Intermodal shipping is the movement of freight in one container or trailer across two or more transport modes, usually truck and rail, without unloading the cargo at each transfer. Its main benefits are lower cost on long lanes, better fuel efficiency, lower emissions, reliable capacity, and less highway congestion. This guide explains each benefit with…
Hiring a trucking company should be simple: get a quote, book the load, and expect it to show up on time. In practice, shippers are choosing from a pool of more than 2.2 million active FMCSA-registered motor carriers in the United States, and not every one of them is who they claim to be. This…
If your shipment doesn’t fill a full 53-foot trailer but is too big, or too heavy, for a parcel carrier like UPS or FedEx, you’re in LTL territory. Less-than-truckload shipping is how most small and mid-size businesses move pallets across the country, and it’s also where most first-time shippers get surprised: unexpected fees, confusing freight…
If you have ever wondered what is a reefer truck, the short answer is this: a reefer truck is a semi truck pulling a refrigerated trailer, built to carry cargo that has to stay within a specific temperature range from pickup to delivery. The word “reefer” is trucking slang for refrigerated, and it covers everything…
Hotshot trucking is one of the few ways left to get into the freight industry without a six-figure investment. You buy a heavy-duty pickup, hook up a trailer, and start hauling smaller, time-sensitive loads that don’t need a full semi truck. Compare that to a Class 8 rig, the large tractor-trailer setup most people picture…
Finding the right trucking company can make or break your supply chain. Whether you are a small business shipping goods across state lines or a manufacturer moving freight every week, the carrier you choose affects your delivery times, your costs, and your reputation with your own customers. With thousands of carriers operating across the country,…
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If your freight doesn’t fit inside a standard trailer steel beams, construction equipment, oversized machinery, or anything too tall, wide, or awkward for a dry van you’re looking at flatbed trucking. This guide is written specifically for shippers and businesses trying to figure out how flatbed freight actually works before they book a load: what…
Every year, thousands of people decide to leave behind a job that isn’t paying off and start a trucking career instead. The pull is obvious: no four-year degree, six-figure earning potential in some lanes, and a genuine shortage of qualified drivers. But almost every guide on “how to get a CDL” stops at the parking…
If you’ve spent any time on a highway, you’ve seen one: a long, rectangular, fully enclosed trailer rolling behind a semi-truck. That’s a dry van, and it’s the single most common piece of equipment in the entire freight industry. Dry vans move somewhere between 70-80% of all truckload freight in the United States, which means…