The broker-margin transparency federal law already affords to carriers who request it
Owner-operators have a “right to review” amounts paid by shippers, collected by brokers and disbursed to themselves in any brokered freight transaction. But a right does nothing for anyone if not exercised — too many truckers, watchers contend, just a…
2018 ‘coulda planned better’: Counting down the top 10 Overdrive Radio podcasts of the year
Take a review run back through some of those most memorable moments from the top 10 most-listened-to episodes of the year, from details of owner-op Mark Kirbyson’s skepticism of any wisdom present in the oft-repeated “shoulda planned better” to more th…
Rates, volumes held steady into Christmas week
Meanwhile, demand indicators in national average van and flatbed load-to-truck ratios declined, while the reefer ratio increased, compared to the previous week, reflecting demand to move fresh produce and temperature-controlled goods ahead of the Chris…
Rates relatively stable in all segments, though indicators strengthen for flatbed
And: The five biggest rate increases on reefer lanes, how to split up a return to Columbus from Allentown, Pa., and indicators for all three major segments — rates, demand, more.
Simplified tracking for small brokers and owner-ops
Small broker Ana Vetter also runs the one truck in Condor Cargo’s carrier operation, owned by her and her brother Eric Guerra. Using the FreightPrint tracking service, she says, “You’re not really getting into the driver’s business. Once the load is de…
Holiday week major-lane van volume boost well illustrates e-commerce extension of retail freight season
The “Black Friday” after Thanksgiving once marked the end of the retail-freight season, but last week showed how e-commerce is extending the holiday push. Rates on the 100 highest-volume van lanes rose an average of 2.3 percent, or 5 cents per mile, du…
Spot reefer rates on bit of a rebound in the last week
Meanwhile, a “bubble” of van freight moved east from Los Angeles, where ports have seen an influx of Asian imports in recent weeks. A closer look at when to potential expect Columbus, Ohio, outbound demand metrics to favor owner-ops.
Heavy-haul: Oil/gas plant expansion project complete
Heavy-haul and project-based brokerage / logistics manager Principle Logistics Group recently completed the second round of transportation planning and execution for Brazos Midstream’s (Brazos) Comanche Plant II Expansion project in West Texas.
POLL: How common is automatic location information sharing in your operation?
As package tracking becomes more ubiquitous in the consumer world, shippers/receivers are demanding such tracking from their transport service providers as a matter of course — how often do you find yourself actually sharing such tracking information …
Blockchain to undergird GoLoad payments
GoLoad is provided as an optional service to Konexial’s My20 ELD, dynamically matching drivers with extra hours and capacity with available loads from shippers. Shippers and carriers utilizing the platform agree to dynamic fuel pricing based on current…