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Less-Than-Truckload

What Can a Company Do if Freight is Eating Away Profits?

by George Muha on March 25, 2012

Recently I wrote an article titled Knowing How Freight Relates as a Percentage of Invoice. That article might have hit home for some companies because, believe it or not, many companies have no freaking idea how freight relates as a percentage of invoice. Nor do they know what to do even if they did know [...]

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The Benefits of Using a Freight Audit & Payment Company

by George Muha March 11, 2012

I am not sure how to say this so I am just going to come out and say it. You’re crazy if you are not currently working with a freight audit and payment company! What makes me say this? Because there are excellent service providers out there that can probably do this function better, faster [...]

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What to do When a Freight Carrier Goes Out of Business

by George Muha 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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Freight Audit Companies Fall Short in this One Area: Aged Invioces

by George Muha October 11, 2011

This post is going to be short, sweet and to the point. I love what a good freight audit company can do for a shipper! These firms usually can process invoices way more effectively than a shipper can on their own. In addition, some of these firms can output metrics and business intelligence that can [...]

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What Time Limit Does a Freight Carrier Have to Send an Invoice

by George Muha September 28, 2011

One question I get a lot is about the time frame in which a carrier has to invoice a shipper. Shippers get surprised when a freight invoice pops up twelve months after a shipment was executed and they feel there might be some clause that gets them off the hook. Well, I’m here to burst [...]

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Is it Legal to Mark Up Freight Charges?

by George Muha September 21, 2011

Is it legal to mark up freight charges? No, its not. So lets load up the paddy wagon and start bringing American businesses to justice! Okay, I’m only partly kidding around so readers can relax. Technically it’s not illegal to mark up freight charges but in so doing suppliers may be violating the purchasing terms. [...]

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Outsmarting Vendors by Controlling Inbound

by George Muha September 7, 2011

One area that is typically ripe with opportunity for companies to capitalize on is inbound logistics. Historically this area has been an afterthought for companies but the available cost reduction, operational efficiency and overall value it brings is too significant for anyone to ignore anymore. I personally feel that, with the way companies are seeing [...]

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Better Understanding Fuel Surcharges

by George Muha July 26, 2011

Fuel has jumped an unprecedented 32.34% from the 2nd quarter of 2010 when diesel was $3.03 per gallon to 2nd quarter of 2011 when fuel was $4.01 per gallon. The good news though, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s projections, is that fuel will hover around the four dollar range through Q4 of 2012. [...]

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25 Questions About Pricing Products Profitably

by George Muha June 6, 2011

I wrote this article to see if I could create a healthy discussion on my blog. I thought you might be able to add some thought provoking jargon to it as well. If you have any feedback about this topic I’d love to hear about it! I know of companies out there that do some [...]

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