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Why LTL Shipments Are More Sustainable And Economical

LTL shipments, also known as less-than-load and less-than-truckload, refers to the practice of shipping goods that do not require their own dedicated...

Refrigerated Transportation and the Cold Chain in 2023

Refrigerated freight and the cold chain are overlooked by consumers but are constantly on the radars of companies that need to meet consumer demand....

Driving Change: Women Making an Impact in the Transportation Industry

In the transportation industry, women make up around 8% of professional truck drivers — an all-time high. But despite the small number of women who...

Winter Driving Tips for Truck Drivers

The average truck driver logs around 200 miles for a single shipment – that’s a lot of driving. These long stretches are dangerous enough...

The Power of Cloud Based Technology

The Great Supply Chain Disruption is predicted to continue throughout 2023 and possibly beyond. No matter what supply chain business you’re...

Logistics Strategy: Increasing Supply Chain Sustainability

According to a new report, over 59 million parcels were shipped last year. The shipping company industry is enjoying sustained growth, thanks to...

The Future is Now: Revolutionary Logistics Technologies

As a business owner, you’re always looking for ways to improve efficiency and save money, right? Logistic growth can help you do both of those...

Integrity Express Logistics Ranked Top 25

Integrity Express Logistics is proud to be named in the top 25 of Greater Cincinnati’s Top Private Companies. Based on the previous year’s...

Gateless Tolling Coming to Ohio Turnpike

Andrew J. Tobias | Cleveland.com No EZPass? State Hopes to Bill You by Mail COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Turnpike is looking for new legal power...

Volvo, Aurora Pair for Autonomous Trucking Service

Jerry Hirsh | Contributing Writer – Transport Topics Volvo Group will partner with Aurora Innovation Inc. to develop and commercialize...

FedEx Sets Plan for Carbon-Neutral Operations by 2040

Joe Howard – Executive Editor FedEx Corp. announced plans to achieve carbon–neutral operations globally by 2040, with vehicle...

ATA Launches Efforts to Help Texans Battered by Storm

Freight Waves, Connor Wolf American Trucking Associations has launched a relief effort aimed at helping those in Texas and Louisiana impacted by...

Hurricane Relief Pressure-Tests the ‘New Normal’ Supply Chain

Freight Waves, Corrie White Historically, hurricane season presents abundant and often lucrative freight-hauling opportunities. For weeks or...

Scalable Growth Starts with the Back Office

Freight Waves, Jack Glenn ARTICLE BROUGHT TO YOU BY HUBTRAN!! The transportation and logistics landscape of today looks a lot different than...

Unveiling the 2020 Top 100 Private Carriers List

www.ttnews.com, Seth Clevenger The global coronavirus pandemic has tested the mettle of the largest private carriers in North America. This...

Carriers Get Extension to Rid Systems of Chinese Technologies

www.ttnews.com, Eric Miller The Director of National Intelligence has extended the deadline to Sept. 30 for a requirement that motor carriers that...

Tonnage Decline 8.5% Year-Over-Year in July, ATA Index Shows

www.ttnews, Dan Ronan Truck tonnage in July declined a seasonally adjusted 8.3% when compared with year-ago levels, and on a monthly basis was...

CVSA’S International Roadcheck Rescheduled for Sept. 9-11

www.ttnews.com, Eric Miller The postponed International Roadcheck event has been rescheduled for Sept. 9-11, the Commercial Vehicle Safety...

DOD Re-Awards $7.2 Billion Household Goods Moving Contract

Transport Topics, Eric Miller The Department of Defense has re-awarded a $7.2 billion household goods moving contract just two weeks after it...

Consumer Brands Spearheads Contactless Delivery Task Force

www.ttnews.com, Connor Wolf A task force was launched that brings together manufacturers, supply chain partners and retailers to develop standards...

Infrastructure Stakeholders Press Senators for Testing, PPE Priority

www.ttnews.com, Eugene Mulero A coalition that includes freight stakeholders and myriad transportation interests is calling on senators to advance...

Trucking Rises to Meet Unprecedented Challenges During COVID – 19 Pandemic

www.ttnews.com, Seth Clevenger Businesses closed their doors and people sheltered at home this spring as the COVID-19 pandemic claimed lives and...

FMCSA Extends,Modifies HOS Emergency Declaration

www.ttnews.com, Eleanor Lamb The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended and modified its emergency declaration for motor...

