by A1 Freight Solutions | Oct 2, 2024 | Domestic Shipping, ILA Strike, Supply Chain
After weeks of warnings by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), the East Coast port strike begins. On midnight, October 1st, ILA dockworkers began protesting, resulting in shutdowns in East and Gulf Coast ports. Their six-year contract with the United...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Sep 17, 2024 | Freight, ILA Strike, Supply Chain
With negotiations remaining stagnant as the deadline nears, shippers may soon see the ILA strike affecting trucking. On September 30th, a six-year contract between the International Longshoreman Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX)...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Apr 2, 2024 | Freight Brokers, Supply Chain, Trucking and Supply Chain
After more than a day since the incident, many have seen how the Baltimore bridge collapse is affecting trucking. Early last Tuesday morning, a containership struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to fall into the Patapsco River. A few cars and workers were...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Feb 27, 2024 | Expedited, Supply Chain, Trucking and Supply Chain
Understanding how to avoid bottlenecks is crucial when moving freight domestically. A bottleneck is a point of congestion in a process that slows movement. In shipping, this can mean traffic or other situations that cause disruptions in a supply chain. Specifically in...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Feb 13, 2024 | Supply Chain, Truck drivers, Trucking and Supply Chain, Uncategorized
A controversial topic that has gotten traction recently in cargo movement is speed limiters in trucking. In 2016, the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) mutually proposed a regulation. The...
