In 2024, many carriers are seeking ways to cut costs while maintaining services standards. One method to achieve this goal is to automate interaction with the increasing number of Shipper web portals. Shippers increasingly rely on carriers and logistics providers to handle tasks like status updates, billing, document uploads, and assessorial claims through these portals.
Building positive relationships with Drivers
Building a truthful relationship with drivers can determine and influence how much trust a driver has in you and the company, their quality of work, their commitment to the motor carrier and their length of employment. Drivers want to feel important and be treated as an equal and that the work they perform is appreciated.
Drive Orientation: Live, Remotely or Both
Virtual and online training concepts are not new, but the Covid pandemic of 2020 really required employers to explore diverse types of virtual and online training to continue to train and hire new employees. The trucking industry was and is no exception.
Cargo Theft Continues to Rise and Cost the Supply Chain
Cargo theft is an ever increasing and expensive cost to the United States supply chan. Cargo thefts were the most common in California, Texas, Florida, and Illinois, but happen in every state. An estimated $223 million in cargo was stolen in 2022 according to Verisk Cargonet with the average value per event being $214,000. Cargonet statistics indicate for the first two quarters of 2023 there were cargo theft increases of 30 and 50 percent compared to the same quarters in 2022.