As the new year begins, trucking companies are navigating an industry working to recover from 13 straight quarters of soft demand, depressed rates, overcapacity, and rising costs. Analysts expect the…
Businesses across manufacturing, consumer goods, commodities, and industrial sectors are facing heightened volatility, from shifting payment behaviors and rising operating costs to global supply chain disruptions that strain working capital.…
Consumer brands are operating in one of the most challenging environments. Tariffs, shifting trade policies, currency volatility, and ongoing geopolitical disruptions have materially increased the cost and complexity of global…
The trucking industry enters 2026 facing a highly competitive, but slowly stabilizing landscape. Freight demand remains steady, but load flow is uneven across lanes, industries, and seasons. Spot rates are…
Under normal circumstances, the holiday season brings one of the busiest times of year for trucking companies. However, 2025 brings a different end to the year as freight volumes weakened…
A freight lane, also known as a carrier lane, is any route a carrier covers on a regular schedule. Freight lanes are also known as shipping lanes or trucking lanes.…
Did you recently check the FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) and see that your trucking authority status switched to inactive? Just having a CDL is not good enough. You can’t stay…
Who pays for shipping is a factor in all freight shipments. There are several different ways that those freight charges can be billed such as freight on board or free…