14thMay

How Does a Fuel Surcharge Work?

We can’t think of any shippers that like to see fuel surcharges added to the invoices they get from transportation companies. But the more you learn about how a fuel surcharge works, and why transportation companies use them, the more it can help you understand why they are there. But…

29thAug

Why Responsive Transportation Logistics Are in Your Future

If disruption is the new normal for shippers, then you must constantly be ready for anything. But are you? Yes, you have scalable transportation logistics so that you’re ready to increase or decrease capacities as your markets ebb and flow. Except disruption doesn’t ebb and flow. It suddenly, unexpectedly crashes…

18thJun

Good News in Trucking means Bad News in Transportation Logistics

What’s the good news and how might it affect your transportation logistics? Here’s the good news part. In the U.S., orders for Class 8 trucks, the heavy trucks that haul freight across the continent and border, more than doubled in May 2018 versus May 2017. In fact, at 35,200 orders,…