Finding Shippers: The art of cold calling

As a new broker, you’re going to do some cold calling. The tried and true method of connecting with potential

Best Defenses: How to protect against phishing and fraud

To help you flag suspicious behavior and stop fraud before it happens, we’ve compiled security best practices for your organization.

A carrier’s guide to produce shipping season

You don’t have to be hauling food to feel the effects of produce season. It’s when demand for trucks is near its highest. And when demand rises, rates follow.

Three strategies to leverage company reviews

Company reviews are standard fare for purchasing decisions. Smart businesses leverage them to entice and inform potential buyers, to great

Top 5 trucking mistakes for owner-operators to avoid

Since I started my trucking business in 2011, I’ve learned a lot about being in the trucking industry and what it takes to make your operation successful.

Freight Broker Tips: How to negotiate freight rates on your lanes

Recent trends in truckload rates cast a cloud over the North American freight market. As rates fell, record fuel prices,

How shippers use freight insights to analyze and segment carriers

If transportation were a commodity, shippers would shop for carriers online by viewing their ratings, reviews, and procuring freight contracts

3 tips to negotiate better transportation rates with carriers

Every year, shippers send out requests for proposals (RFPs) to find new carriers and re-engage incumbents who can deliver quality

The evolution of supply chain sustainability

Sustainability is more than just a buzzword – it has become vital to a business’s success. Government entities and consumers

4 keys to freight rate forecasting with artificial intelligence

Transportation providers make pricing decisions every day to attempt to win loads that will be moving in the coming days,

Spot and Contract Freight: What’s the difference and why it matters

Classification systems make it possible to group and organize data, like freight rates, to compare with other data. In the

Bid With Confidence: How to win on your terms

After the pandemic flipped the world upside down, the truckload marketplace cratered. Then, just as quickly, it rebounded, with pent-up