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Cheapest Freight Isn’t Best When Delays Cost Millions
1+ week, 2+ day ago (157+ words) Cheapest freight isn’t always best, especially when a late shipment can cost millions. ShipStation Global CEO Tom Madine breaks down why SMB shippers need parcel, LTL and truckload in one workflow, and why better freight decisions now matter more than…...
Why the Best LTL Carriers Are Built, Not Bought
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (830+ words) In an industry where shippers increasingly treat carriers as interchangeable line items on a rate sheet, the LTL operators pulling ahead are the ones who’ve figured out that price is only one variable in a much larger equation. The real…...
After Montgomery, Everyone Wants to Rate Carrier Safety. We're Looking in the Wrong Place.
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (728+ words) A broker has a load and three carriers willing to haul it. Which one is safe? For all the data our industry supposedly drowns in, there is still no dependable way to answer that question. And after this spring, the…...
Fast and Cheap: The Two Shortcuts That Fuel Freight Fraud
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (439+ words) This article is contributed content. It does not reflect the views or opinions of FreightWaves or any of its subsidiaries. This article has been updated following commentary and feedback from Amazon. Digital communications carry the same risk, as brokers conditioned…...
The Industry Is Focused on 200,000 Non-Domiciled CDLs — But There Is Another 200,000-Driver Story Nobody Is Covering
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (671+ words) The chart below is real. It comes directly from FMCSA’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. It is publicly available. And based on the coverage it has received relative to its significance, it might be the most important piece of data in…...
The Difference Between a Truck Owner and a Business Owner in Trucking
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (979+ words) There’s a moment in every trucking journey where two operators standing in the same parking lot, pulling similar freight, and running similar equipment quietly drift onto completely different paths. On the surface, nothing looks different. Both trucks are running. Both…...
When the safety net becomes the risk
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (904+ words) What is a Risk Retention Group and why should you care Most people in trucking understand commercial auto insurance at a basic level. You pay a premium, a licensed carrier stands behind the policy, the state regulates it and if…...
5,472 People Died in Large Truck Crashes in 2023. The Data Tells Us Why. And It Is Not the Story Being Told on Social Media.
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (879+ words) Let’s start with what is not in dispute. That number went down 8% from 2022. It is still 5,472 people. It is still one of the most serious highway safety challenges in the country. And the public debate about what is causing it…...
'It's the whole industry': Veteran driver says CDL crackdown won't fix training alone
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (1010+ words) As federal regulators crack down on hundreds of commercial driver training providers, a veteran truck driver in Georgia is launching a school he says will take a different approach — smaller classes, more time behind the wheel and a greater emphasis…...
Largest capacity purge in history coming
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (421+ words) Industry economist projects that 600,000 active drivers could be eliminated from trucking The Calm Before the Storm: Freight’s Current Reality Factors Contributing to the Freight Market Decline Freight volumes have dramatically decreased, with year-over-year figures showing a staggering 18% decline. This precipitous…...