This is a fantastic article by Denis Brown of LDI once again he has done a fantasitic Job at showing what a top notch broker should do.
If you are like most freight brokers or freight agents I talk to, finding trucks can be a real challenge these days. The fact is, not all freight is created equally and neither are all brokers. There are times when carriers are tripping over one another to take your loads and other times the silence is deafening.
So what’s the secret to finding and retaining truck capacity? The fact is there is no secret, there are no magic bullets, there are just basic business principles that successful freight brokers and freight agents use to stand out from the crowd.
1) Be an investor and focus on building relationships with carriers and drivers before you need them, rather than just focusing on only one load at a time. Ask carriers how you can help them grow their business and always try to think long term while balancing your short term needs.
2) Utilize technology to leverage your time, including advanced freight brokerage software, load boards, email, smart phones, instant messaging, dual monitors and beyond. Let technology do the heavy lifting to make your job easier by allowing you to cast a wider net and communicate your value and needs more efficiently.
3) Tell the truth and be upfront with carriers about the details of your load. No one likes to be misled, including you, so revert back to the basics, “Do unto to others as you would have them do unto you”.
4) Always, always, always pay your carriers on-time! Even if your shipper slow pays or downright refuses to pay you, make sure you are not hurting the carrier for something outside of their control.
5) When there is a problem, take ownership and always focus on the solution, never on the problem!
6) Network with carriers and more importantly with drivers about other drivers and carriers they know that would be interested in doing business with you. Use tools like Linkedin.com and Facebook.com and other social media to make industry connections.
Showing posts with label freight loads. Show all posts
Showing posts with label freight loads. Show all posts
Monday, October 10, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Freight Brokers How to Improve Business Performance
Freight Brokers a decrease in productivity, sales, or customer service is frustrating for any business, improving business performance requires reexamining business processes. Finding out what issues are keeping your departments from performing at optimal levels are keys to a more efficient operation. some common business performance issues and potential solutions.
Look at Why you`r team is underperforming?
There are many underlying issues that might be at the root of poor performance in a customer relationship driven industry. Even with a great customer relationship management system, internal issues can still affect productivity. A few examples of problems that your team may be facing include:
-Leadership issues between the executive team and managers or managers and staff
-Lack of vision or direction
-General miscommunication among the team
-Workflow that's inefficient
Most of these fires, when recognized quickly, can be put out or even prevented when given appropriate attention. The difficult part is in really looking for them; by the time you get wind of them at the higher level, the problems between your management and your sales support team may be too widespread to deal with.
How do you find out what's going on?
Communication is both the key to finding out why your team is not performing at peak level as well as the first step to repairing the problem.
-Talk to your team. Clear the air by trying to understand where the problems lie. Are your managers supportive of business processes? Is your sales support team receptive to upper management's guidance?
-Talk to your management. Are they communicating the company's goals and directives clearly and concisely? How are they communicating with their team to exemplify the high standards that you expect?
-Talk to your entire sales support staff. Are they listening to their customer base? Do they feel like they have the right customer support software to help them deal with customer issues? Are they being shown what the right customer relationship management tools can really do for them? Are managers and staff working together to ensure that the business is achieving its goals?
What are the best solutions for improving performance?
-Approach issues from all viewpoints in order to best meet the needs of each department involved.
-Your managers need to be able to not only communicate the team's goals and directives clearly, but they need to understand them too. They also need to set the example for the rest of the team.
-Coach managers on how to better help their staff and how to effectively handle conflict internally and externally.
-Build company morale by setting attainable goals, properly retraining your team if necessary and rewarding progress. Understand their challenges and tackle them head on; this is a team effort.
-Provide your team with the right tools. Without the right customer service tools and CRM software, your support team will not be able to perform their job effectively. Customer support software eliminates tedious tasks and resolves issues faster so that your employees can spend more keeping customers satisfied and less time in software.
Communication, direction, and having the right tools and an appropriate method of implementing them are the best ways to improve business performance.
Look at Why you`r team is underperforming?
