by A1 Freight Solutions | Dec 5, 2023 | Supply Chain, Truck drivers, Trucking and Supply Chain
While they may seem similar, a shipper should be aware of distinctive differences between interstate and intrastate trucking. Understanding how they differ can help shippers save time and money when transporting cargo. For example, the federal regulations governing...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Nov 7, 2023 | Inflation, Truck drivers, Trucking and Supply Chain
While thousands of trucking companies have shut down, the domestic transportation industry has seen rising spending during a trucking bloodbath. Approximately 35,000 new carrier companies shut down in 12 months, ending September 2023. The number of trucking companies...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Oct 10, 2023 | Supply Chain, Truck drivers, Trucking and Supply Chain
The growth of electric trucking is a popular topic as technological advancements have allowed for new solutions in domestic shipping. An electric semi-truck is a vehicle that relies on batteries to power the motor and move it. The method of movement is different from...
by A1 Freight Solutions | Oct 3, 2023 | LTL Shipping, Supply Chain, Trucking and Supply Chain
E-commerce’s impact On trucking has been shown recently with the amount of products bought online. Even before the coronavirus pandemic, e-commerce meant that the logistics for cargo movement would change. It became possible for a customer to purchase goods from the...
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...
