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Truck driver safety is an ongoing process that involves engagement, awareness and targeted training.

Policies affecting cross-border shipping, like the Complemento Carta Porte, are often a thorn in the side of shippers, but they can be streamlined with the right 3PL partner.

“Violations that occur as a result of an accident are not supposed to count toward your CSA score,” says Reliance Partners executive Robert Kaferle.

IFS democratizes 3PL software for companies large and small.

CEO Michael Colin details MVMNT’s delivery of enterprise-level technology downstream to smaller brokerages.

ZipRecruiter recently released an analysis about current dynamics of labor supply and demand in the economy. The conclusion was that for the first time, the U.S. economy had exhausted its supply of workers.

Freight Club leverages the volume of all clients in order to get enterprise rates from its network of more than 30 well-known carriers.

Corrective action training may not prevent an incident but it will reduce the likelihood of one reoccurring.

Don’t miss out on what Mexico has to offer. Go with the leading cross-border 3PL.

As the holiday shopping season descends, companies should be aware that law-abiding consumers are not the only folks hoping to get their hands on this season’s hottest gifts.

Record levels of market volatility have sparked discussions and innovations around traditional contract terms in the logistics industry.

Agency leaders join fleet executives and drivers on demo rides and drives of PlusDrive, designed to make trucking safer, more fuel efficient, more comfortable, and better for the environment

Now that awareness has increased and investments are being made, it’s time for forwarders to shift their focus toward seeking exceptional end-to-end digital shipping experiences that allow them to combine relationships and expertise with great tech.

If you’re not investing smartly in people and tech, you’re asking to be left behind. 

Rethink B2B integration with Cleo Integration Cloud

LogRock is dedicated to building technology that manages all aspects of compliance for trucking companies from driver-qualification files and permits to hours-of-service and maintenance records, so they don’t have to.

“You can’t challenge a piece of missing information that’s required; it’s either there or it’s not.”

This white paper reviews the latest trends in shipping and what we can expect for Q4.

Guided by Emtec Digital, companies can expedite their digital transformation by implementing robotic process automation and intelligent automation, allowing for enhanced operational efficiency and productivity.

The Future of Autonomous Trucks in Freight

Carriers often experience turnover rates above 90%. To combat this staggering statistic, carriers need to know why drivers are leaving. The best way to figure that out is to ask them.

With the recent launch of Tomorrow.io’s Real-Time Monitoring system, companies are able to receive granular, real-time weather information relevant to their moving assets.

Weather safety starts well before the first raindrop or snowflake falls, so shippers should look for carriers, like PGT Trucking, that have strong proactive internal processes in place.

Numerous shippers are realizing that digitization can change their processes, making them stronger and better able to deal with and adapt to external forces.

Tive has created a comprehensive checklist to help you prepare for a cold chain audit.

While shorter bid cycles can prove especially valuable during market shifts, it’s important to remember that freight markets are characterized by their volatility.

One of the biggest issues in the logistics industry is still driver recruitment and retention, and this year’s 2022 U.S. Transportation Spotlight Report gives insight regarding retention, recruitment and background screening activity over the past year.

Trucker Path bridges the gap between brokers and carriers, connecting over 1,000 brokers with over 1 million app users.

A Borderless Coverage risk management strategy equips shippers for Mexico’s many challenges.

Whatever the demand — big or small — many of pallet traders and companies still operate inefficiently, by email, phone, fax or internet. Until recently, there has been no accessible, universal location to conduct pallet business.

Weather-related hazards cause over 1.2 million vehicle accidents each year, yet leading trucking firms still lack a streamlined system to identify which of their drivers are at risk due to adverse weather conditions.

Brokerages can go digital without losing the human element that makes them unique.

Powerfleet takes the high cost and complexity out of data integrations.

TMS will be at the heart of this new tech-based transformation, offering robust tools to shippers reimagining operations — and, most importantly, to those that historically haven’t enjoyed access to the technology.

Shippers are expected to do their due diligence when it comes to choosing carrier partners. That includes choosing companies that are working within FMCSA guidelines, a task that requires knowledge of said guidelines.

Companies have found other ways to navigate driver recruiting and retention efforts through marketing. Trucking Clicks is paving the way by providing value before and after the click.

Fleets seeking a readily-available and proven solution to reduce heavy-duty truck emissions are increasingly turning to renewable natural gas

Netradyne’s scoring system incentivizes safety through competition.

From transportation capacity and labor constraints to changing order profiles and more frequent disruptive events, maintaining predictable and cost-effective material flows has never been more complex or challenging. 

Each year carriers must pay their Unified Carrier Registration fees, and failure to do so could result in significant penalties, including suspension of vehicle registrations.

Waypoint provides a space for soldiers to find an outlet and camaraderie in shared traumas and experiences, creating opportunities for healing and restoration and the opportunity to live life to the fullest in honor of those who lost their lives.

Reliance Partners’ Robert Kaferle details the gear every trucker should have to survive an emergency situation this winter.

Autonomous trucking technology companies share the belief that driverless big rigs will help alleviate many of the industry’s biggest problems, from driver shortages and turnover rates to rising insurance, fuel […]

See 5 steps to a best-in-class safety program HERE!

Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels discusses the trickiness of lanes.

Freight brokers and 3PLs should focus on accommodating carriers’ technology needs in order to improve service levels.

Warehouses are turning loss to profits with CartonCloud’s WMS.

The shift in the work environment sparked the leadership at J.B. Hunt to include a flexible work schedule for truck drivers, allowing them a fair and enjoyable work-life balance.

Cleo Integration Cloud is a blend of both internal and external integration systems types, providing users with a self-service platform to connect their internal ecosystem of back office and cloud-based enterprise processes with trading partners through its any-to-any transformation engine.

