[ad_1] September 17, 2019 Tags: Trucking, Supply Chain As part of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) new Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse rule, trucking companies soon will be required to pay the agency a fee prior to hiring each driver—in addition to an annual fee for currently employed drivers. […]
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Trucking Strategies for Whichever Way the Wind Blows
[ad_1] September 17, 2019 | By Sandra Beckwith Tags: Trucking, Transportation, Sourcing/Negotiations Just because there’s more trucking capacity available today than there was a year ago doesn’t mean that shippers can overlook the basics. Here’s how to maintain capacity in all market conditions. What a difference a year makes. When […]
2019 Top 100 Truckers – Inbound Logistics
[ad_1] September 17, 2019 Tags: Trucking, Intermodal, Logistics Inbound Logistics’ annual Top 100 Truckers directory offers an in-depth review of carriers that match shippers’ diverse and demanding needs. The Trucking Decision Support Tool Search on any of these data points to match your requirements to the Top 100: bit.ly/trucking-DST […]
2019 Trucking Perspectives – Inbound Logistics
[ad_1] September 17, 2019 | By Merrill Douglas Tags: Trucking, Transportation, Supply Chain Inbound Logistics’ exclusive survey of shippers and truckers reveals where the wind is blowing in the trucking industry today. If you’ve heard the trucking capacity crunch has eased in 2019, you’ll find evidence to support that idea […]
Supporting Women Behind the Wheel
[ad_1] December 26, 2019 | By Felecia Stratton Tags: Trucking, Legislation, Public Policy, and Regulations, Transportation Two U.S. senators, working with Ellen Voie, president and CEO of the Women In Trucking Association, introduced legislation that would require the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to take a formal role in […]
Atlanta Hits the Spot – Inbound Logistics
[ad_1] January 31, 2020 | By Felecia Stratton Tags: Trucking, Freight Forwarders, Transportation Atlanta, Georgia, takes the top spot as the easiest market to find spot truckload van freight in 2019, according to a DAT Solutions report. Because spot freight is unscheduled, it can be a useful indicator of economic […]
Most Read Articles of 2019
[ad_1] January 31, 2020 Tags: Trucking, E-commerce, Food Logistics, Technology These Inbound Logistics articles caught your eye and claimed your clicks. From weaving sustainable practices into your supply chain to revealing how Impossible Burger met impossibly high demands, here is the 2019 content that got you buzzing. 1. Can You […]
Scale to Meet Your Needs
[ad_1] January 31, 2020 | By Jake McLeod Tags: Trucking, Transportation Management Systems (TMS), Global Economy Now more than ever before, shippers should consider working with an experienced managed transportation service provider that has a large, dedicated network of carrier partners. As the New Year’s Eve ball drops, so do […]
Ship More, Pay Less: Controlling Transportation Costs
[ad_1] January 31, 2020 | By Merrill Douglas Tags: Trucking, Transportation Management Systems (TMS), Transportation Better matching demand to supply and adjusting contracts, tendering, and invoice auditing strategies can help control transportation costs when rates are on the rise. Prices for freight and parcel transportation look ready to rise in […]
Helping Shippers Make Efficient and Effective Truckload Decisions
[ad_1] April 20, 2020 Tags: Trucking, Transportation HNRY Logistics boosted its truckload brokerage offering with Logistical Labs’ LoadDex, accelerating response rates and letting shippers initiate rate requests. The Challenge HNRY Logistics set out to revamp their truckload brokerage offering when they recognized pricing and faster response times as their biggest […]
How to Manage LTL Spend with a TMS
[ad_1] April 20, 2020 Tags: Trucking, Transportation Management Systems (TMS), Finance If you don’t know how much your company spends on LTL shipments, you’re not alone. Because of the complex nature of LTL moves and the complicated pricing structure, you may be paying more than you need to and leaving […]
Big Wheels Keep on Turnin'
[ad_1] Trucks continue to move—in many cases faster than usual—to respond to the demands placed on the industry by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data from the American Transportation Research Institute. [ad_2]