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How to Create a Truckload Strategy That Works in Any Market

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In this post, I will outline how to select reliable core carriers and find the right third party logistics provider (3PL) for your business. We have been studying truck freight attributes and strategies since 2006. Find the right mix of asset providers. Your first objective is to segment your freight by some primary attributes.

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Become an Independent Freight Broker Today with JW’s Free Comprehensive Guide

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It’s full of useful instructions and tips like how to… Find the right time to start your business. Author information Eric Halsey Eric Halsey is a historian by training and disposition who’s been interested in US small businesses since working at the House Committee on Small Business in 2006.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Evolution and History of Supply Chain Management

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Fredrick Taylor, who wrote The Principles of Scientific Management in 1911 and is considered the father of industrial engineering, focused his early research on how to improve manual loading processes. In the 1940s and 1950s, the focus of logistics research was on how to use mechanization (e.g.,

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Top 5 Free Online Resources for Freight Brokers

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JW Surety Bond's Free E-Book: How To Become A Freight Broker. The advice contained in these 40 pages will help you understand where to base yourself for the best chances of success and how to navigate the complex legal requirements to obtain your license. Are you ready to change the way your freight brokerage operates?

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4th Annual 3PL Summit in Atlanta - June 26th to the 28th

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I will be participating on the following panels: Monday, June 26, 2006 14:00 - 15:00 Pre-Summit Workshop 1: Open debate about performance metrics and pricing strategies. Hear how your customers measure your peformance and what matters most to them. Learn how to work with your customers when creating performance metrics.

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Fragility of Infrastructure Highlighted Again After Baltimore Bridge Collapse

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The bigger question is how to prevent something like this from happening again. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the world’s largest shipping vessels grew 155% bigger between 2006 and 2020. It is expected that this will also accelerate a shift of cargo away to the U.S. West Coast as the U.S.

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FMCSA Grants $1 Million to Veterans Who Want to Be Trained as Truck Drivers

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From not being familiar with the civilian job application process to not knowing how to translate experience into something the civilian sector will understand and appreciate, the variety of hurdles veterans face are enormous. These problems have contributed to veteran homelessness for decades.