House, Senate Lawmakers Propose Essential Workers Fund

www.ttnews.com, Eugene Mulero Legislation that would compensate essential workers who became ill or died from COVID-19 while performing their...

Senate Committee Advances FMCSA Safety Grants Bill

www.ttnews.com, Eugene Mulero Legislation aimed at facilitating financial assistance from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration was...

Truck Stops Providing Essential Services to Truckers, Navigating the Downturn

www.ttnews.com, Eric Miller The employees at the Iowa 80 Truckstop have a motto that serves as reminder of their mission: “Without trucks,...

Interactive Map: Where the 2020 Top 50 Logistics Companies Are in North America

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Ports Laying Groundwork for Post-Coronavirus Business

American Shipper, Kim Link-Wills Ports around the globe will have to change the way they do business in a post-pandemic world. Port officials...

Average Price of Diesel Falls Another 3.8 cents to $2.399 a Gallon

ttnews.com, Don Ronan and Connor D. Wolf The national average price of diesel fuel continued its steady slide, falling 3.8 cents to $2.399 a...

Electric Trucks Must Reap Financial and Environmental Benefits, Execs Say

www.ttnews.com, Joe Howard Dependable Supply Chain Services and NFI Industries are piloting Volvo’s VNR battery-electric heavy-duty...

Commentary: How Will Technology reshape the industry for COVID-19?

www.freightwaves.com, John Mannes The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of...

Fiscal 2021 Budget Proposal Offers Increase for Two FMCSA Programs

www.ttnews.com, Eugene Mulero Programs managed by federal trucking regulators would see a funding boost under a $4.8 trillion fiscal 2021 budget...

Trade Agreements May Bring Stability to Trucking

www.ttnews.com, Roger Gilroy [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] GRAPEVINE, Texas — Trucking could be in for a period...

CARB Ahead of EPA in Bid to Establish NOx Rule for Heavy Trucks

www.ttnews.com, Eric Miller [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] More than a year ago, U.S. Environmental Protection...

Moving Manatees, Elephants and Pandas Requires Careful Planning, Preparation

Transport Topics, Gregory Van Tighem Some of Joe Collopy’s more exotic logistics assignments have earned him a unique nickname — Dr....

West Coast Ports Slump While East Coast Facilities Weather Tariffs

www.ttnews.com, Dan Ronan West Coast Ports Slump While East Coast Facilities Weather Tariffs Port of Los Angeles by Patrick T....

Virginia’s $3.7 Billion Rail Investment Intends to Ease Freight, Road Congestion

www.ttnews.com, Eleanor Lamb [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has announced a partnership...

In-Cab Monitoring Uses Machine Vision to Detect Fatigued, Distracted Driving

www.ttnews.com, Gregory Tighem When Bison Transport’s director of safety and driver development presented to the driver advisory board the...

Price, Sales of Used Class 8 Trucks Drop 19%

www.ttnews.com, Roger Gilroy The price of the average used Class 8 vehicle in October skidded, as did estimated industry sales, with each falling 19%...

Congress Faces New Deadline Amid Calls for Major Highway Legislation

www.ttnews.com, Eugene Mulero Congressional leaders in Washington again have packed the final weeks of the year with major legislative items as the...

Dot IG Outlines FMCSA’s Top Management Challenges for 2020

www.ttnews.com, Eric Miller The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is facing challenges in a number of programmatic areas that could play...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Renews Self-Driving Car Initiative

www.ttnews.com, Andrew Tobias [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine on Oct. 29 signed...

West Coast Ports Show Early Signs of Slowdown Due to Tariffs

www.ttnews.com, Dan Ronan [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] While the holiday shipping season is keeping import volume...

The Benefits of an Automated Permitting and Routing System

www.ttnews.com The Benefits of an Automated Permitting & Routing System Over-the-road trucking is an important component of the...

UPS Drones Win FAA Milestone Permission to Operate

www.ttnews.com, Thomas Black and Alan Levin Bloomberg News [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] UPS Inc. won...

FMCSA Issues $77 Million in Grants Supporting Truck Safety, Driver Training

www.ttnews.com, Eleanor Lamb A young driver trains. (Corey Gray) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] The...

