A freight forwarder is a person or entity that holds itself out to the general public as providing transportation of property for compensation and in the ordinary course of its business: Assembles and consolidates, or provides for assembling and consolidating, shipments and performs or provides for break-bulk and distribution operations…

It’s time for the New Years resolutions for brokers in 2019! 1. Always be prospecting. Most brokers don’t prospect enough, while the best brokers prospect constantly. This year, make prospecting the first and last thing you think about when you get to the office, with these 7 ideas for better prospecting….

In the last week before Christmas, carriers make plans to get their drivers home for the holiday. It’s one of the only days of the year that most carriers guarantee their drivers hometime, and they generally make every effort to keep their promises. This nationwide repositioning has a significant effect…

African-American Founder Launches Technology Transportation Startup in Florida: Golden Freight Brokers provides businesses with dedicated account managers that screen and select the best carriers to move their freight. They ensure that shippers are receiving the best price and the best service. The company is currently headquartered in Homestead, Florida. They…

Automation Earn Digital Freight Broker: Loadsmart’s technology works to bring shippers and carriers together more efficiently in the highly fragmented freight industry. “When we started the company, only about 25% of the drivers had smartphones. Even today, most of the brokers depend on email and phone calls to move freight,”…

How is 2018’s peak season shaping up compared to 2017? Christmas comes early for most freight brokers , as we’ve pored over freight market data, we’ve learned that sure, 2017 was unusual (capacity shocks and elevated volatility), but so was 2018 (elevated volumes, suppressed volatility). While year-over-year comparisons are intriguing…

Southeastern flatbed demand softens amid housing lull , spot rates from New Orleans to Midland and Shreveport to Midland, the lanes connecting the Haynesville shale play to the Permian Basin, are also up over November averages. Still, we see downward pressure on rates as flatbed spot prices continue to drag…

Mark Vickers, CEO of Borderless Coverage, didn’t think he’d end up in the insurance business, but because of his background in logistics, he saw the need for Mexican cargo insurance firsthand. Cargo insurance isn’t required by the Mexican government, as it is in the United States, Vickers explained. So they…

Freight broker transparency for Shippers: Digital freight brokers Convoy and Uber Freight have separately launched new tools intended to make pricing options for hauling loads more transparent for shippers. Convoy Shipper Platform 2.0 includes Market Outlook, which shows shippers current and future trends by region. Also, it adds a feature…

Back-to-back major snowstorms in the Midwest have tightened freight markets in the region as trucking capacity flows South in search of more favorable conditions. Retail freight in Southern California and cross-border lanes is still pulling capacity away from northern markets, driving up turndowns and compressing broker margins. This week, another…

Become A Freight Broker Ultimate Infographic Guide Freight brokers are filling in a crucial role in the movement of freight, as the missing link between shippers and carriers. They negotiate good shipping rates and fast deliveries from transportation companies and connect them with the businesses that need to transport goods...

Freight Brokerage Owners: 1. Use Advertising and Marketing Techniques that Work Track your marketing efforts so you can concentrate on the techniques that work and eliminate the ones that don’t. Smyrna, Tennessee, freight broker Cathy Davis said small giveaway items, such as pens, note pads, caps and T-shirts, work well….

WORLDWIDE – For anyone with an interest in avoiding the theft of cargo in transit the latest report from insurance specialists the TT Club will make fascinating reading. Prepared in association with supply chain intelligence and risk management experts BSI, the report looks closely at every facet of what is a complex international…

1.Freight Brokers. Freight brokers connect shippers to truckers, and this is a good option if you’re just starting out. Freight brokers do most of the legwork for you, including negotiating the rates with shippers. 2.Dispatch Services. Hire a dispatcher directly (with industry experience and contacts in tow) or contract with a dispatch…

PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov 19, 2018–GlobalTranz Enterprises, Inc., a leading technology-driven third-party logistics (3PL) solutions provider, today announced it was the recipient of two ACE awards and was ranked 6th Largest Private Company and 7th Fastest Growing Company by the  Phoenix Business Journal  at the 2018 Arizona Corporate Excellence (ACE) Awards on November 15, 2018. This honor…

How To Become a Freight Broker in Florida Freight brokers must search for trucks on load boards to move cargo and contact shippers to let them know that they’ve found trucks. Among other things, Freight brokers are responsible for searching for shippers who need cargo transported from one place to another….

The meeting was chaired by the President and CEO of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Professor Gordon Shirley and engendered a spirit of cooperation by the players to ensure a speedy and smoother flow of containers for the domestic market for the Christmas Season and beyond. In addition to the…