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How to Save Time and Money with a One Stop Shipping Solutions Provider

How to Save Time and Money with a One Stop Shipping Solutions Provider

When it comes to managing your company’s logistics and supply chain, life can quickly get hectic. Needing to seek out carriers for each mode of transportation that you require costs you time, money, and resources. This is why working with a one-stop shop logistics solutions provider can save you from a major headache.

3PLs vs. Asset-Based Shipping Companies

3PLs vs. Asset-Based Shipping Companies

When searching for the perfect carrier to move your freight, you might find yourself wondering how to decide between an asset-based carrier and a non-asset based provider (also known as a third-party logistics company, or 3PL). Working with a company that has their own fleet of equipment might seem like the obvious answer as to who you should call to move your freight. While it’s true that by going this route, you can work directly with the carrier that will be physically hauling your shipments, you may be missing out on some extra perks.

Trinity Logistics Welcomes U.S. Senator Tom Carper

Trinity Logistics Welcomes U.S. Senator Tom Carper

We had the privilege of welcoming U.S. Senator Tom Carper and Seaford’s Mayor David Genshaw to our Delaware office on January 29.

Freight Agents: Consider These 10 Factors Before Finding Your Home

Freight Agents: Consider These 10 Factors Before Finding Your Home

As a freight agent, you’ve worked your tail off for many years in the transportation brokerage industry. You’ve watched your friends and relatives enjoy their nights and weekends, while you tirelessly worked the phones 60+ hours a week. You have a loyal and stable customer following, that you’ve had to fight tooth and nail to keep at times. You have an entrepreneurial spirit and want to run your own brokerage as an agent for a reputable company, or you’re tired of being taken for granted and not getting the service you deserve from your current brokerage company. If this sounds like you, then this was written for you.

Driver Coercion Ruling: Here’s What You Need to Know

Driver Coercion Ruling: Here’s What You Need to Know

At the end of November, the FMCSA published a new rule that will prohibit truck driver coercion. This affects motor carriers and other transportation parties, including shippers and receivers. Let’s go through what you need to know.

Whose Fault is it, Anyway? 5 Common Anomalies in Intermodal Shipping

Whose Fault is it, Anyway? 5 Common Anomalies in Intermodal Shipping

We all know that in logistics, sometimes unavoidable “stuff happens”. The world of intermodal shipping is no different. It’s important for intermodal logistics companies and shippers to all be aware of what they have control over and should actively work to prevent, versus what incidents are simply anomalies. Let’s go over some possible odd ball incidents and who, or what, can prevent them from happening.

Certified Claims Professionals: What’s the Big Deal?

Certified Claims Professionals: What’s the Big Deal?

Being a Certified Claims Professional (CCP) sounds nice and fancy, but what difference does it make for your business to work with a transportation company who staffs them? Let’s delve into what this certification means and how choosing a transportation provider with CCP members could make your life easier.

Trinity Logistics Featured on Food Logistics Magazine’s 2015 Top 3PL and Cold Storage Providers List

Trinity Logistics Featured on Food Logistics Magazine’s 2015 Top 3PL and Cold Storage Providers List

Trinity Logistics is honored to announce that we have been featured on the list for the third consecutive year.

LTL Shipping: You Get What You Pay For

LTL Shipping: You Get What You Pay For

The well-known saying “you get what you pay for” definitely rings true when it comes to shipping less-than-truckload (LTL) freight. There are three distinctly different types of LTL carriers, and you should know when it’s better to make the upgrade versus settling for the lowest level of service.