The U.S. is the undisputed world leader of the retail industry: of the world’s ten largest retail companies, five are based in the country. The retail industry directly provided 32 million jobs for American workers (accounting for 16.0 percent of the national total), making it the largest private-sector employer in…

The holiday shopping season is seeing record-high sales figures. This holiday season, CBRE is predicting that e-commerce sales will increase by 40% from a year ago. That is almost triple the 14% increase we saw in 2019. Data from Adobe Analytics showed that Americans spent about $9 billion via websites…

The pandemic exposed how unprepared the world seemed to be in the face of such a crisis, underscoring the urgent need to invest in risk management and emergency response preparedness in transport and logistics. Future-proofing the maritime supply chain and managing risks requires greater visibility and agility of door-to-door transport…

The e-commerce industry has been witnessing extraordinary growth since the past few years, as consumers are more opting for online shopping with increasing preference for convenience.  Consumers are flocking the internet for purchasing various products, including food products and clothing, which is bolstering growth of the retail sector, creating needs…

Combined Transport market will have grown by nearly 150 percent between 2009 and 2029. The 2020 Report on Combined transport provides updated market data and analyses for the past two years, as well as insights on new components which included the pandemic crisis and estimations concerning objectives for the next…

The Nov. 3 election – both for president and down-ballot races – has the potential to alter the course of the nation for the next several years at a minimum and possibly for a generation. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) are both working to ensure…

“The mission of Covaxx is to defeat Covid-19 and ultimately democratise health worldwide — Maersk will help fulfil this mission” Maersk has inked a global logistics partnership with U.S. company COVAXX for delivery of COVAXX’s coronavirus vaccine. COVAXX is currently conducting Phase 1 clinical trials of its vaccine in Taiwan…

When you search for freight broker training courses on Google, you will inevitably find pages and pages of results. How can you decipher which one is best for your freight brokerage? More importantly, how can you determine which freight broker training course will provide the best return on your investment?…

The logistics industry has been the most profitable business in recent years. Due to the increased demand and raise in population, the E-Commerce & Supply Chain industry is reaping profits, but the COVID-19 pandemic has sorely tested international supply chains, but the cure, in the form of an eventual vaccine,…

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The coronavirus pandemic might have affirmed the essential status of trucking, but it also has taken away the conventional methods in which trucking can learn more about the candidates that will define the industry’s future, this is not a typical election year, the 2020 presidential campaign is unlike any other…

 As COVID-19 terrorizes the world this year, US history suffered the worst recession, and as days go by, economic condition recovers little by little. As this pandemic causes to influence the growth of the freight trucking market globally. In a conference of investors from the various carriers they anecdote on…

These are difficult times for freight transportation in the US. Freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation like rail, ship, or truck. Large industries such as the trucking and transportation have been rattled by the pandemic. Freight companies are…

“ Transportation intermediaries leverage their knowledge, investment in technology and people resources to help both the shipper and carrier succeed,” – Robert A. Volkmann, President & CEO of the Transportation Intermediaries Association. A broker is a person or a company that arranges transactions between a buyer and a seller. Since…

If you are looking for a fast-tracked desk position, then being a freight dispatcher would be a great opportunity for you. A dispatcher is a communications worker who is responsible for transmitting the information to synchronize the work of people and vehicles carrying out goods or services.  On the other...

Freight broker Cold Calling tips: Are you thinking of becoming a Freight Broker? Then cold calling will probably be a big part of your job. This is because cold calling shippers is a common way to start working with new clients but it can be a quite difficult process in...

So, what is a freight broker vs dispatcher? Do you need both of these services?  What is a dispatcher? A dispatcher is a communications worker who receives and transmits information to coordinate operations of other personnel and vehicles carrying out a service. What is a freight broker? A freight broker acts…

Understand Your Responsibilities Independent dispatchers are responsible for providing truck drivers with the information they need to pick up and deliver goods. Some assign vehicles or workers to customers. Others locate individual loads to match them with trucks that have enough space. Most dispatchers handle all the billing and paperwork…