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by Air Cargo News European carriers led by British Airways said they’re quitting China as the deadly coronavirus spreads, though U.S. operators plan to retain some services for now. BA took the most dramatic step, saying Thursday it will cease […]

The third-quarter turnover rate at large truckload carriers fell 11 percentage points to 87%, marking its lowest point since the first quarter of 2017 when it was 74%, American Trucking Associations reported. At the same time, the churn rate at smaller TL carriers […]

Recent developments regarding a new labor agreement between UPS Freight, the less-than-truckload unit of UPS, and the Teamsters Freight National Bargaining Committee over a new labor contract could have ramifications that potentially lead to a strike or the semblance of […]

On June 15, President Trump announced another round of tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese imports.  These Section 301 tariffs are separate from the recently imposed Section 232 additional tariffs on certain steel (25%) and aluminum (10%) products from […]

You might ask yourself what is API and ERP Integration?   First, we need to learn what these acronyms stand for, API (Application Program Interface) and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning.)   API’s make it possible to move information between programs – between […]

Is your business shipping large quantities of ground and small package shipments on a daily basis? Do you find that way too much of your employees’ valuable time is spent making sure your FedEx and UPS bills are accurate? You […]

Freight audits may seem like a cumbersome task to many shippers, or something that isn’t necessary in the grand scheme of things, but there are many cost saving benefits to ensuring proper billing for all of your logistics needs.  In […]

Two of the biggest challenges facing the trucking industry today would be crashes and fuel use.  Both could be solved by technology called Platooning.  Platooning is an emerging technology where vehicles can travel closely together, safely at high speeds.  Each […]

The Trump administration is proposing to further escalate its efforts to address concerns with China’s policies on intellectual property protection by imposing an additional ten percent duty on 6,031 tariff lines from China with an import value of approximately $200 […]

There is massive trucker shortage that is crippling the trucking industry.  Many truckers are reaching retirement age in the next decade and leaving the workforce, and companies are having a tough time hiring new drivers.  The current law states that […]