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Industry Updates

What to do When a Freight Carrier Goes Out of Business

by George Muha on January 24, 2012

I wanted to give a word of advice to shippers out there they may be using a freight carrier who is on shaky financial ground. If you are shipping with a freight carrier (I don’t want to say any names) who happens to be having a fire sale of assets, is facing a dilution of [...]

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New Hours of Service Rules to Keep Roads Safe

by George Muha January 20, 2012

In an effort to keep our roads safe from sleepy truck drivers the US Government is making changes to the hours of service rules. On December 22, 2011 the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced regulations that mandate a new limit on the hours per week truck drivers can [...]

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The Secret to Fighting Freight Capacity

by George Muha June 8, 2011

I am going to cut to the chase; the secret to combating a capacity trucking market is…(drum roll please)…LEAD TIMES! End of article. Thank you for bringing the potato salad! We’ll see you again at the 4th of July picnic! Okay, okay, okay! I’ll give you a little more but I am still going to [...]

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More LTL Carriers Announce General Rate Increases

by George Muha October 4, 2010

Fourteen days ago I wrote of a sort warning in an article on my blog that most major less-than-truckload carriers were getting ready to take a general rate increase (GRI). So now, two weeks later, I am announcing the exact dates and percentage increases the big LTL carriers are going to, or already have, enforce [...]

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How to Defend Against “Annual” General Rate Increases

by George Muha September 20, 2010

In a recent letter, YRC braced its customers for a general rate increase of 5.9% that would be issued is late September. This will likely have the domino affect to the rest of the LTL carriers out there. I am not opposed at all to businesses taking increases. A small increase is justified with health [...]

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Industry Update: Flatbed Rates Are Rising Sharply

by George Muha June 14, 2010

Just a quick update from the front lines of the truckload/flatbed industry. Word on the street is that flatbed rates are rising very fast. The combination of capacity shrinking and business picking up has given flatbed companies the opportunity to charge more. I have read an article that says a shipper has noticed some rates [...]

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Industry Update: Truckload Capacity Tightening Up!!!

by George Muha 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 [...]

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