Category: Best Practices and Benchmarks

The diseconomies of scale in truckload freight

Procuring truckload capacity is unique compared to other commodities, which adds challenges to creating a successful transportation budget. With most

In the volatile truckload freight marketplace, transportation costs can change rapidly. And when the spot market surges, like we’ve seen

Here are measures that carriers can take to protect themselves against identity theft, double brokering, cargo theft and other scams.

Predictive modeling is the art of using high-power computing to learn from the past and predict the future. Most of

For small and mid-sized brokerages, quarterly load volumes were lower than they had been in more than two years, based

Forecasting is an inexact science, and the most successful forecasting models aren’t always the most complex. Successful forecasts are the

When you compare transportation trends in 2019 to the extraordinary results of 2018, this year may seem bleak. For freight brokers, 2019 was

One of the best ways for a small motor carrier to advertise their services is by post their available trucks

Hurricane season always brings the risk of massive disruptions – not just to supply chains, but to people’s lives and

I have been a spot market pirate for almost nine years. As a pirate, you want to get in and

During the second quarter of 2019, freight brokers enjoyed their highest margins in two years. That extra margin helped offset

You want to grow your freight brokerage, but what’s the best way to go about it? There are a lot