Energy Efficiency Across Transportation Sector Focus of House Hearing

www.ttnews.com, Eugene Mulero Energy Subcommittee Chairman Conor Lamb by Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press [Stay on top of transportation...

New York Completes $1.8 Million Bridge Strike Prevention Project

www.ttnews.com, Eleanor Lamb New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Albany, N.Y., on March, 31, 2019. On Sept. 6, Cuomo announced the completion of the...

ATA, CVSA Request Commenting Extension for FMCSA Hours-of-Service Proposal

www.ttnews.com, Eleanor Lamb A truck on a snow-covered road. FMCSA’s HOS rules involve trucks traveling in adverse weather conditions....

TomTom Maps Out Revamp With Bet on Self-Driving Cars

www.ttnews.com, Natalia Drozdiak An attendee wears a virtual reality headset while experiencing the TomTom NV autonomous driving system at the...

Dot Awards $225 Million in Grants to 20 Bridge Projects

www.ttnews.com, Eleanor Lamb Getty Images [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] The U.S. Department of...

Scout, Amazon’s Self-Driving Delivery Robot, Heads to California

www.ttnews.com, Joe Pisani Amazon via AP Amazon’s self-driving robots will be roaming the streets of another neighborhood. The online...

CVSA Asks Senate to Fund an Updated Major Crash Causation Study

www.ttnews.com, Eric Miller CVSA Asks Senate to Fund an Updated Major Crash Causation Study CVSA Executive Director Collin Mooney speaks at...

Senate Panel Advances 5-year Transportation Bill

www.ttnews.com, Eugene Mulero Barrasso (left) and Carper by the Associated Press [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your...

Senators Aim to Produce Five-Year Highway Bill Before August Recess

www.ttnews.com, Eugene Mulero and Lianna Norman Senators Aim to Produce Five-Year Highway Bill Before August Recess “It is our shared goal...

Class 8 Orders Come in at 13,000 for June as Freight Movement Slows

www.ttnews.com, Jim Stinson Class 8 truck orders declined 69% in June compared to June 2018. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) [Stay...

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Stresses Benefits of Long-Term Highway Bill

www.ttnews.com, Eugene Mulero Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao says state and local governments could engage in long-term planning “if...

US Logistics Costs Rise 11.4% in 2018, Report Says

www.ttnews.com, Daniel Bearth Costs Represent Highest Share of GDP in 10 Years Trucks travel across the World Trade International Bridge in...

Coalition Pushes for Federal Excise Tax Repeal on New Trucks

www.ttnews.com, Eugene Mulero The coalition brought a World War I-era truck and a modern truck to Capitol Hill to illustrate the differences....

Humans Wanted: Self-Driving Truck Technology Firms Seek Drivers

www.ttnews.com, Daniel Bearth Pima Community College and TuSimple representatives with TuSimple’s self-driving truck (right) at TuSimple’s...

FMCSA Launches Interstate Pilot Program for Drivers Ages 18-20 With Military Experience

www.ttnews.com, Eleanor Lamb A motor transport operator drives the M1070 Heavy Equipment Transporter at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. (Sgt. Jason...

Shipping and Trucking Industries Gearing Up for New 2020 Ocean Vessel Fuel Mandate

www.ttnews.com, Dan Ronan Heavy, thick fuel has been used in the maritime industry for years, partly because of its low cost. However, it has...

In Middle of Trade War, Port of Los Angeles Terminal Gets Ready for Robots

www.ttnews.com, Romy Varghese The Maersk Edinburgh cargo ship sits docked at the APM shipping terminal in the Port of Los Angeles. (Patrick T....

$2 Billion Invested in Trucking Tech Firms So Far in 2019

www.ttnews.com, Jim Stinson Trucking technology firms are raking in cash as investors look to get in on a hot industry and capitalize on a U.S....

Ports Offer Ample Opportunity for P3s, Experts Say

www.ttnews.com, Elanor Lamb Kerry Cartwright, director of the Port of Los Angeles’ Goods Movement Division, by Eleanor Lamb/Transport...

“Let’s See What Kind of Horsepower These Have!”

NEWSFLASH! (Cartoon Edition) A little Kentucky Derby humor for all of us in the transportation industry. (Transport Topics – Cartoons)

KeepTruckin Adds $149 Million in Funding to Build Up Freight Platform

www.wsj.com, Jennifer Smith Series D funding round values the technology startup at $1.2 billion as it pushes into growing market for digital freight...

