<strong>Four Ways To Improve On-Time Delivery</strong>

Four Ways To Improve On-Time Delivery

Delays are a fact of life in the transportation industry, as uncontrollable factors such as traffic, severe weather, accidents, long wait times to load or unload, and other events can result in late truckload deliveries. There are steps you can take as a freight brokerage or 3PL to minimize inefficiencies and increase the chances that you’ll be able to meet your shippers’…

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<strong>Celebrating Black History Month: Tawana Randall, Founder and Owner of Gold Star Logistics Group</strong>

Celebrating Black History Month: Tawana Randall, Founder and Owner of Gold Star Logistics Group

All this month we’re celebrating Black History Month by showcasing Black-owned transportation businesses and highlighting the work of Black transportation professionals. Tawana Randall, our newest Black History Month honoree, is the owner and founder of metro Atlanta-based carrier consultancy business Gold Star Logistics Group. Gold Star Logistics Group provides freight dispatching, dispatch training, compliance, back office, and mentoring services to owner operators…

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<strong>Broker Tip: Source Best Matching Truck Capacity With Carrier Lane Search</strong>

Broker Tip: Source Best Matching Truck Capacity With Carrier Lane Search

In this ongoing series of blogs, we’re providing freight brokers and carrier reps like you with the tools and tips you need to become more efficient and effective in your day-to-day work. This newest blog in the series is all about Carrier Lane Search, a brand new feature in Trucker Tools’ Smart Capacity digital freight matching platform that was just launched today.  Smart…

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Trucker Tools Launches Carrier Lane Search To Help Brokers Source Capacity Faster, Leverage Trucker Tools’ Massive Carrier Network

Trucker Tools Launches Carrier Lane Search To Help Brokers Source Capacity Faster, Leverage Trucker Tools’ Massive Carrier Network

RESTON, VA – February 27, 2023 – Trucker Tools, the logistics industry’s leading freight tracking and matching software provider, announces the launch of a new Carrier Lane Search tool in its Smart Capacity digital freight matching software platform for freight brokers and third-party logistics providers.  The new Carrier Lane Search tool in Smart Capacity allows freight brokers and logistics providers to identify…

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Banyan Technology + Trucker Tools Integration

Banyan Technology + Trucker Tools Integration

In a recent webinar, Trucker Tools’ Chief Revenue Officer Kyler Ford was joined by Banyan Technology’s Chief Revenue Officer Alan Minton for an in-depth discussion of how the Trucker Tools-Banyan Technology integration provides cost savings, efficiency gains and expanded carrier capacity to brokers like you. Trucker Tools’ Project Manager Max Leach and Banyan Technology’s Senior Solutions Engineer Steve Leggett, Jr. joined the webinar…

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<strong>Bridge the Data Gap With Trucker Tools</strong>

Bridge the Data Gap With Trucker Tools

In an industry where time and efficiency are everything, data silos abound and to the logistics industry’s detriment. When the software platforms that you use in your 3PL or freight brokerage operations don’t share information, you miss opportunities to increase internal efficiency, reduce costs, gain valuable business intelligence and raise your service levels. Instead, consider using freight matching, booking and tracking technology…

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<strong>Celebrating Black History Month: Rahmel Wattley, C.E.O and Founder of Truck N’ Hustle </strong>

Celebrating Black History Month: Rahmel Wattley, C.E.O and Founder of Truck N’ Hustle 

Throughout the month of February, we’re honoring Black History Month by showcasing Black-owned businesses and Black entrepreneurs in the transportation industry. In this blog, you’ll learn about transportation & logistics entrepreneur Rahmel Wattley, who is the C.E.O. and founder of Truck N’ Hustle, a trucking and logistics podcast/community dedicated to providing education to folks across both industries. Wattley also is the co-founder of…

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<strong>Five Ways To Stop Wasting Your Carriers’ Time</strong>

Five Ways To Stop Wasting Your Carriers’ Time

Carrier relationships are everything in the transportation business, but declining consumer demand and falling rates combined with inflation are making it tougher than ever for owner operators and carriers to cover their expenses. A report from the ATA in 2021 found that as much as 30 percent of a drivers’ time is spent waiting to unload or load. Drivers and carrier dispatchers also spend…

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