After all, you’re entrusting them to make a fair deal and to get your freight to where it needs to go safely and efficiently. Direct Freight Services is a vital tool used by shippers, freight brokers, and carriers alike. It includes a thorough, easy-to-use and up-to-date load ...
In addition, I explore what shippers can do during tight markets to encourage carriers to maintain acceptance rates. Research methodology To answer these questions, I analyzed four years of truckload transactions from dozens of shippers and thousands of their contracted asset carriers and brokers fr...
All broker/3PL operations involved with truck freight must be licensed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as either brokers or freight forwarders. To ease the way into brokering,TIAsells a“new broker kit”andDAT, operator since 1978 of a leading load board, sells apaperwork packa...
What Do Freight Brokers Do? Freight brokers are the go-betweens for shipping and transport companies. Duties for a broker or freight agent usually include: Finding product loads for carrier clients Determining a shipper client’s transport needs Negotiating contracts, prices, and payments between sh...
Freight brokers have the option to choose what kind of cargo they want to control. It is your choice if you wish to work with general loads or specialist loads. Clients, who ship sensitive freight such as perishable goods or hazardous materials, have special hauling requirements. ...
Easily identify shippers’ freight needs to pick up new loads, reduce empty miles and increase profitability for your business. Improve Driver Efficiency Connect your drivers to your back office via ruggedized in-cab solutions that improve their safety, efficiency and job satisfaction. ...
Class 1 railroads cannot directly sell intermodal service, Canada does not have that prohibition, so Canadian National and CPKC do sell direct for north of the border loads Freight Brokers - Traditional freight brokers can offer intermodal service, though only through a registered IMC...
Shippers must create a compliant packing list document to share to freight forwarders, shipping lines, importers and other parties along the supply chain. In this article we show you how to create and download a Packing List template for export. The freight forwarder, customs broker or other ...
At Container xChange, we strive to do that for every step of container logistics. We provide you with a cloud-based online platform where you can – trade or lease containers, track your containers and get automated updates, access real-time container prices and much more! We provide all the...
Many customs brokers can help you get your business number for you (such asPacific Customs Brokers). I recommend just calling the number above to get your number though. It's easy. A couple pro-tips if applying for a business number on your own: On the form when it asks for a social...