Certain types of towing will require specialization to some degree. For example, if your business has a truck designed to carry oversized loads, you’re probably not going to be the person showing up to get cars that are broken down on the side of the street. While it isn’t necessary, ...
Also known as the “road” portion of an intermodal shipment, this trucking portion of an intermodal shipment takes the freight from the shipper to the rail at origin, and from the rail to the receiver at destination. Drayage involves a driver with just a truck (aka power unit or tractor)...
But if you genuinely want to take your trucking business into the 21st century, you need to centralize your data. By combining loading planning and route optimization, you can make sure that all your loads are shared and sequenced out based on the ideal route for each truck. You can also ...
UShip was connecting loads and trucks before apps and Uber were household words. The company launched in 2004 as a desktop-based system working a bit like eBay for trucking. Now app-based, uShip still connects the guy wanting to ship his grandmother’s antique china cabinet with someone will...
is often missed by company owners who are caught up in the chaos of searching for loads, managing drivers, keeping compliance, and a variety of other distractions. Concentrate on understanding your cost-per-mile since it will serve as the foundation for all that follows. Make choices with an...
As a shipper who doesn’t use a load board but instead works directly with a trucking company to deliver goods, life is busy. Taking the time to shop around for better rates is probably out of the question. Load boards can be competitive and can help shippers make new connections at comp...
“Bottom line — we get paid for delivering loads,” he says. “So, we have a basic plan in place to make sure that happens. Sometimes we need to rent a truck. Or we’ll bobtail in to hook the trailer up. Our name is everything. So if we have to, we’ll bobtail all the way...
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Finding product loads for carrier clients Determining a shipper client’s transport needs Negotiating contracts, prices, and payments between shippers and carriers Planning transportation routes for product shipments Tracking shipments to ensure they arrive on time and undamaged Keeping thorough, accurate re...