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Part 1: Understanding the Difference Between LTL and FTL In freight shipping, one of the first decisions a shipper must make is whether to book Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) or Full Truckload (FTL) service. While both move goods over the road, the difference in load size, pricing model, and service level can […]

Dedicated Trucking vs. Spot Market: Which Delivers Better ROI? A 2025 Shipper’s Guide to Smarter Freight Procurement Executive Snapshot In a year of rising operational costs, narrowing contract-to-spot spreads, and a renewed push for predictable service, shippers are re-evaluating how they source capacity. Dedicated trucking services, long associated with cost […]

How to Choose the Right Freight Broker in 2025: A Shipper’s Guide SwivelCS’s 10-Point Framework for Resilient, Fraud-Proof Logistics Executive Snapshot After weathering a multi-year freight recession triggered by the pandemic and supply chain upheavals, the 2025 logistics market is tilting back toward balance. But make no mistake—this is no […]

Commercial motor vehicle inspectors have quietly gathered data on truck driver personal conveyance time and are making plans to soon ask regulators to limit the use of conveyance time to two hours. Collecting data during more than 41,000 roadside inspections, leaders at the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance say they are […]

Speeding just got costlier in Connecticut! Fines now range from $200 to $500, and some cases could even require a mandatory court appearance. With safety being a top priority, these new measures aim to reduce accidents and protect all road users. Read the full article here: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/damTUsuy

Across today’s trucking industry, there are more women earning a living driving a truck, working phone lines as a recruiter, guiding dispatch and back-office operations, and sitting in board rooms in executive roles than at any point in trucking history. The quest for equality in trucking – that is, when […]

Since 2002, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has collected and processed truck GPS data in support of the U.S. Department of Transportation Freight Mobility Initiative. Utilizing an extensive database of freight truck GPS data, ATRI develops and monitors a series of key performance measures on the nation’s freight transportation […]

The transportation sector is bracing for the possibility that a slew of new tariffs could soon hit some of its most critically important industries, according to experts. “If the Trump administration moves forward with proposed tariffs against Mexico, Canada and China, it would impact over 50% of U.S. imports by […]