motor carriers

Owner-Operators Are Making a Big Comeback

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As fleets try to find new ways of addressing the fallout from the employment squeeze, they are increasingly turning to today’s business-savvy independent truckers. As owner-operators continue to recover from the sharp blow dealt to them in the great recession, fleets are going all out to recruit and retain them. The job of today’s owner-operator … Read more

How a Freight Broker is Different than a Freight Forwarder?

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The terms freight forwarder and freight broker are sometimes used interchangeably, but their jobs are actually quite different. They perform some of the same functions, but a broker acts as an intermediary between the carrier and the shipper, while a forwarder’s job is to facilitate the shipping process. Who are Freight Brokers? Either a company … Read more