Archive for the ‘Trucking’ Category
Due Diligence for 3PLs in Choosing a Qualified Carrier
Posted on March 16th, 2018Looking back to a Blog post we shared back in 2012, we have an update on how choosing an unqualified carrier could leave a 3rd Party Logistics (3PL) company responsible for carrier actions. That case had to do with double brokering, but this case had to do directly with the 3PL that […]
Building Relationships with Warehouses
Posted on March 2nd, 2018We have choices every day on how we interact with others, and some occupations have more opportunities than others. Industry insiders know that having a good relationship with your drivers and warehouse personnel makes a big difference in how your freight is handled and how soon it can get loaded. […]
Temperature Controlled Freight – Reefer Settings
Posted on February 23rd, 2018How complicated can a temperature controlled reefer be? Isn’t it just a trailer that runs like a refrigerator? Image: Utility 3000R with Thermo King S-600 Reefer Unit True, to a certain degree. There are a lot of variables when it comes to a refrigerator that moves through different weather, varying temperatures […]
Chinese New Year and How it Affects your Logistics
Posted on February 15th, 2018Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year, creates a period of about 10 days of complete silence from an entire country when it comes to your suppliers, agents and partners. Chinese New Year falls on February 16, 2018. Most of the factory workers in China come from faraway […]
Fuel Cells | Hydrogen Powered Electric Trucks
Posted on February 7th, 2018Although Tesla has all the publicity with their electric Class 8 Semi, a viable contender in the world of alternative fuel is with Fuel Cells that use Hydrogen to power its electric drivetrain. Fuel cells use an electric motor drivetrain, but instead of having batteries store all the power, hydrogen is […]
How the ELD Mandate Affects Your Driver
Posted on January 12th, 2018Most of us working in an industry where physical products and materials are moved know that the Electronic Log Device Mandate is affecting fleets across the nation in some way, but aren’t quite sure exactly how. The general feeling is that drivers should not drive past their limits, and we are […]
SEMI | TESLA
Posted on November 22nd, 2017What’s the big deal? An all electric semi truck? It’s a big deal. On November 16, 2017, Tesla officially announced that they have developed a production, all electric tractor trailer. Ignore the noise about how only mostly non-truckers are impressed, and that the 500 mile range is impractical for long-haul […]
Greener Fleet and Higher Delivery Rates by Bo Seriki
Posted on November 8th, 2012Greener Fleet and higher delivery rates? I sure think so. When I began my career in this industry I wore many hats. I would tamper with sales and whatever would be associated with operations. Things such as quoting,dispatching and quality assurance. As I continued to grow in this world of […]
Four Responsibilities of a Good Freight Broker
Posted on February 15th, 2012There are a staggering amount of Third Party Logistics and freight brokers in the domestic United States. Last we checked there were over 16,000 freight brokers in the continental U.S. They range from a wide variety of people, from stay-at-home parents working part time, the small broker or brokerage house who […]