by A1 Freight Solutions | Sep 19, 2023 | LTL Shipping, Supply Chain, Trucking and Supply Chain
With its growth in recent decades, the benefits of LTL shipping has become apparent in the transportation industry. LTL or less-than-truckload is a method of cargo movement where the shipment does not take up the entire truck. Unlike parcel shipping, the freight is...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Sep 12, 2023 | Freight Brokers, Truck drivers, Trucking and Supply Chain
Over the past few years, an increase in carriers has led many to believe in an unreal truck driver shortage. A scarcity of drivers has been a recent hot topic in the domestic transportation industry. The American Trucking Association (ATA) reported a shortage of...
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 29, 2023 | Freight Brokers, Supply Chain, Trucking and Supply Chain
While less talked about than last-mile logistics, first-mile shipping logistics is equally important in a supply chain. A supply chain is a complex network of components working together to get goods to the final destination. This may include all the steps to make raw...
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...
