To avoid double brokering, work only with a freight broker you can verify in FMCSA’s public records, and confirm that broker vets every carrier it uses. Check the broker’s MC number, active authority, and $75,000 surety bond before you tender a load. Then make sure your broker can tell you exactly which carrier is hauling...Read More

Diesel is finally easing, but it still costs more than $2.50 a gallon more than it did a year ago. Truck capacity kept shrinking in September, and the Port of Los Angeles just had the busiest month in its history. Put together, this is a market where shippers who plan early win. What’s happening with...Read More