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Business Advice | Logistics | Cargo Claims | Transportation | Best Practices | Safety | Freight Rates | Freight Management | Shippers

By: Taylor Borum
December 13th, 2022

With the traditional RFP season just around the corner, itโ€™s time for shippers to begin evaluating transportation providers. It's enticing to automatically award your business to ...

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Agency Ownership | Business Advice | Logistics | Transportation | Agent Program | Freight Management | Freight Broker

By: Taylor Borum
December 6th, 2022

As a freight broker responsible for cultivating your own book of business, it helps to understand which cities are the most logistics-friendly for shippers. Whether it's easy ...

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Logistics | Transportation

By: Morgan Holmes
November 24th, 2022

Let the unofficial long weekend of shopping begin! ๐Ÿ›๏ธ๐Ÿ’ณ You may associate Black Friday and Cyber Monday with amazing deals on 75-inch TVs and laptops, but do you know how these ...

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Agency Ownership | Business Advice | Logistics | Transportation | Best Practices

By: Taylor Borum
November 22nd, 2022

At Armstrong, we find ways to work smarter, not harder. Our employees have traveled far and wide this year, from Iceland to Australia and crisscrossing the country for industry ...

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Freight/Shipping Trends | Industry News | Logistics | Transportation | Freight Rates | News

By: Brad Loeb
November 17th, 2022

November has been a mixed bag of good and bad news. On the bright side, weโ€™re nearing the end of hurricane season, which has been relatively mild for most of the US compared to ...

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Logistics | Transportation

By: Morgan Holmes
November 16th, 2022

Thanksgiving and Christmas are the most popular holidays celebrated in the United States, and it's not a coincidence that they coincide with peak season! ๐Ÿฆƒ๐Ÿด

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Freight/Shipping Trends | Industry News | Logistics | Transportation | Freight Management | Shippers | News

By: Taylor Borum
November 9th, 2022

Peak season is generally considered the most critical time of year for transportation professionals. It represents the busiest period โ€“ from late summer to mid-December โ€“ when the ...

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Carrier Relations | Business Advice | Logistics | Cargo Claims | Transportation | Best Practices

By: Caroline Synakowski
November 3rd, 2022

Do you suspect that you've become the victim of a double-brokering scam? Although there are many red flags to look out for, carriers of any size can find themselves on the ...

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