All the essential tools for shipping are centralized on Mothership’s dashboard, creating unmatched reliability and efficiency in your final-mile supply chain.

The data contained in this report provides breakdowns of capacity, volumes and rates as we enter Q4.

There is a lack of in-depth, data-driven visibility tools in the logistics industry today, according to Mitch Violett, senior director of product management at Convoy. 

Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels reacts to the results of this year’s International Roadcheck. He ponders whether drivers should take all the heat, but also says greater action can always be taken to mitigate violations.

MicroStar’s business model is built on providing fast service, quality, and flexibility

Not all telematics solutions are created equal.

Driver turnover is expensive, and trucking operators cannot afford to keep turning over virtually their entire workforces on a yearly basis if they hope to bolster their bottom lines.

Without a clear idea of what technological breakthroughs in alternative fuels may be coming, ocean carriers are left searching for a path forward as they look to build vessels.

“When we first got started here, probably 75% of my day was answering emails and phone calls asking for updates. Now that all that is being sent directly from the drivers to the customers, it gives me a lot more time to handle planning and other issues that come up.”

Lots of questions remain about how California’s AB5 law will impact the trucking industry in other states.

Steamship lines sometimes offer an included chassis for trucking companies. Similarly, non-vessel operating common carriers sometimes offer a chassis program linked to the chassis pools for their carrier partners. While these offers may sound attractive, is a typical “chassis deal” really a deal at all?

One area that carriers have emphasized this year is “ugly freight” – or non-conveyable shipments. These are packages that are hard to put through their automated systems.

With more choices than ever, shippers must come up with a plan for choosing — and evaluating — their carrier partners.

Integrations Give Shippers the Tools to Withstand Recession

Mexico’s proximity to the Americas and favorable operating environment has made it an attractive location for many U.S. companies wanting to expand or move their manufacturing operation.

IMI’s Bob Bortner steps through the MILCURE wheel refinishing process on FreightWaves’ WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Bestpass’ Jason Walker says although it’s not the first priority of most fleets, tolls are something they must get under control in order to focus on the things they were actually hired to do.

Netradyne’s Adam Kahn suggests the most effective way to train and retain drivers is to review their performance in full — both the good and the ugly.

Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels wades through the weeds of the driver pay debate.

Effective partnerships improve recruiting and retaining efforts across the industry.

In the rising world of e-commerce, Open Pricer helps to expand e-commerce with dynamic pricing.

For many carriers, the rapid adoption of technology has sparked skepticism and reticence.

StratusGrid’s expertise and ability to provide supply chain and logistics companies with software solutions on the world’s most widely adopted cloud platform is underscored with Amazon Web Services recognition.

R2’s LTL service is designed specifically to service small-medium-sized shippers – bringing well-rounded expertise in one platform that gives shippers the same advantages of a large shipper.

FMCSA requires annual checks on a truck driver’s motor vehicle record. But doing that can leave gaps and potentially allows drivers to remain on the road when they are no longer eligible to drive a CMV.

Platform helps to streamline and automate driver recruitment and retention efforts.

Reliance Partners’ Robert Kaferle explains why it’s important to bring your driver and dispatcher together more often.

Learn How Trimble Transportation can help manage your RFP process

DHL Supply Chain provides visibility across the entire supply chain with top-notch transparency and easy-to-understand performance-tracking tools.

Many of the pandemic-fueled headwinds that have plagued the logistics industry over the past two years are beginning to subside, but U.S. ports are still being slammed with more volume than they can handle on a daily basis.

With strong backing from major players within the Southeast Asia port community and ecosystem, Haulio is the leading first-mile player in container logistics.

When it comes to truck driver safety, one might assume that the majority of injuries are the result of vehicle crashes, but this is not always the case.

A new headquarters and a growing team have kept Reliance Partners on the rise.

Protecting drivers with TVC Pro-Driver.

Omar Singh details the shipper TMS integrations and partnerships that have taken Surge to end-to-end automation.

Though often overlooked, improving truck driver behavior packs a punch when it comes to maximizing fuel efficiency. Research shows up to 30% of fuel consumption comes from decisions drivers make on the road.

Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels describes what it takes to be crowned a champion driver.

Citation management that helps trucking companies improve driver safety.

Tenstreet’s Marilyn Surber says it’s better to refrain from making serious strategy changes or even exiting the recruiting game altogether in the evolving truck driving climate.

Mothership’s same-day freight marketplace injects modern software into an industry still lagging behind in technology adoption, opening doors for shippers that will directly allow them to break into new markets and build consistent and dependable service with low overall damage rates.

The easiest way to keep roadside incidents in check — and protect profits — is to invest in predictive maintenance technology upfront.

The holiday peak season could provide carriers with the perfect opportunity to strengthen their relationships with shippers going into the new year, securing more consistent and higher-value freight as the market continues to loosen.

Each new Ditat customer is paired with one support team member who stays with the account from the beginning and beyond.

While freight demand is still present, the industry is seeing a softening.

Using data to protect trucking companies.

In order to be proactive in both the planning stage and throughout the year, shippers need access to accurate, digestible and up-to-date data.

It’s not too late to take care of violations that could leave you sidelined. Be sure to conduct thorough pre- and post-trip inspections of your brakes, lights and tires.

He regards the technology as not just the next generation of business process tools after the TMS, but something more akin to the revolutionary jump from traditional phones to smartphones.

FMCSA’s Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program will analyze the safety benefits or hazards that young drivers pose to interstate commerce.

Attracting and retaining a younger workforce.

Netradyne’s Ryan Knight says fleets should identify their pain points before choosing a camera solution.