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Risk/Compliance
Compliance Tips for Newly Started Freight Brokers
Lance Surety Bond Associates, Inc.
Launching your own freight brokerage might be the most successful decision in your professional path. Yet, the many steps you need to undertake may be challenging.
Freight
Regulations
42 Trade Associations Back the DRIVE-Safe Act
International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA)
Under the DRIVE-Safe Act, once a driver has met the requirements to obtain a CDL, they may begin a two-step program of additional training which includes rigorous performance benchmarks that each candidate must achieve.
Drivesafe
Carbon Footprint
Food Logistics Names 2018 Top Green Providers
The annual Top Green Providers list showcases companies that have found new ways to promote sustainability throughout their operations and to their customers.
Green Provider 2018
Trucking
Truckin’ for a Greener Environment
American Trucking Associations (ATA)
It’s not easy, but 3PLs and transportation providers are working toward sustainable fuels.
Sector Report
Trucking
Spot Rates Soar as Load Volume Increases 27 Percent
DAT Freight & Analytics
Spot truckload rates jumped sharply during the week ending June 9 as the number of loads on DAT load boards increased 27 percent while truck posts fell 0.4 percent.
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Clean Energy
Sysco Announces Solar Garden Project
Sysco
The renewable energy project will support 10 percent of Sysco’s US electricity usage
Sysco
Risk/Compliance
Safeway.com Teamsters Vote to Authorize a Strike
Safeway Inc.
Safeway.com Teamsters at Local 174 and Local 313 vote to authorize a strike against the grocery home delivery company.
Strike
Trucking
Spot Truckload Capacity Tighter to Start June
DAT Freight & Analytics
Demand outpaced capacity during the week including Memorial Day as the number of truck posts on DAT load boards dropped 18 percent while load posts fell just 9 percent.
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Trucking
Spot Rates Rise Ahead of Holiday Weekend
DAT Freight & Analytics
The number of spot market loads on DAT load boards increased 1.3 percent and truck posts rose 2.2 percent during the week ending May 26, although there were signs of tighter capacity ahead of the Memorial Day weekend.
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Fleet Management
Survey Says: Carriers Are Using ELDs, But at a Cost
DAT Freight & Analytics
There were concerns that enforcement might prompt carriers to leave the industry in droves, but the vast majority of carriers that must comply with the rule seem to be doing so.
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Trucking
Strong Produce Lanes Push Reefer Rate Higher
DAT Freight & Analytics
The number of spot market loads on the DAT network of load boards gained 1.2 percent and truck posts were up 3.6 percent during the week ending May 12.
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Trucking
Flatbed Freight Pushes Spot Market Volume Higher
DAT Freight & Analytics
National van and refrigerated load-to-truck ratios dipped while the flatbed load-to-truck ratio exceeded 100 for the fifth straight week, while rates showed little movement compared to the previous week.
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