Henry SeatonBusinessIf you’re not a carrier, don’t act like oneBrokers that assume these duties are playing with fire Q As a broker, we often are asked by shippers to sign shipper-c…May 2, 2009BusinessDon’t be left crying in your beerIn tough times, shippers may try for the moon Q Several months ago, we responded to a major brewery’s request …April 2, 2009BusinessDon’t let broke broker break youUnrelated offset has no bearing on your bill Q- As a carrier, we signed a broker-carrier agreement appointing a broker as o…March 2, 2009Business‘Works in progress’ can be costlySpeed up payables to meet factor’s credit terms Q We are a small carrier that factors its receivables. We pay a…February 2, 2009BusinessIf they broke it, don’t pay for itFedEx Ground settles owner-operator suit FedEx Ground has agreed to a $26.8 million court settlement with 203 California drivers…January 2, 2009BusinessStorage in transit may be costlyJohn D. Russell, an Arkansas-based commercial freight broker and forwarder, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Fort Smith, Ark., to…December 21, 2008BusinessBecome a critical vendorA couple may sue Atlas Van Lines for the amount of additional mortgage payments and lost profit resulting from the moving company’s fai…December 2, 2008BusinessWho breaks the seal?Colorado Motor Carrier Services Division issued emergency rules for issuance of special revocable permits that authorize motor carriers …October 25, 2008BusinessDon’t get railroadedLexington Insurance Co. (www.lexingtoninsurance.com) said it now off…September 17, 2008BusinessForced to second-guess DOTDepartment of Transportation issued an alert regarding another round of fraudulent letters sent to current and potential DOT contractors…August 11, 2008Previous PagePage 2 of 11Next PageTop StoriesEquipmentFuel tax relief proposals languish in Congress with prices breaking recordsFederal proposals to suspend gas and diesel taxes have stalled in Congress.IndustryTrump at Peterbilt: American trucking is back. Rid of 'crap' emissions systemsFreight demandSpot vs. contract: Diverging freight rates and squeezed volumeCCJ Top 250Schneider slashes 76% of carriers from its brokerage networkMaintenanceManaging older trucks amid rising costs and regulatory shifts
