FMCSA to crack down on brokers that don’t pay

The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will soon suspend the operating authorities of brokers that fail or refuse to pay carriers for legitimate services, or those who let…

Freight broker contracts, business structure, protect against losses

Freight brokers are like the travel agents of the trucking industry – connecting shippers and carriers in exchange for a piece of the revenue. The contracts that govern such relationships,…

Freight brokers’ margins shrink in ’08: Survey

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. -- Freight brokers haven't had any easier of a time navigating rough economic waters than their over-the-road clients, it seems.

Smaller Carriers are “Feeling the Heat” in the Truckload Market

Dr. Richard Mikes, Managing Partner of Transport Capital Partners (TCP) recently spoke on the subject of the Truckload Market on a conference call hosted by Stifel Nicolaus & Company. Here…

QuoteMyTruckload.com and Freightopolis – will one of these companies become the Expedia of the Freight Industry?

Two weeks ago I wrote about two exciting young companies (PostBidShip and Buytruckload.com) that are applying Innovation and Technology to the automated freight brokerage/freight portal space (http://www.dantranscon.com/index.php/blog/entry/innovation-and-technology-come-to-the-freight-brokerage-industry). Subsequent to that…

Innovation and Technology Come to the Freight Brokerage Industry

In my 2012 year-end blog on Trends in Transportation, I identified a number of areas where I expected to see some changes in 2013. One area I highlighted was the…