by A1 Freight Solutions | Mar 11, 2025 | Domestic Shipping, Economic Trends, Freight
Talks with Mexico and Canada officials have resulted in President Trump extending the tariff pause until April 2nd. Initially, the Trump administration planned to enforce the tariffs on February 1st, then postponed them to March 4th. The charges include a 25% tax on...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Mar 4, 2025 | Domestic Shipping, Freight, Supply Chain
U.S. lawmakers are reintroducing a truck parking bill that they previously presented in every congressional session since 2020. The Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act addresses the shortage of trucker parking spaces. On Thursday, February 28th, U.S. Rep. Mike Bost...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Feb 25, 2025 | Freight, Supply Chain, Trucking and Supply Chain
Understanding the different ways of diversifying supply chains in trucking is a crucial consideration for shippers when moving cargo domestically. In shipping, diversification is the process of mitigating disruptions that can impact the success of your supply chain....
by A1 Freight Solutions | Dec 17, 2024 | Domestic Shipping, Freight, Supply Chain
An essential consideration for shippers to ask when starting a supply chain is understanding what is intermodal trucking. Before comprehending this domestic shipping type, the shipper must know what intermodal shipping is. Intermodal shipping is the freight movement...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Dec 3, 2024 | Domestic Shipping, Freight, Supply Chain
Last week, the Trump Administration announced plans to hike tariffs on U.S. imports, and shippers could soon see these tariff increases impacting trucking. On President-elect Donald Trump’s first day in office, he will impose a 25% increase on importations from Canada...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Nov 5, 2024 | Domestic Shipping, Freight, Supply Chain
New zero-emission truck standards are potentially leading to ZEV mandates risking supply chains in Washington state. In December 2022, Washington adopted California’s ACT (Advanced Clean Trucks) emission and compliance requirements starting with model year 2026...