Brokers

Trucker Tools: The Joy of Problem Solving

Trucker Tools: The Joy of Problem Solving

The open road, the hum of the engine, and vast landscapes stretching out before you – life on the road as a trucker carries a romantic allure that few professions can match. Behind this facade, truckers grapple with numerous challenges, testing their problem-solving skills daily. From route planning and fuel management to finding parking spots and vehicle maintenance, a trucker’s…

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How To Be a Freight Broker

How To Be a Freight Broker

Freight brokers play a key role in the transportation industry, acting as the go-between for shippers who need to move their freight and the trucking companies with the commercial trucks to move these shipments. We’ll show you how to be a freight broker and the different paths you can follow. We’ll also outline what skills are required, how long it…

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Load Boards 101: A Complete Guide

Load Boards 101: A Complete Guide

Load boards play an important role in the transportation industry. In simple terms, load boards function as online freight marketplaces through which freight brokers can search for and book truck capacity — and where carriers/owner operators can search for and book loads for their trucks. Load boards also facilitate communication between owner operators/carriers and freight brokers.  In this blog, you’ll…

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What Is a Freight Broker?

What Is a Freight Broker?

This blog is dedicated to one of the major players in trucking and transportation: the freight broker. While there are lots of different roles and nuances within freight brokerage, freight brokers and freight brokerage companies specialize in one primary activity — and that is finding transportation for manufacturers and distributors who need to transport freight. Brokers play the essential role…

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Downsides of Multi-Carrier Shipping and How to Improve the Strategy

Downsides of Multi-Carrier Shipping and How to Improve the Strategy

Source: Red Stag Fulfillment The concept of multi-carrier shipping strategy has grown increasingly important in the logistics sector for businesses of all sizes. The global market for multi-carrier parcel management solutions is projected to reach $1.4 billion by 2032, a testament to the growing reliance on e-commerce in various industries.  Such a shift signifies a conscious move towards operation optimization.…

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<strong>How Do Brokers Find Loads</strong>

How Do Brokers Find Loads

The global freight brokerage market is expected to reach more than $86 billion by the year 2028, projected to grow more than five percent between now and then. The U.S. freight brokerage market alone is projected to reach nearly $14 billion by 2028, with a growth rate of more than 36 percent. As a result, the competition is fierce when…

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