How to Become a Freight Broker
Freight brokers use their expertise and relationships to help shippers find available carriers, saving shippers time and money and helping carriers more easily connect to shippers.
April 8, 2024The Safer Route Forward
Program Airs: May 23, 2 p.m. ET For modern transportation companies, commercial vehicle navigation is more than just a nice-to-have – it’s an essential tool for keeping your drivers safe. Join Trimble’s Dwayne Lazarre as he walks you through how truck-specific routing guides your fleet through the unexpected – from weather to work zones (and nearly everything in between).
May 23, 2024How to Combat Rising Insurance Costs
Program Airs: May 16, 2 p.m. ET Recouping your claims - from filing and acknowledgement to investigation and settlement - can exhaust more time and money than you can afford. Instead of a game of telephone, what if your service provider managed each step of the process from claim to settlement and offered you a single touchpoint for all your questions? Chas Nickells, Vice President of Business Development for Transportation at Davies Group, joins Seth Clevenger to share his decades of experience creating custom claims solutions for industry leaders and teach you how end-to-end claims solutions can transform your operations.
May 16, 2024Long Beach ‘Tri-Gen’ Ops Start for Toyota Vehicle Facility
Civic officials and business executives on May 2 celebrated the opening of “Tri-gen,” an energy generation project at the Port of Long Beach.
May 15, 2024Amazon Workers Say They Struggle to Afford Food, Rent
Five years after Amazon.com Inc. raised wages to $15 an hour, half of warehouse workers surveyed by researchers say they struggle to afford enough food or a place to live.
May 15, 2024Judge: Tesla Must Face Suit Alleging Buyers Were Misled
Tesla must face a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging that it misled consumers about its cars’ self-driving capabilities, a U.S. district judge ruled May 15.
May 15, 2024Bridge From Galveston to Island Closes After Barge Strike
A bridge connecting Galveston, Texas, with a small nearby island was shut down after a barge strike.
May 15, 2024Executives, Analysts See Less Cloudy Truckload Market Outlook
The outlook for truckload freight markets and rates is less cloudy after a dismal first quarter, according to carriers and analysts.
May 15, 2024Range, Thermo King Team Up on Electric Reefer Trailer Pilots
Range Energy is teaming up with Thermo King to investigate the possibilities for electric refrigerated trailers, the companies said May 9.
May 15, 2024Infrastructure Stakeholders Renew Calls for Funding
WASHINGTON — Approving legislation that promotes funding for safety programs and supply chain connectivity is atop the priority list for infrastructure stakeholders.
May 15, 2024