The market’s brutal, sure, but for freight agents with the right tools, it’s prime hunting season. Here’s how they’re making it work.
The fentanyl pipeline is the dark mirror of global logistics: lean, fast, and deadly. And while freight fights inefficiency, the cartels are mastering scale.
Plus, tariff deal with Mexico stalls, July's Blitz Week preparation, J.B. Hunt sees cautious shippers in bid talks, and more.
Plus, a TQL recruiting video gets a lot of reactions, the greatest trucking advertisement of all time, and a freight meme.
TGIF. Wouldn't it be nice if call-ins for loads were handled by AI? Fleetworks, a YC-backed company, just debuted their AI broker that handles load inquiries. Scroll below to watch the phone call between a carrier calling in and the AI robot. Besides that, we did a deep dive on the rising road risks and insurance costs for trucking companies.
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The fentanyl pipeline is the dark mirror of global logistics: lean, fast, and deadly. And while freight fights inefficiency, the cartels are mastering scale.
Plus, tariff deal with Mexico stalls, July's Blitz Week preparation, J.B. Hunt sees cautious shippers in bid talks, and more.
Inside the world of onboard couriers (OBCs), who hand-deliver urgent packages across the globe in record time.
Plus, China-built ship fees are in, Freight X goes viral, sweeping layoffs from Volvo Group, and more.
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