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Transportation Insight Acquires FreightPros to Strengthen Position in LTL Brokerage Market

March 25, 2024December 6, 2019 by griffin

PRESS RELEASE PR Newswire HICKORY, N.C., Dec. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Transportation Insight, a leader in Enterprise Logistics solutions and services, announces it has acquired Meridian Logistics LLC of Austin, TX, dba FreightPros. FreightPros is an established freight brokerage company founded in 2009 with deep expertise in the LTL (less than truckload) brokerage market. The acquisition continues Transportation Insight’s …

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ELD Mandate for Carriers and its Effects

April 10, 2019January 8, 2018 by griffin

5 ways to know if you're a freight broker

This is the first section of a two-part blog post on the ELD mandate and its effects on the transportation industry. Recently the FMCSA rolled out the nationwide ELD mandate for commercial carriers and transporters. There are many questions and concerns on how this will affect the nation’s supply chains. Will it increase transit times? …

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Oh, Ship! Understanding LTL Freight Delays

March 26, 2021November 13, 2017 by griffin

In the shipping world, few things are more frustrating than your shipment being delayed. You’ve either got an angry customer yelling in your ear, or your company’s production is being held up because of a part that has yet to arrive. Either way, for lack of a better word, it sucks. But the first step …

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Effective Leadership

April 10, 2019April 28, 2017 by griffin

“There aren’t any bad teams, only bad leaders,” said Leif Babin in Extreme Ownership. That line really struck a chord with me. My first reaction was to start defending myself and my team. “We are doing well, sure we could improve but heck, we are an efficient and effective part of our company! I’m pushing …

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Missed Freight Pickups

March 26, 2021March 15, 2017 by griffin

That time my freight pickup was missed. Remember that moment when you needed to get to the store before it closed, but just couldn’t make it in time? It’s not fun for anyone but sometimes things happen in life that are just out of our control. Unfortunately, it’s not much different in the world of …

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