Trucking Strategies to Keep Your Freight Business Moving
Trucking and freight transportation are critical components of the global supply chain. More than trains, boats, and aircraft cargo management, ground-based freighting is the crux of shipping. In recent years, the trucking industry experienced more frequent stagnation in response to domestic and global events. The world is continually changing, but a successful business implements strategies to combat stagnation and decline. Many...
Trucking and Coronavirus | A Bumpy Road Ahead
As coronavirus cases climb in the United States, Americans are waking up and acknowledging that drivers are essential. For those of us in the industry, the extra media attention on trucking and coronavirus reinforces what we already know. Trucking is the backbone of the American economy and a non-negotiable step in the supply chain. Billy-Big-Rig beware, in the midst of all the praise experts like Brain Fielkow president of JetCo...
Trucking Lessons From COVID-19 | What We Know
We’re just over four months into the COVID-19 pandemic. That means we’ve already spent one-third of 2020 dealing with this deadly virus. Some industries ground to a halt, sports leagues across the world found themselves stuck at home like the majority of us. Other sectors, like healthcare, went digital. Patients found themselves in a virtual waiting room and spoke with health professionals via video chat. One industry, however, found...
A New Road | Trucking Through a Pandemic
We know you’re tired of reading about it, or listening to it, or even seeing it. It’s no secret that the coronavirus has completely changed how our society functions. Entire industries have been turned upside-down by COVID-19, and it’s looking like “normal” is still far from the horizon. We’ve already taken a look at how the Coronavirus is impacting the industry. From a decrease in drivers to more and more regulations when it comes to...
New Technology in the Trucking Industry | This Isn’t Your Father’s Trucking
For years it seemed like the best part about having a trucker-dad is the smell of fresh-ground-black-coffee every morning. It’s not low-tech … it’s his trucker’s tick! Just like my dad’s routine, the personality of this industry seemed steadfast. Now with new technology in the trucking industry, things are really revving up. But before we dive in there are somethings that will never change. Mornings will always start...
How to Use a Load Board | Advice and Best Practice
You’ve probably heard about load boards, and if you haven’t, take a load off and let’s hit the broad basics. Load boards shouldn’t send your engines into Maximum Overdrive, Emilio. Knowing how to use a load board can drive profits and lower your stress. If you know how to use a load board properly, finding loads or carriers just got a whole lot easier. How to Use a Load Board in 3 steps In our latest episode of BigRigBanter, we dive...