From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Industry Update: Truckload Capacity Tightening Up!!!

by George Muha on March 22, 2010

News From the Front Lines of the Truckload Sector Word on the street is the truckload sector starting to notice capacity really starting to tighten up. It’s getting harder and harder for shippers to find trucks and many truckload carriers are taking increases. Even the big national brokers are loosening the noose on rates to [...]

{ 1 comment }

How to Avoid Carrier Weight & Inspections

by George Muha March 19, 2010

As posted in the October 31st, 2008 edition of Manufacturing.net by George Muha. It used to seem like motor carriers would “look the other way” when it came to the way shippers filled out their bill of ladings. As long as the class going along with the description was close to what they were shipping, [...]

Read the full article →

Linking Your Freight Charges to the Web

by George Muha March 19, 2010

As printed in the Dec 1, 2008 issue of HVACR Distribution Business magazine. One advantage of being a salesperson is seeing how lots of companies in different industries operate and what they are doing to stay ahead of the curve and on the cutting edge. This bird’s eye view helps me report back to my [...]

Read the full article →

Becoming an Indispensable Logistics Manager

by George Muha March 19, 2010

As written in the September ’09 issue of Inbound Logistics By Deborah Catalano Ruriani & George Muha Supply chain costs are a leading business expense, and these days CFOs are taking a closer look to get this spending under control. The logistics manager who communicates effectively with corporate management and deftly manages freight costs will [...]

Read the full article →

Change Prepaid Freight To Collect and Save Big Dollars

by George Muha March 19, 2010

As written in the November 1, 2008 issue of AdhesivesMag.com Most chemical companies are only concerned with finding a trucking company that is HazMat certified; however, at this point, almost every carrier can handle most hazardous materials (excluding explosives). In such a tight market, chemical manufacturers and distributors (and non-chemical companies for that matter) now need [...]

Read the full article →

What Does F.O.B. Mean?

by George Muha March 17, 2010

F.O.B. stands for Free On Board and indicates the price for goods including delivery at the seller’s expense to a specified point. People ask me the meaning of the term F.O.B. more so than any other freight verbiage. Many people do not even know what it stands for. In fact, recently I was at a [...]

Read the full article →

How The NMFC (National Motor Freight Classicification) Affects Your Business

by George Muha March 12, 2010

The NMFC has something to do with freight class. That is what many people know what the NMFC is all about. But it can’t hurt to know more what the NMFC is, who runs it, where does it come from, how do I get one, etc. For those of you who don’t know the answers [...]

Read the full article →