When it comes to business partnerships, everyone knows that it is important for those relationships to be amicable. Any frustrations or difficulties can stunt the growth and overall health of both parties, which defeats the purpose of creating a relationship in the first place. Your relationship with a 3PL provider is no different. A business…
Freight Transportation Sees First Road Test Sans Driver This past December, TuSimple, a global autonomous driving technology company headquartered in San Diego, California, reached a new milestone for the freight transportation industry. They completed the first successful run by a Class 8 vehicle on open roads with no human on board and no human intervention…
Recently, increased numbers of cyber-attacks on various industries have officials concerned that the freight transport industry will be at risk of a severe cyber-attack. Although industries like the airline industry have already implemented some protection against cyber-attacks, such as anti-hacking software, many of the nation’s major passenger and freight transports may lack proper defense against…
The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have impacted every aspect of our lives, including a notable impact on shipping and container prices worldwide. As a result, the world is experiencing record high shipping and container costs, unusually long delays in freight, and unprecedented kinks in logistics chains. However, the impact of what has become known as…
The Covid-19 pandemic left lasting effects on freight transporters, leaving companies continually responding to the unique crisis as new information arises. With an unprecedented increase in demand for services and goods and a decrease in the supply of vehicles and drivers, the rapid rise of e-commerce and at-home deliveries has significantly impacted the freight transportation…
Shipping perishable freight is a sensitive process that involves proper packaging, temperature control, and a short enough delivery window so that the freight does not spoil. Products like food, pharmaceuticals, plants, and personal products need to be shipped quickly to the end-user in order to maintain their freshness. While non-perishable items are most often shipped…
Learn How to Ship High-Value Items Efficiently and Cost-Effectively It goes without saying that high-value items require extra safeguards and precautions to ensure they are shipped efficiently without breaking the bank. So what exactly classifies as a high-value item? Here is a list with some of the most commonly shipped high-value items: Precious metals Semi-precious…
How a Sanitary Transport Plan Helps Commercial Meat and Poultry Shipping The FDAs Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) ensures that food is safely transported from farm to table. The act was recently revised in 2017 to include additional provisions on sanitary transport. In this article, we discuss the new regulations, as well as the hazards…