There are many underlying issues that might be at the root of poor performance in a customer relationship driven industry. Even with a great customer relationship management system, internal issues can still affect productivity. A few examples of problems that your team may be facing include:
-Leadership issues between the executive team and managers or managers and staff
-Lack of vision or direction
-General miscommunication among the team
-Workflow that's inefficient
Most of these fires, when recognized quickly, can be put out or even prevented when given appropriate attention. The difficult part is in really looking for them; by the time you get wind of them at the higher level, the problems between your management and your sales support team may be too widespread to deal with.
How do you find out what's going on?
Communication is both the key to finding out why your team is not performing at peak level as well as the first step to repairing the problem.
-Talk to your team. Clear the air by trying to understand where the problems lie. Are your managers supportive of business processes? Is your sales support team receptive to upper management's guidance?
-Talk to your management. Are they communicating the company's goals and directives clearly and concisely? How are they communicating with their team to exemplify the high standards that you expect?
-Talk to your entire sales support staff. Are they listening to their customer base? Do they feel like they have the right customer support software to help them deal with customer issues? Are they being shown what the right customer relationship management tools can really do for them? Are managers and staff working together to ensure that the business is achieving its goals?
What are the best solutions for improving performance?
-Approach issues from all viewpoints in order to best meet the needs of each department involved.
-Your managers need to be able to not only communicate the team's goals and directives clearly, but they need to understand them too. They also need to set the example for the rest of the team.
-Coach managers on how to better help their staff and how to effectively handle conflict internally and externally.
-Build company morale by setting attainable goals, properly retraining your team if necessary and rewarding progress. Understand their challenges and tackle them head on; this is a team effort.
-Provide your team with the right tools. Without the right customer service tools and CRM software, your support team will not be able to perform their job effectively. Customer support software eliminates tedious tasks and resolves issues faster so that your employees can spend more keeping customers satisfied and less time in software.
Communication, direction, and having the right tools and an appropriate method of implementing them are the best ways to improve business performance.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Freight Brokers: Nurture Your Enthusiasm
Freight Brokers Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Nothing great is ever accomplished in life without enthusiasm.” You have to have a passion to see something great happen. That’s why you need to nurture your enthusiasm if you want to change.
Freight Brokers If you say, “Well, I kind of, sort of, maybe things will get better” it isn’t going to happen. If you say, “Well, I’d like to find better clients and better paying loads” it isn’t going to happen. But if you are passionate about your goal it will become reality.
Unfortunately, it’s easy to lose your enthusiasm. So how do you maintain it? Speaking from personal experience, it takes more than psycho cybernetics. It takes dedication.
“Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your goals, Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in dedicated work ethics.”
“work Joyful stay hopeful” – even when things go wrong, hang on to your hope in and it will give you joy. There are those who Dream and Wish, and there are those who Dream and Work."
“Be Patient in hard times” – Remain patient because you will use whatever you’re going through for good. Be too positive to be doubtful, too optimistic to be fearful and too determined to be defeated"
“Dedicated work ethics.” – When tough times come, you have a choice: you can either start believing all the negativity or you can panic and give up. Or you can be dedicated and follow you it with good work ethics, the difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will
Success Is a State of Mind
Freight Brokers If you say, “Well, I kind of, sort of, maybe things will get better” it isn’t going to happen. If you say, “Well, I’d like to find better clients and better paying loads” it isn’t going to happen. But if you are passionate about your goal it will become reality.
Unfortunately, it’s easy to lose your enthusiasm. So how do you maintain it? Speaking from personal experience, it takes more than psycho cybernetics. It takes dedication.
“Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your goals, Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in dedicated work ethics.”
“work Joyful stay hopeful” – even when things go wrong, hang on to your hope in and it will give you joy. There are those who Dream and Wish, and there are those who Dream and Work."
