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Can bulk shippers use a freight brokerage AND a carrier?

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Jim Cordock

For many bulk shippers, partnering with a 3PL transportation provider can seem like an ‘all or nothing’ proposition in which the shipper’s freight is given either to a carrier(s) OR to a freight brokerage. However, such a strategy doesn’t reflect the

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Posted in Bulk Transportation, Freight Brokerage

Getting to Know Dry Bulk Trailers and Other Equipment

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Jim Cordock

Right now, you’re probably surrounded by items made of plastic—phones, pens, eyeglasses, yogurt cups, you name it. Practically every ounce of that plastic started as a load of resin pellets or powder transported in dry bulk trailers. 

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Posted in Dry Bulk Transport

7 Tips for Sourcing Tanker Truck Capacity

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Jim Cordock

The combination of increased demand for tanker trucks and diminished capacity has created a dangerous imbalance that threatens the supply lines of chemical companies and other bulk shippers. The risk is highest for smaller bulk shippers who lack the

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Posted in Bulk Transportation, Liquid Bulk Transport, Freight Brokerage, Freight Industry Issues

Shipping liquid and dry bulk chemical products with a 3PL freight broker

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Jim Cordock

Bulk chemical products are generally shipped over the road (OTR) in one of three ways. Liquid bulk products are shipped in liquid bulk tanks; dry bulk products in dry bulk trailers; and either product can also be shipped in totes, drums, or intermediate

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Posted in Bulk Transportation, chemical tranportation

10 ways to become a shipper of choice for bulk freight

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Jim Cordock

To say we’re in a “carrier’s market” is an understatement. There are many more loads than there is carrier capacity to haul them, so those carriers can be selective in the loads they choose to haul. Because of this, it is vital that shippers seek to

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Posted in Bulk Transportation, Freight Industry Issues

Tanker truck drivers still hard for shippers to find

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Jim Cordock

If you’re a shipper of products that must be transported in liquid bulk tanks, you know that tanker truck drivers are particularly hard to come by in this driver-starved trucking market. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the tanker truck

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Posted in Liquid Bulk Transport

Lean on a freight broker for bulk pulp and paper transport

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Jim Cordock

Even though the world has become more and more digital, paper still plays a big role in our lives and businesses. And long before those paper products get to our desks, they commonly start out as bulk liquid products. In this article, we’ll look at bulk

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Posted in Liquid Bulk Transport

Hazmat tanker trucking companies: experience matters

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Jim Cordock

Trucks and drivers are hard to come by; we all know that. And, if you’re a shipper of bulk hazmat products, you know that tanker trucks and drivers are even harder to come by. With such scarcity, you can’t afford to choose the wrong transportation

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Posted in chemical tranportation

Understanding the different types of bulk liquid tanks

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Jim Cordock

When your products are shipped via dry van, there isn’t much to think about in regard to the dry van trailer. Temperature concerns aside, just about any dry van trailer is capable of transporting product. The same is not the case with bulk liquid

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Posted in Liquid Bulk Transport

How is a bulk trailer tank cleaned?

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Jim Cordock

One of the biggest differences between liquid bulk and other kinds of freight trucking is the need to wash the trailer tank after unloading. Tank washing is a vital, though inconvenient, part of bulk liquid shipping that prevents cross contact of

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