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There is much truth in that adage, “If you bought it, a truck brought it.” Ships and planes transport products around the world, but the last stage in the journey to their final destination is frequently via truck. This is true not only of products reaching store shelves, but the transportation of raw materials to factories at the start of the manufacturing process. In the U.S alone, more than 80 percent of all communities rely on trucks for the delivery of food, fuel, clothing and medicine.
US Trucking Sector Faces Continued Challenges Amid Q1 Slump in Volume and Spending
As the US trucking market continues to grapple with uncertainty, the latest data from US Bank’s Freight Payment Index for… Read More
FROM POLK COUNTY TO THE WORLD
Foreign firms looking to do business in Florida or the greater eastern US have a clear alternative in Polk County…. Read More
NAFTA Under Trump: Will it Stay or Will it Go?
We all know that President Donald Trump campaigned against NAFTA in the lead-up to last November’s election, calling it “the… Read More
What CEOs Need To Know About LTL Accessorial Fees
When you have a growing company, you’re always looking for ways to save money on supply chain operations. Freight management… Read More
Transporting Fruits and Vegetables Economically and Sustainably
The distribution of fruit and vegetables require cost-efficient, robust and reliable load carriers. At Fruit Attraction (October 18 – 20… Read More
WATCH: UPS Enhances Driver Safety Training With Virtual Reality
UPS will start training student delivery drivers to spot and identify road hazards using virtual reality (VR) headsets that simulate… Read More
Competitors UPS and FedEx Unite to Demand Reform
The chief executives of UPS and FedEx authored a joint op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal calling for the… Read More
Freight Transportation Services Index Down in June
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry… Read More
Investments in Rail Transportation Spur Advantages, Growth
Rail, or intermodal, transport is fast becoming the shipping mode of choice for many businesses – specifically as an alternative… Read More
WATCH: Generator Worth $2 Million Moves Through Jaxport
Highly trained stevedores at JAXPORT recently moved a 108,000-pound generator bound for a manufacturing plant in the Midwest through the… Read More
Oakley: Industry’s First to Earn ISO 9001:2015 and 22000:2005 Certifications
Oakley Transport, Inc., a leader in the liquid, food grade transportation sector, has become the first liquid food grade transportation… Read More
NAFTA as a National Security Priority
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) fundamentally changed the framework of cooperation between the United States and Mexico. During… Read More
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