“Be Patient in hard times” – Remain patient because you will use whatever you’re going through for good. Be too positive to be doubtful, too optimistic to be fearful and too determined to be defeated"
“Dedicated work ethics.” – When tough times come, you have a choice: you can either start believing all the negativity or you can panic and give up. Or you can be dedicated and follow you it with good work ethics, the difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will
Success Is a State of Mind
Thursday, December 30, 2010
The Power of Industry Trade Journals, and Where You Can Get Them Now
At A1 Freight Broker Training I am always looking for helpful information for my clients and when I came across the post Published By Art Sobczak, Business By Phone Inc. I knew I had found valuable information for my clients and potential Clients so here you go enjoy.
The Power of Industry Trade Journals, and
Where You Can Get Them Now
By Sam Richter
Trade journals and magazines are an
outstanding way to learn about an
industry and the companies in it.
Industry issues, trends, and profiles
of key companies and individuals are
covered in each issue. Subscribe to
journals from your prospect’s and
customer’s industry and you’ll stay
up to date on what’s going on in their
world, helping you better craft
presentations and proposals, and
helping you better provide long-term
relevant value.
Whether you’re an inside sales
representative responsible for
generating leads via the phone,
or an outside sales person responsible
for meeting with prospects and closing
deals, the more you know about your
prospects and the challenges they face,
the better you’ll be able to get past
gate keepers, relate on a relevant level,
and share solutions that solve real problems.
It’s pretty obvious if you think about it.
If your sales process is based strictly on
geography—let’s call on every business of a
certain size within a particular region—then
your sales call is more likely than not going
to be about YOU. You’ll talk about your company,
your solutions, and how you’ve helped others
in the community
Segment by Industry
Instead, divide your call list by industry.
Then study your prospect’s industry. Before
you make sales calls, spend a day researching
what’s important to your prospects. Read their
industry reports. Learn how the best companies
in their industry operate. Determine how your
products and/or services help solve real
problems in their world. Then, when you pick
up the phone or have an in person meeting,
your conversation is going to be about THEM.
In addition, an industry publication is often
a great source for leads. Many publications
generate a regular “top company list.” In each
issue they most likely profile multiple different
companies, and write stories about influential
executives. Use this information to generate
prospect lists, and to understand a prospect
before you call or meet.
Where to Find Them
So where can you get industry journals and
magazines? How can you access industry reports
and white papers? Aren’t they expensive?
Don’t they take weeks or months to receive?
Not necessarily. Now you can get complimentary
access to thousands of industry journals and
research reports. Just go to www.samrichter.com/pubs
Industry publications typically make their money
via advertising. They’re happy to give away their
information in exchange for your information.
Because the more they know about their readers,
the more they can charge for their ads.
When you go to www.samrichter.com/pubs, you’ll
notice the industry list on the left side. Just
click on an industry to open the industry
publication page. Once on the page, select a
publication, research report, and/or white paper.
You can choose as many as you want (one at a time,
of course), and upon filling out the form, you
can download your report immediately or, depending
on the publication, it will be sent to you via
the mail.
Some of the registration forms are pretty
lengthy. And some ask for a lot of information,
some of which might seem a bit personal.
Remember…you’re getting these publications for
free, many of which cost hundreds of dollars!
So your information sharing is your currency
that you’re trading for access to valuable content.
Learn what’s going on in your prospects’ and
your customers’ world and how you can provide
high value. Impress them with your knowledge
of their issues, challenges, and industry success
stories.
Ultimately, you’ll get in more doors, and you’ll
close more deals.
Visit www.samrichter.com/pubs because
now you Know More!
(Sam Richter is the founder of the Know More!
Business Improvement program www.samrichter.com.
This is just one of the more than 80 people, company,
and industry information search tips and resources
you'll find in his top-selling and award-winning
book, Take the Cold Out of Cold Calling
www.takethecold.com.)
The Power of Industry Trade Journals, and
Where You Can Get Them Now
By Sam Richter
Trade journals and magazines are an
outstanding way to learn about an
industry and the companies in it.
Industry issues, trends, and profiles
of key companies and individuals are
covered in each issue. Subscribe to
journals from your prospect’s and
customer’s industry and you’ll stay
up to date on what’s going on in their
world, helping you better craft
presentations and proposals, and
helping you better provide long-term
relevant value.
