There are in fact already a number of load-matching apps out there, ranging from companies that have been doing this a long time like DAT, to new entrants like DOFT, which is billing itself literally as an Uber for trucking. We asked Berdinis what makes Uber Freight different. “Most of...
Flatbed trailers are a jack-of-all-trades type in that they can haul a wide variety of freight. Our dispatch team have booked flatbed loads ranging from military cargo to pallets of water during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Normally, flatbeds load/unload at smaller facilities or ...
Even though I’d been thinking about getting a boy, I only called her a Her. I had a list of gender neutral perfect names a mile long. I could already see her. My new tiny girl puppy. That looked like her mom but had giant ears and hind legs like her dad. I was a little worr...
“We save our drivers enough time,” said one TGI customer, “to haul an extra load per year. That’s money going back in their pocket.” More Cost-Effective Maintenance Trailer maintenance is an ongoing expense for trucking companies. Traditionally, companies schedule regular maintenance based...
Brent Higgins Trucking, which runs a 22-truck refrigerated fleet in Arkansas, told HDT in an April 15 interview that business had “slowed way down” in the previous five days. “Fortunately, our customers have come through for us and we didn't have to haul free loads,” said Vice Presid...
Making important connections can be valuable to your career in the trucking world, as this will likely be the way you can start moving on to bigger and better jobs. In this regard, keeping in contact with your fellow truckers throughout your travels can be highly beneficial in the long term...