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Channel 19
Alert: Brokerage fuel-advance scams on the rise with sophistication of identity thieves
Thieves posing as both brokers and carriers, and in some cases successfully claiming old or even active authorities for themselves, are increasingly using this scam to nab unearned fuel advances before disappearing.
November 24, 2015
The scammers often target long-haul cross-country loads to give themselves plenty of time, after pickup, to collect the advance and avoid early detection.
Voices
POLL: Do you aspire to contract for freight direct with shippers?
Independents with authority, in a perfect world, would you do most of your freight business direct with shippers? Are you already there? Or: do you most appreciate current relationships with your broker(s)?
November 23, 2015
Curtainside trailer
Business
‘Uberization of Trucking’ reality more complicated than the hype
“Uberized” tech start-ups in load matching may be “missing the complexity of most freight moves and will lose a lot in the translation because of that.” –John Larkin of Stifel
November 16, 2015
Follow this link for all of our coverage of tech-enabled brokerage and other “uberized” freight matching services and attendant issues.
Voices
POLL: Independents, who’s your primary customer?
Do you haul freight sourced from one broker exclusively or a mix of multiple brokers? One direct shipper with brokered freight on the return? Other combinations?
November 12, 2015
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Business
Kretz Truck Brokerage named NASTC’s Broker of the Year
The National Association of Small Trucking Companies recognized Kretz Truck Brokerage of Antigo, Wisc., as its Broker of the Year at NASTC’s 25th annual conference Oct. 29-31.
November 12, 2015
Business
Regulations to present challenge, opportunity in the new year
At Truckstop.com’s first user conference in Dallas, company head Scott Moscrip expressed cautious optimism about the coming year and previewed new payment, rate, insurance and other products.
November 10, 2015
LoadPay
Channel 19
Digging into Truckstop.com’s chat negotiations feature
It’s not a public freight auction, contrary to road rumors: Dispelling some false notions about Truckstop.com’s fairly new online-negotiations tool with a close-up look.
November 5, 2015
Online negotiations in progress then show up in the negotiations grid, Bullard notes, and the back and forth between you and the broker “works much like a text message. You can have multiple postings out there at once, with multiple counter-offers coming in.”
Business
Next Trucking — latest tech-enabled brokerage, freight-marketplace hybrid
Next Trucking's new Android smartphone app and freight marketplace connects broker iDC Logistics' universe of shippers directly to owner-operators.
October 29, 2015
Custom notifications via text alerts are available for customization within the Next Trucking Android app. Chung says plans are in place for the iOS version, likely to become available before the end of November.
Business
New Truckerline app offers drivers ability to manage career, reputation
Something of a "LinkedIn for truckers" with added business functionality for owner-operators and drivers, the Truckerline app's avaialble on iOS and Android.
October 23, 2015
View of a sample, shareable profile from within the app — note the secure lockbox for scanned documents, activity feed from connections and messaging capability as well.
Channel 19
Poison pill for independents in the House highway bill?
With the House T&I committee’s markup of the highway bill under way today, detail on a provision that could have a chilling effect on broker business with independents and small carriers.
October 22, 2015
Safety Jail
Overdrive Radio
Audio mailbag: More voices in favor of swift action on the problem of uncompensated detention
Calls continue to come in from drivers around the nation in response to the Detention dĂ©tente series of reports — in this podcast, drivers weigh in on the regulatory apparatus’ potential role.
September 28, 2015
Parking at truckstop waiting to load
Channel 19
‘Demand detention’ pay: Strong voices on compensation for waits
“Waiting over 6 hours to get loaded and then only getting 5 hours drive time 
 Then you lose another day to get your next load, and $50 is not going to cover the lost time" -- a variety of other voices offered ways to get to better compensation.
September 22, 2015
Unloading dry bulk
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