Whether you’re an inside sales
representative responsible for
generating leads via the phone,
or an outside sales person responsible
for meeting with prospects and closing
deals, the more you know about your
prospects and the challenges they face,
the better you’ll be able to get past
gate keepers, relate on a relevant level,
and share solutions that solve real problems.
It’s pretty obvious if you think about it.
If your sales process is based strictly on
geography—let’s call on every business of a
certain size within a particular region—then
your sales call is more likely than not going
to be about YOU. You’ll talk about your company,
your solutions, and how you’ve helped others
in the community
Segment by Industry
Instead, divide your call list by industry.
Then study your prospect’s industry. Before
you make sales calls, spend a day researching
what’s important to your prospects. Read their
industry reports. Learn how the best companies
in their industry operate. Determine how your
products and/or services help solve real
problems in their world. Then, when you pick
up the phone or have an in person meeting,
your conversation is going to be about THEM.
In addition, an industry publication is often
a great source for leads. Many publications
generate a regular “top company list.” In each
issue they most likely profile multiple different
companies, and write stories about influential
executives. Use this information to generate
prospect lists, and to understand a prospect
before you call or meet.
Where to Find Them
So where can you get industry journals and
magazines? How can you access industry reports
and white papers? Aren’t they expensive?
Don’t they take weeks or months to receive?
Not necessarily. Now you can get complimentary
access to thousands of industry journals and
research reports. Just go to www.samrichter.com/pubs
Industry publications typically make their money
via advertising. They’re happy to give away their
information in exchange for your information.
Because the more they know about their readers,
the more they can charge for their ads.
When you go to www.samrichter.com/pubs, you’ll
notice the industry list on the left side. Just
click on an industry to open the industry
publication page. Once on the page, select a
publication, research report, and/or white paper.
You can choose as many as you want (one at a time,
of course), and upon filling out the form, you
can download your report immediately or, depending
on the publication, it will be sent to you via
the mail.
Some of the registration forms are pretty
lengthy. And some ask for a lot of information,
some of which might seem a bit personal.
Remember…you’re getting these publications for
free, many of which cost hundreds of dollars!
So your information sharing is your currency
that you’re trading for access to valuable content.
Learn what’s going on in your prospects’ and
your customers’ world and how you can provide
high value. Impress them with your knowledge
of their issues, challenges, and industry success
stories.
Ultimately, you’ll get in more doors, and you’ll
close more deals.
Visit www.samrichter.com/pubs because
now you Know More!
(Sam Richter is the founder of the Know More!
Business Improvement program www.samrichter.com.
This is just one of the more than 80 people, company,
and industry information search tips and resources
you'll find in his top-selling and award-winning
book, Take the Cold Out of Cold Calling
www.takethecold.com.)
Monday, September 20, 2010
Freight Brokers Go Get It!
I read a story about a pessimistic freight broker. Spent thousands of dollars to have a shine new business he bought new phone lines, new computer and fax machine. Knowing that one day he would be so successful the new freight broker very quickly he noticed that the bills for all the new office started coming in and he had moved no freight so he began to panic! Eventually, he accepted his fate they after had told him there was no freight out there to be found the economy was just too bad. Then one day he a meet a very successful freight broker, that noticed something peculiar: the new freight broker was doing no prospecting for business was not Calling any potential business, the new freight broker never even took the new phone out of the box and set it up to be used. In essence, the new freight broker willed himself to death.
Our mind determines our outcomes.
If the man in the story was able to be convinced there was no business due to the economy, imagine what our mind can do to help us succeed!
What is your mind doing for you?
Do you believe the best for yourself? Or, are you fostering a pattern of personal failures and negative thoughts?
Success builds from within…
You are your biggest advocate… your greatest champion! Crush the naysayer keeping you from achieving your goals. Don’t let outside distractions diminish your vision. Don’t settle for just enough. Expect over and above what is expected of you.
Within each of us exists two mindsets…
…each producing drastically different outcomes. Which one do you choose to believe? Once you decide what you really want… a dream becomes a vision… becomes a goal… becomes YOUR reality.
