Course Code: GES703 Course Hours: 180 Allotted Time to Complete Course: 6 Months Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites to take this course. However, this course focuses solely on U.S. domestic ...

In the United States, much of commerce relies on moving goods to market on trucks. The way it works is a manufacturer calls a shipping broker with instructions like “I need to get a load of beer to ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — Rapid advances in technology and an infusion of venture capital are fueling innovation that is transforming the freight transportation industry. To remain competitive in this changing ...

BOISE, Idaho, July 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- truckstop.com today announced the launch of Truckstop Private Loads, a powerful new feature that allows freight brokers to efficiently engage their ...

What did the shipper pay on that load?” It’s a question that’s lingered in truck stop diners, dispatch offices, and group ...

As stay-at-home orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic took hold across much of the country in the latter part of March, the level of freight available dropped rapidly. By the second half of ...

Technology is fueling a growth in non-asset transportation and logistics. Companies are finding ways to solve more complex problems for shippers and increasing the efficiency and speed of freight ...

A freight brokerage’s success hinges on its relationships, which increasingly involve vast amounts of data. Sensitive data — often financial — constantly flows between shippers and carriers, and ...

New legislation designed to significantly beef up regulatory oversight of freight brokers and freight forwarders operating within the trucking industry is drawing both praise and concern-- especially ...

Once viewed as opportunistic and sometimes unsavory middlemen operating with little more than a phone and fax, freight brokers have achieved a certain level of respectability in the minds of shippers ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled a freight broker isn't liable for an accident and injuries caused by its independent contractor driver and carrier, denying a plaintiff's ...