by A1 Freight Solutions | Feb 6, 2024 | Freight Brokers, Supply Chain, Trucking and Supply Chain
In domestic shipping, knowing what are detention charges is beneficial to shippers and carriers. Detention is a charge carriers give to the shipper or receiver for overstaying at the pickup or delivery location. There is a limited window of time that a driver can stay...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Jan 23, 2024 | Freight Brokers, Supply Chain, Trucking and Supply Chain
Fraud in domestic shipping is one of the biggest concerns that truckers and shippers have in the trucking industry. Yearly, brokerage fraud causes the industry nearly $800 million in losses despite being only one type of fraud. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Jan 9, 2024 | Supply Chain, Trucking and Supply Chain, Uncategorized
There can be countless benefits of palletized shipping when moving goods domestically. Palletization is securing cargo on a pallet before loading it into a container for transportation. Pallets are flat structures for handling, storing, stacking, and transporting...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Dec 19, 2023 | Heavy Haul, Supply Chain, Trucking and Supply Chain, Uncategorized
A less common and more risky type of shipping is transporting high value cargo domestically. Due to the cost of the shipment, the transportation process may require different logistics from standard cargo. A general definition of high value cargo is any shipment worth...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Nov 28, 2023 | Freight Brokers, Supply Chain, Trucking and Supply Chain
With technological advancements creating new solutions in shipping, the potential of cyberattacks in the trucking industry has risen. In the digital age, this is partially true, with AI (Artificial Intelligence) becoming more common. AI raises the possibility for...
