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FTL Capacity Crunch in the North American Freight Market
March 18, 2026
What We Mean by “Freight Capacity Crunch” and Why the Canada–US Border Reacts So Sensitively Capacity means there are available trucks with available drivers at the right time in the…
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Fuel Surcharges Surge Temporarily: Here’s Why
March 12, 2026
Fuel prices around the world and fuel surcharges for those of us in shipping have been going up dramatically due to the war and instability in one of the world’s…
Blind Shipping: What Is It & Why Many Carriers Avoid It?
January 7, 2026
Blind shipping might sound like a secretive freight tactic – and in some ways it is. It’s a practice where one or more parties in a shipment are kept deliberately…
The Ins and Outs of Bonded Freight Shipping
December 5, 2025
What Is In-Bond Cargo, Why Does it Cost More, and How to Avoid It Bonded cargo is a term that often catches shippers by surprise – especially small businesses shipping…
De Minimis Cargo Clearance Goes The Way of The Dodo
September 3, 2025
Section 321 cargo clearance becomes a casualty of the latest trade policies The End of an Era for Duty-Free Shipping for Businesses On August 29, 2025, the USA officially eliminated the much‑used…
What You Need to Know About Upcoming NMFC Changes
July 10, 2025
NMFC Changes Are Coming in July 2025: Here’s What You Need to Know The National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC®) system is getting a major update this year. If you’re a…
Why Keeping a Driver for 16 Minutes Can Mean Extra Charges
March 5, 2025
Driver Detention Often Results in Additional Charges: Here’s Why When detention charges arise, we often get the question of why we would charge for such a thing. The driver was…
The Impact of Trump’s Presidency on Freight Shipping
November 21, 2024
How will Trump’s second term affect freight shippers and owner-operators? The re-election of Donald Trump as President of the United States in November 2024 will, no doubt, bring significant changes…
Green Future of Freight [Infographic]
January 31, 2017
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