Optimize freight broker operations by fixing payment workflows in Q1. Streamline carrier pay before capacity shifts compress your margins.
Tucker Carlson’s nicotine brand loses 378,000 tins in a cargo theft. Plus: produce rates reset, diesel climbs, and a bill that could pull hundreds of thousands of drivers off the road.
The Middle East crisis is already hitting carriers. Plus: Florida lost $3B in crops, flatbed rates posted a fifth straight weekly increase, a $5B brokerage was just acquired, and more.
Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz rise after U.S. strikes on Iran, threatening oil flows, diesel prices, and global freight shipping
Senate bill proposes mandatory English tests for new truck drivers before CDL approval.
Plus: An industry data sleuth challenges FMCSA, $1.4M in Nintendo consoles vanish, Trump targets more imports, and more.
Fake names, duplicate addresses, and carriers with thousands of violations—FMCSA data reveals patterns that expose just how broken the system really is.
A $1.4 million Nintendo Switch 2 cargo theft and a $100 million Brinks jewelry heist highlight escalating risks of organized theft targeting high-value freight.
Trump escalates tariffs with new Section 232 actions and a looming July 9 deadline, pressuring trade partners and raising concerns over inflation and retaliation.
Logistics companies using outsourced talent for billing, compliance, and dispatch are scaling smarter, without bloated overhead or hiring delays.
Week of June 19: A round-up of the most engaging and talked-about freight content from around the web and from us.
Plus: LA port volumes tumble amid tariffs, huge OTR v. DAT update, three freight firms file Chapter 11, and more in today’s newsletter.
Port of Los Angeles cargo volumes fell 5% in May due to rising tariffs.
Three freight companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week, triggering millions in claims from creditors.
Freight brokers are getting squeezed by extended shipper payment terms. Here’s how the smartest teams are reducing DSO, improving cash flow, and surviving the float gap.
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