A Unit-Economics Reality Check Looking at the shocking December 2025 metrics, we couldn’t help but wonder how brokers are surviving. While, by almost any surface-level metric, freight brokerage volumes look healthy. Loads are moving. Capacity is abundant. Rates have stabilized off the bottom. And yet, across the industry, broker layoffs continue, balance sheets remain under […]
Due to shrinking margins and elevated carrier costs, brokers are using freight factoring services to maintain steady income. Bharath Krishnamoorthy, co-founder and CEO at Denim, discussed the ways Denim can help brokers manage their loads, payments and collections.
J.B. Hunt’s fourth quarter comes in ahead of consensus as the intermodal, brokerage and truckload divisions see notable year-over-year improvements.
The top 20% of freight brokers generate at least 80% of sales and gross margin for any third-party logistics provider (3PL) or freight brokerage.
Management from USA Truck provides upbeat commentary regarding the potential for significantly improved earnings as truckload fundamentals remain firm.
USA Truck’s second-quarter result comes in slightly ahead of expectations, but the carrier extends its losses to four consecutive quarters.
J.B. Hunt easily bests consensus forecasts led by better-than-expected intermodal and dedicated results. The back half of 2020 remains hazy on COVID-19 fears.
President’s options limited without sufficient evidence, according to former DOJ antitrust chief.
With companies like Convoy achieving a $1 billion valuation in roughly four years, or publicly-traded companies like Uber and Amazon encroaching on the brokerage space, it is getting harder for the smaller, “relationship-based” brokers to compete. Whether it’s managed transportation, trailer pooling, warehousing or last-mile, brokers should be looking for ways to increase their value, […]
A broker’s main job is to find carriers to move freight for shippers, but the reality is that brokers often spend more time than necessary focusing on cash flow management and getting carriers paid.
Noel Perry heads Transport Futures in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In addition, he heads Transportation Economics, a consulting company focused on strategy, market research and forecasting for the North American freight transport market. Previously, he was a Corporate Economist at Schneider National, and Director of Market Research at CSX Transportation and Cummins Engine Company. Broker margins are […]
Company behind rivals in its pricing position, Jacobs says
C.H. Robinson officials said their business model and technology has allowed the company to adapt through multiple cycles.
