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Every month, more manufacturers, LTL shippers, and traffic managers will turn to a freight auditing company to help them manage Freight Bill Auditing and Payment services. So why do so many companies outsource this vital task to a third party rather than simply audit a paid freight bill in house? Time is a major factor, […]

Christmas is coming fast, and more consumers are doing holiday shopping online than ever before. Target was just one of the stores that broke online sales records on Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, when online sales added up to a staggering $11 billion that weekend alone. Now, carriers like UPS and FedEx are struggling to keep […]

A bill of lading is one of the most important documents in shipping and trade, an industry that accounts for 6% of the entire global economy. In general, a bill of lading performs three functions in shipping: The bill documents that the carrier agreed to carry the goods in question and notes any problems with […]

Outside the world of shipping, few people remember the unfortunate case of Trendset, a South Carolina freight payment company that was sunk by an embezzlement scam. Even though the company promptly alerted both its clients and the authorities, it was too late. Unfortunately, it’s incidents like that that convince some C-Level executives to handle the […]

We know that shippers operate in a high stakes industry, one with an out-sized amount of stress. That’s because you’re a part of one of the world’s largest industries. Transportation not only accounts for 6% of all economic activity, but without it all other industries would grind to a halt, literally. And what’s one of […]

Congested rail lines have been backing up shipping routes all over North America this decade. And in the years ahead, it’s absolutely critical that shippers have the ability to make informed decisions about their shipping operations using real-time data. Transportation and shipping is not only one of the largest industries in the United States, but […]

By Steve Broussard, CTL, CTB – Broussard Logistics Many motor carriers and Wall Street analysts have recently stated that “falling” diesel fuel prices have resulted in “lower earnings” for carriers, which confirms what many in the industry have alleged for years…the fuel surcharge is a profit center for many carriers. The purpose of the fuel […]

Yes, fuel prices will stay low through 2017, but that means traffic is only going to get worse. And back in 2011 when traffic was comparably light, traffic delays cost the U.S. economy an estimated $121 billion. And with a vulnerable infrastructure, congested trucking and rail routes, and the global financial downturn, many shippers and […]