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Who’s really pushing to move freight with bigger rigs?

Enviado por Getloaded en Lun, 02/20/2012 - 09:05

A well-organized group of trucking organizations and professionals called Stand Up for Trucking is currently lobbying Capitol Hill to increase the size limits for big rigs. They argue that longer, heavier trucks will create a greener, more productive industry by moving freight with greater efficiency.

After all, heavier freight loads mean fewer trucks on the roads, right? 

Freightliner scholarship contest seeks trucks of the future

Enviado por Getloaded en Vie, 02/17/2012 - 09:45

In 2011, Getloaded formed an exclusive partnership with Freightliner Trucks because they shared our focus on trucking innovation, leadership, big ideas, and commitment to owner-operators. Now, we’re excited to announce Freightliner’s new scholarship contest, which rewards college students who share the same ideals.

The Trucking Business Community: Finding a niche that brings success

Enviado por Timothy D. Brady en Jue, 02/16/2012 - 05:13

Want to know the key to trucking success?

Become the “go-to carrier” within a selected niche.

Doing so requires you to learn about every shipper and broker who ships loads within your selected hauling specialty. The plan—your plan—is to become the expert that shippers and brokers seek out to handle their shipments.

Why You Should Become a Niche Carrier

New reality show challenges truckers to move freight along dangerous routes

Enviado por Getloaded en Mié, 02/15/2012 - 13:30

If you think black ice is scary, you ain’t seen nothing yet!

Move over contractors, singers, marriage-pursuers, and aspiring chefs—the reality television industry has a new sweetheart: truckers.

Can you afford to NOT replace your old rig?

Enviado por Timothy D. Brady en Mar, 02/14/2012 - 11:33

An aging tractor or trailer is the one area that drains more cash in a way many freight carriers don’t see. Older trucking equipment requires more and more repairs to keep it on the road and worsening fuel economy can cost your shipping operation more in fuel than your competition.

So how do you determine if a tractor or trailer has outlived its usefulness and has begun the profit-drain from your operation?

A simple cost analysis will do the trick.

Trucking Companies: Fire Your Bad Customers in 2012

Enviado por Timothy D. Brady en Mar, 02/07/2012 - 05:13

January is here and a new year is looming — and I use the term “looming” advisedly. For many small carriers around the nation, 2012 means another year of dealing with difficult-to-satisfy shippers and another round of HOS and CSA slowing the wheels of progress for your trucking company.

You can’t do much about government regulation. But, that shipper that has you grinding your teeth every time you deal with him — something can be done about the situation.

Fire him.

The Time-Sucking Shipper

Introducing the Trucking Industry’s Most Cost-Effective Way to Find Loads

Enviado por Courtney en Lun, 02/06/2012 - 12:43

At Getloaded, we’ve focused on simplifying trucking success since 1999. We’ve worked hard to build the industry’s most streamlined yet sophisticated tools for transportation professionals to find freight — but ensuring our services are easy to use is just the beginning. From our perspective, making sure all truckers can easily afford our memberships is just as important. 

Getloaded Launches Integrated Automatic Posting & Searching Solution

Enviado por Getloaded en Mar, 01/31/2012 - 17:05

MIDLOTHIAN, Va.--Getloaded, an internet-based logistics load board company, is living up to its reputation as the easiest-to-use system with a new interface that integrates customers’ systems directly into the Getloaded network. Users no longer have to manually log in to the Getloaded website to post or search for loads and trucks. The product is designed to aid high-volume customers.

Move freight faster through Texas

Enviado por Courtney en Mar, 01/31/2012 - 13:40

From hats to hair to personalities, they say everything’s bigger in Texas — and now you can add the state’s highway speed limits to the list. 

On January 26, the Texas Transportation Commission approved a speed limit increase to 75 miles per hour (mph) for nearly 1500 interstate miles — up from 70 mph. From El Paso and Midland in West Texas to Corpus Christi on the Gulf of Mexico, truckers will now be able to more quickly move freight across the Lone Star State. 

Italians find trucks make good road blockades

Enviado por Courtney en Sáb, 01/28/2012 - 13:25

If you think the American economy is struggling and controversial, just wait until you hear what’s happening in Italy. From Sicily to Rome, Italian transportation professionals are protesting proposed fuel price hikes and job competition—and finding trucks make excellent road blockades in the process. 

Getloaded employees help nonprofit Homeward investigate population changes and needs in Central Virginia

Enviado por Getloaded en Jue, 01/26/2012 - 05:13

MIDLOTHIAN, Va.--Internet load board company Getloaded employees donate their time to Homeward's Point in Time Count, a twice-yearly study designed to accurately count the Richmond region’s homeless individuals and families.

"After volunteering as navigators with Project Homeless Connect last November, our employees were eager to stay involved with Homeward and decided as a team to sign up for the Winter 2012 Point in Time Count," said Fergus Caldicott, general manager at Getloaded.

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