Check Call
Biweekly news and analysis for 3PLs and freight brokers. Putting the industry we know and, sometimes love, under a microscope.
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Check Call: Rethinking the cost of new hires
Consider the cost of hiring new people, and the value of not just throwing bodies at the problem. Plus, new cross-border regulations and a brief…
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Check Call: Getting turkey with it
A brief look at what goes into getting turkeys on the tables in time for Thanksgiving; the newest freight alley in Texas; changes at the…
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Check Call: Welcome to the party, pal
Convoy’s #NoEmptyMiles campaign hits new heights; the importance of verifying equipment type; a halt to the impending fees at LA and Long Beach ports; and…
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Check Call: Do you even onboard?
Onboarding accounts should be a bigger thing than it is; airports used as container storage yards; airfreight is now an affordable option; and a few…
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Check Call: Trust the experts
SONAR launches TRAC, approaching some policy-bending issues and airfreight earnings.
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Check Call: A higher level of service
Continuous moves might be way underutilized; oil prices aren’t helping on the spot rate market; and the Santa 18 Act could do a lot for…
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Check Call: Cloudy with a chance of profits
Forecasting is great, till it isn’t, drivers are not at fault for West Coast port congestion, and Houston didn’t get the homecoming celebration it was…
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Check Call: Data is everywhere
The importance of developing metrics that matter; Daimler Trucks cancels production of Western Star 5700 XE; UPS takes yet another increase; and a recap of…
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Check Call: Teenagers scare the living heck outta me
Teenagers are able to try their hands at truck driving as a high school elective class; the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are…
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Check Call: Amazon Freight of tomorrow
The future of Amazon Freight, vaping struggles to get product to market, and Descartes MacroPoint and FreightWaves SONAR Lane Score partnership.
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