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Carrier Selection Challenges

May 1, 2013

By Brian Everett

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Shippers face major challenges finding capacity and maintaining transportation costs in a market where rates are rising.

Collaboration Yields Efficiency at Lower Cost

March 1, 2013

By Brian Everett

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While “strategic collaboration” is a commonly used catch phrase these days, it clearly is a significant practice occurring shipper-to-shipper and between shippers and logistics providers.

The New Normal in Transportation is… There is No Normal

January 4, 2013

By Brian Everett

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There is less predictability than ever in marketplace factors, consumer demand, the economy and drivers impacting freight costs. In fact, one can summarize today’s transportation industry in simple terms: “The new normal is that there is no normal.”

NASSTRAC Update

Shippers Patiently Wait As Industry Growth Slowly Improves

October 10, 2012

By Brian Everett

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Freight transportation spending will continue to rise due more to higher rates rather than increased freight volumes.

The Latest Buzz: Advocacy and Capacity

July 2, 2012

By Brian Everett

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Earlier this year, 170 truck transportation stakeholders participated in the industry-wide “Stand Up For Trucking” fly-in to Washington DC which resulted in approximately 140 visits to Congressional offices. NASSTRAC has established an Advocacy Committee which is planning additional fly-in events.

Successful Shippers Focus on Long-Term Partnerships

May 9, 2012

By Brian Everett

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In a marketplace tight on capacity, now more than ever, smart shippers look for ways to build strong, long-term relationships with their carrier partners. But what are the characteristics they look for in such a relationship?

Taking the Message to D.C.: Stand up for Trucking

March 6, 2012

By Brian Everett

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Few people truly realize the critical importance of trucking to the U.S. economy.

Scores of Transportation Stakeholders Take Message to D.C.

January 5, 2012

By Brian Everett

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There’s a movement underway. It’s a movement, lead by NASSTRAC (a shipper’s association that provides advocacy, education, and provider relations to transportation executives) and the American Trucking Association.

Changes to HOS: What This Means for Shippers

December 22, 2011

By Brian Everett

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The Department Of Transportation announced Dec. 22 a final rule which revises the truck driver hours of service safety requirements for commercial truck drivers.What does this mean for shippers?

Shippers Take Pro-Truck Message to Washington

October 27, 2011

By Brian Everett

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Shippers rely heavily on the safe, reliable, cost-effective service that truck transportation offers. In fact, more than 70 percent of freight shipments, by value and by tons, moves by truck.

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