Editorial: Earth Day Salute to Cleaner Trucks

www.ttnews.com The launch of the Nikola Two tractor just days ahead of Earth Day — April 22 — was a fitting and, perhaps, deliberate gesture by...

2018 Was a Year of Extraordinary Growth for 3PLs

Transport Topics, Evan Armstrong The year 2018 will go down as an outstanding year for third-party logistics in the United States. The two main...

47,000 Bridges Nationwide Are Structurally Deficient, ARTBA Analysis Finds

Transport Topics, https://www.ttnews.com, Eugene Mulero Iowa, Pennsylvania and Oklahoma have the dubious distinction of leading the country with the...

Chatbots Are Emerging as Powerful Tools for the Transportation Industry

https://www.ttnews.com/articles/chatbots-are-emerging-powerful-tools-transportation-industry The driver arrives at the warehouse, but the shipment is...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Proposes 45-cent Fuel Tax Hike

https://www.ttnews.com/, Eleanor Lamb Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s budget proposal includes plans for a 45-cent fuel tax increase to provide...

Insufficient Supply of White Grapes

www.freshplaza.com, Jan Marc Schulz White grape sales are currently running smoothly. “There is even insufficient supply on the market. The...

Fleets Credit Safety Systems, Video With Reducing Crashes, Claims

www.ttnews.com, Seth Clevenger TLANTA — Active safety technologies such as collision mitigation and lane departure warnings have proved effective...

Location Intelligence Improves Driver Safety

https://www.ttnews.com Information excess With a vast increase in the data generated and available for use in fleet management applications,...

Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks: Texas Tops 2019 ATRI List With 13

https://www.ttnews.com, Mulero & Gamache The passage to the George Washington Bridge on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River has once again...

Freezing Temperatures In US Kept Produce Demand Down

www.freshplaza.com, Dennis Rettke It certainly was very cold last week in the US with the Polar Vortex bringing freezing cold temperatures into...

The World’s Busiest Ports Visualized

www.freshplaza.com An estimated 90% of world trade is facilitated by maritime shipping, and as trade volumes continue to increase, the world’s...

How Did That Christmas Tree Get Here?

www.dat.com, Pat Pitz More than 25 million Christmas trees will be sold this year, according to the National Christmas Tree Association. But few...

Thanksgiving surge boosts reefer prices; van freight heads eas

www.dat.com, Mark Montague With Thanksgiving approaching, it’s the reefer segment that is driving seasonal demand, as grocery stores prepare for the...

XPO Logistics Adjusts Guidance Off Customer Bankruptcy

The Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com), Jennifer Smith. XPO Logistics Inc.’s XPO 1.02% growth slowed in the third quarter as a customer...

Brokers: How to have better relationships with truck drivers and owner-operators

Truckstop.com (www.truckstop.com) It’s no secret that the relationships between brokers and carriers can be strained. It can be easy to focus more...

Trucking Companies Boost Prices Amid Capacity Squeeze

The Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com), Jennifer Smith Trucking companies are flexing their pricing power, pushing retailers and manufacturers to pay...

Alexandria, VA (Washington D.C.) is the Least Efficient Marker for Truck Drivers in America

Freight Waves (www.freightwaves.com), Matt Wimberly Truck drivers have long suspected that the city of Washington D.C. is stealing their hours and...

Making Life Easier on the Road

Transport Topics (https://cdn.advanced-pub.com) It’s no secret that finding and retaining good truck drivers is a challenge for fleets, but recent...

The Rules of The Road: Avoiding Ambiguity in Documenting Your Load, 3PL Perspectives

3PL Perspectives (www.3plperspectives-digital), James W. Kelly,II and Eric Arling EVERYBODY KNOWS THE drill. You finally get a shot at a load by a...

Ford Presents New F-Vision

Fresh Plaza (www.freshplaza.com) At the IAA 2018 fair, Ford presented the F-Vision at their stand. The F-Vision is a concept truck, and Ford didn’t...

Brooks Brothers Refashions Its Supply Chain for Modern Retail

The Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com), Jennifer Smith Brooks Brothers, the 200-year-old retailer known for classic suits and button-down shirts, is...

Local Leads the Way In Ohio Produce Sales Trends

The Packer (www.thepacker.com), Jim Offner Ohio continues to be fertile ground for sales of locally grown produce. “Homegrown in Ohio is alive and...

