The past two decades have brought new tools, formats, technologies and content to online learning.Options in online learning are continually increasing with more people than ever choosing to further their education through eLearning.Since around 2010, smartphones have offered even more possibilities, enabling people to take their learning on the go: while traveling, on public transport, […]

Serving as Amazon’s freight transportation management system, Amazon Relay allows owner-operators and carriers to work directly with Amazon. Relay connects small freight carriers straight to available loads to help them quickly grow their businesses. Relay equips trucking companies, fleet owners, and their drivers with everything needed to book and haul loads.Relay has helped thousands of

The past few years have been turbulent ones for the logistics industry. In 2020, freight logistics and supply chain resilience was tested again and again. The pandemic interrupted many global supply chains, which were forced into stops and starts over the past year. Shippers and carriers had to continuously change plans as the means of

Freight is a dynamic and rewarding industry. One way to get your start in the shipping industry is to become a truck dispatcher. Dispatchers play a key role in getting trucks out to collect and deliver loads for businesses shipping goods.  You need to consider everything from how to navigate a load board and create an effective

Early in the game, brokers can manage their handful of loads manually. But as their network grows, they’ll need to reinvest the initial profit into technologies to scale their business. The specialized software will systematize the shipment process, improve the overall brokerage service offering, and ultimately organize operations a whole lot better. To ensure profitability,

Being an entrepreneur seems exciting on the surface: pursuing a passion, setting your own schedule and, hopefully, making lots of money. But the responsibility that comes with getting a business up and running can cause immense pressure. Running your own business can be hugely rewarding, but for many  business owners having sole responsibility for the company’s success

The pandemic eases in the U.S., and offices around the country commence reopening plans.Businesses are finding themselves in a constant state of transition with each county and state being in different phases of reopening, and then considering the new customers they’ve gotten over the last year. In its most-recent guidance, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

US shippers in the Southeast face several additional days of truckload service disruption, with the potential for missed deliveries and pickups, as the region recovers from sporadic fuel shortages caused by the Colonial Pipeline shutdown.  Fistfights and long queues have been reported at petrol stations in the south-eastern United States as people panic over a

Current market restrictions on trucks and international container capacity are expected to last through 2023. Shippers are moving to a stronger for a longer pricing cycle, many retailers are increasing their transport cost projections and retailers are already starting to raise prices by 10% to 20%. The hot market continues to affect truck load carriers