by A1 Freight Solutions | Sep 5, 2023 | Freight Brokers, Supply Chain, Truck drivers
Two terms continuously popping up in the domestic transportation industry are freight brokers and dispatchers. Both collaborative, brokers and dispatchers work with shippers and other parts of a supply chain to transport goods. While both roles act as intermediaries...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Aug 22, 2023 | Supply Chain, Truck drivers, Trucking and Supply Chain
A recent technological trend in the cargo transportation industry has been blockchain’s influence on trucking. Blockchain is a digital database or ledger where a computer network stores and shares data by decentralization. Compared to a centralized database like a...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Jul 26, 2023 | Freight Brokers, Truck drivers, Trucking and Supply Chain
A conversation that has been brought up frequently in the transportation industry is AI’s impact on trucking. AI or artificial intelligence is the ability of computers to perform cognitive functions we associate with human intelligence. As technological advancements...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Apr 26, 2023 | Truck drivers, Trucking and Supply Chain
As technology has changed over the last few decades, so has the transportation industry. Advancements in truck manufacturing have allowed the delivery of cargo to be shortened from days to a few hours. The recent shift that is forecasted to become more common in the...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Dec 1, 2022 | Truck drivers, Trucking and Supply Chain
Last week, South Korea’s truckers went on a union strike after months of negotiations. This is the second strike in 6 months, with the first in June 2022. The June work stoppage resulted in a $1.2 billion loss in monetary value and delayed shipments throughout South...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Oct 18, 2022 | Freight Brokers, Freight Forwarding, Truck drivers, Trucking and Supply Chain
August through October is typically known as the “peak season” for domestic freight transportation. Due to the holiday season quickly approaching, the peak season is when truckers are under more significant stress to move cargo. The costs to move freight domestically...