Nation’s Largest Ports Report Record TEU Volume Levels Ahead of Tariffs

Transport Topics (www.ttnews.com), Dan Ronan Business is booming at many of the nation’s largest ports, fueled by a strong U.S. economy and,...

Expect Truckload Market Volatility to Continue Through the Fall

DAT (https://www.dat.com/blog/), Donald Broughton To say that the first half of 2018 was “a period of both extreme volatility and unprecedented...

Ohio to Receive Funding Boost Through Recent Senate Bill

Transport Topics (www.ttnews.com), Eleanor Lamb Ohio transportation projects will receive a funding boost through the recently passed U.S. Senate...

Consumer Spending Up Solid 0.4% in June

Transport Topics(www.ttnews.com), Marcio Jose Sanchez WASHINGTON — Consumer spending rose by a solid 0.4% in June, while a key gauge of inflation...

DAT Freight Broker Benchmark: 41% More Load Volume Yields 78% Higher Revenue

DAT (https://www.dat.com), Steve Blair Monthly revenue rose 78% for freight brokers in May on a 41% increase in load volume, to set new records for...

White House Reduces Trucking Rules, but Doesn’t Ease Enforcement, Attorneys Say

Transport Topics (www.ttnews.com), Eric Miller INDIANAPOLIS — The deregulatory nature of the Trump administration threatens delay or elimination...

Truck rules help produce with haulers hours-of-service, ELDs

The Packer (www.thepacker.com), Tom Karst In a relief to produce haulers and the industry in general, the federal government has said hours-of-service...

Industry-wide adoption of blockchain

The fascination of blockchain is heavily rooted in the freight and logistics industry now. And so is the fear of missing out (FOMO) anxiety, as nearly...

Integrity Named to the Tampa Bay Journal 2018 Best Places To Work List

Tampa Bay Business Journal names Integrity Express Logistics as 2018’s BEST PLACE TO WORK – LARGE CATEGORY! Integrity Express Logistics first...

Tim Back Trucking

15:52 17 Aug 23

I worked with Sway and all communication was great. I would deal with this broker again in the future.

Kayla Wharff

19:21 23 Jul 23

Jason Shakespeare is the best broker that I have worked with.

D S

03:19 21 Jul 23

Best brokerage to work with. Honest and reliable.Thank you

sasa delic

20:04 19 Jul 23

James Shakespeare is one of the best broker I ever work with.I have been in this business for more than 7 years and I have never worked with a better broker.

Laura Gist

19:12 18 Jul 23

I booked a load with Misty and everything about the load was as she stated. Misty was very pleasant, easy to work with and answered the phone every time I called her. Thank you Misty!!!

craig gilly

20:55 04 May 23

Integrity demonstrated honor. I booked a load with an apparent Fake/Ghost broker that on the BOL was an Integrity load. Even though they paid the fake trucking company/broker, since I had proof they paid me. Must give credit for this. Great company.

Nathan Denton

16:22 01 May 23

IEL has Great people and placeIEL is one of the premiere Freight Brokerages in the Country with Expert level knowledge staff and the ability to adapt to any situationDon't bother reading the lower reviews, they are simply angry for things that happen every day to both sides of the logistics industry.

Kris Brunner

12:32 13 Apr 23

We shipped a generator to Idaho. Friendly and professional logistics person. Fast and on time pick up by TA Trucking. Great operators. Thanks for helping Ronald McDonald Charities Of Greater Cincinnati.

Lavern Martin

18:03 06 Apr 23

we've been booking loads with Abigail Bortz for a few months now .... this agent does a great job .... good follow-thru and communication, trucks seem to always be on-time, rates are fair. highly recommend this agent

Travis Dobrowski

17:01 23 Mar 23

I work with Mat Nicholas at IEL for quite a while and everything has been great so far, proactive and quick communication makes the whole process way smoother.

Michael Sherrell

21:42 22 Feb 23

Misty Harris is absolutely amazing to work with she is very responsive and understanding. Never backs down from a challenge. Always keeps me moving with little to no down time.

Ben Arendt

15:17 16 Dec 22

we've been booking loads with Jonny Crespo for a few months now .... this agent does a great job .... good follow-thru and communication, trucks seem to always be on-time, rates are fair. highly recommend this agent.