Bulk Logistics Blog

From working with a carrier directly to using online load boards, there are more options than ever to help shippers put their bulk freight in motion. Yet, the advantages of using one of the most tried and true of these options, the freight 3PL, may be

Heading into the home stretch of 2023, conditions in the bulk trucking industry remain lukewarm: not bad, not great for both shippers and carriers. Capacity is fairly stable, but costs aren’t budging all that much. In this article, we’ll break down what

Do you have relationships with shippers? Are you looking to be your own boss? Read on, as this article could describe the career move that’s perfect for you. We’re talking about 3PL bulk freight agents: what they are, why they’re vital to the bulk

Shipping bulk food-grade products is one of the most complicated types of loads within the bulk transportation industry. To be handled properly, these loads require nothing less than a full-on fact-finding mission from your bulk transport provider. In

Did you know that, in addition to transporting your liquid freight over the road, your bulk freight 3PL provider can also handle drayage of your bulk shipping containers? In this article, we’ll take a closer look at this key supply chain service and let

Nearly every product that we use on a daily basis started out in dry bulk form inside a pneumatic trailer. These materials need to be transported in raw form before being manufactured into bigger and better things. In this article, we’ll take a closer

Market disruptions and related uncertainty have made it difficult for companies to maintain appropriate staffing levels for transportation ops. If you add staff when business is booming, what happens when there’s a lull? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could

In our last blog post on exercising caution with load boards, we touched upon the topic of fraud committed by some unscrupulous entities claiming to be freight brokers – double brokering. While double brokering is not a common problem within the bulk

As the old adage says, “work smarter, not harder.” Technological advances have made “working smarter” easier with each passing year. Some people in the trucking and freight industry even see load boards as a prime example of modern technology that helps

After enduring historically tight capacity markets in the wake of the pandemic, shippers are experiencing a welcome respite. Finding bulk freight capacity is easier now than it has been in years. In this article, however, we’ll explain why this seemingly