In my last post I explained what a truckload shipment is, so today I am going to answer the questions, what is a less-than-truckload shipment? Less-than-truckload shipments, also known as [...]
Shipments come in various shapes and sizes just like people. :) While the term truckload may seem self explanatory to some, I believe it's worth going into a little more details to better [...]
A backhaul, as it relates to trucking and logistics, is the return trip of a commercial truck that is transporting freight back over all or part of the same route it took to get to its current [...]
An Internet load board is a hub/website where motor carriers and freight brokers share information in an effort to develop mutually beneficial relationships. The concept is simple, motor carriers [...]
I receive a lot of emails from people that want to become freight brokers or freight agents and recently I was asked why I believe now is such a great time to get into the freight [...]
Back in 2003, before I got involved in the logistics industry, a friend of mine asked me if I knew what a freight broker was....honestly I didn't have a clue. Based upon that fact, I figured it [...]
Welcome to our new freight broker and freight agent blog! The goal of this blog is to provide the trucking/logistics community interesting and useful information including training, tips, trends, [...]
I hear this question all the time and there are many misconceptions about becoming a "certified freight broker". The answer is NO, neither freight brokers or freight agents are required to be [...]
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