017, the month-over-month results were disappointing. Load counts