Bulk Logistics Blog

In any dry bulk shipping project, countless small particles are combined to form one giant load within a dry bulk tank.  The same can be said for the process of dry bulk shipping.  There are countless procedural steps that will collectively determine

When you partner with the right freight brokerage company, you add an established network of reliable carriers to your transportation toolbox.  Align with the wrong broker, however, and your seemingly reliable network can quickly turn into a shipping

Transportation management system (TMS) software enables companies to perform a wide range of operational functions – e.g., routing, tracking and tracing, routing guide creation, reporting – from one computer or mobile device screen.  It also aids

In the world of liquid bulk shipping, everything is ‘big’ – the loads, the tanks, the miles, and the costs.  One more thing is big relative to other shipments: the risks. So you would think every operational element would be examined, re-examined and

If you’re having difficulty finding tanker trucks, you’re not alone.  The scarcity of available trucks is an industry-wide issue that has only increased in severity with the recent ELD mandate.  The loads are there, but the trucks aren’t. 

We all know that “two heads are better than one,” but, in transport brokerage, we’ve also found that two mouths talking are often much more efficient than twenty fingers typing back and forth. 

When a load must be covered quickly, there are times when

From phones to trash cans to soda bottles, all sorts of everyday items start out as plastic pellets transported in pneumatic trailers. In some ways, bulk plastic shipping is a lot like shipping any other dry bulk commodity. But if you’re new at

Would you sink your entire retirement fund into just three or four stocks? Of course not. Smart investors spread their money across many different companies, in different industries, to soften their risk as stocks move up and down. That’s the same

December 18 is here at last. This is the day by which trucking companies must comply with the U.S. Government’s electronic logs mandate. For carriers, the mandate will bring stricter control over drivers’ hours of service (HOS). For shippers, it

Have you retired from a sales or operations job in trucking and freight management, or do you plan to retire soon? Becoming a freight sales agent is an excellent way to stay connected to the industry while earning extra income.