Check Out the services we offer and Start Today Call (706) 451-9371
A1 Freight Broker Training And Logistics Consulting We are here To Be of Service
Watch Videos From A1 Freight Broker Training
Freight Broker Business Training $750.00
Freight Agent Training $500.00 with placement assistance
Freight Broker Material and 2 Hours online Training $199.00.
Our mind determines our outcomes.
If the man in the story was able to be convinced there was no business due to the economy, imagine what our mind can do to help us succeed!
What is your mind doing for you?
Do you believe the best for yourself? Or, are you fostering a pattern of personal failures and negative thoughts?
Success builds from within…
You are your biggest advocate… your greatest champion! Crush the naysayer keeping you from achieving your goals. Don’t let outside distractions diminish your vision. Don’t settle for just enough. Expect over and above what is expected of you.
Within each of us exists two mindsets…
…each producing drastically different outcomes. Which one do you choose to believe? Once you decide what you really want… a dream becomes a vision… becomes a goal… becomes YOUR reality.
Check Out the services we offer and Start Today Call (706) 451-9371
A1 Freight Broker Training And Logistics Consulting We are here To Be of Service
Watch Videos From A1 Freight Broker Training
Freight Broker Business Training $750.00
Freight Agent Training $500.00 with placement assistance
Freight Broker Material and 2 Hours online Training $199.00.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Freight Brokers And Terminology
As a professional logistics person it is vital you understand terminology, here is a term FOB and the meaning at A1 Freight Training we go in depth with this and what it means to you the logistics professional.
The acronym FOB has two meanings, "freight on board" and "free on board." Both are accounting terms that hold a lot of meaning for those shipping items as one designates payment arrangements and the other designates the point one becomes responsible for the shipment.
1. The term "free on board" relates to the shipping of merchandise from the supplier to the receiver. The designation means that the costs of the shipping and handling of any goods are included in the price paid.
2. The FOB term in freight and shipping is more readily understood as "freight on board," an accounting term designating the point at which the ownership of materials being shipped passes to the receiver. A warehouse that orders $10,000 in inventory from a supplier has to enter a $10,000 entry into their accounting books. FOB shipping point means that the ownership of the inventory passes to the warehouse at the point the supplier ships the inventory to them. The warehouse accepts ownership and makes the entry prior to receiving the inventory.
3. "FOB destination" means that the transfer of ownership occurs at the point the inventory is delivered to the receiver. The entry of $10,000 of inventory does not occur until the truck arrives and the inventory is confirmed and counted. In the same way, the supplier must keep the inventory on their accounting books until the warehouse receives them.
Check Out the services we offer
At A1 Truck Services
Watch The Video About A1 Trucking Services
A1 Freight Broker Training And Logistics Consulting We are here To Be of Service
Watch Videos From A1 Freight Broker Training
Start Today Call (706) 451-9371
Freight Broker Business Training $750.00
Freight Agent Training $500.00 with placement assistance
Freight Broker Material and 2 Hours online Training $199.00
The acronym FOB has two meanings, "freight on board" and "free on board." Both are accounting terms that hold a lot of meaning for those shipping items as one designates payment arrangements and the other designates the point one becomes responsible for the shipment.
Free On Board
1. The term "free on board" relates to the shipping of merchandise from the supplier to the receiver. The designation means that the costs of the shipping and handling of any goods are included in the price paid.
Freight on Board Shipping Point
2. The FOB term in freight and shipping is more readily understood as "freight on board," an accounting term designating the point at which the ownership of materials being shipped passes to the receiver. A warehouse that orders $10,000 in inventory from a supplier has to enter a $10,000 entry into their accounting books. FOB shipping point means that the ownership of the inventory passes to the warehouse at the point the supplier ships the inventory to them. The warehouse accepts ownership and makes the entry prior to receiving the inventory.
Freight On Board Destination
3. "FOB destination" means that the transfer of ownership occurs at the point the inventory is delivered to the receiver. The entry of $10,000 of inventory does not occur until the truck arrives and the inventory is confirmed and counted. In the same way, the supplier must keep the inventory on their accounting books until the warehouse receives them.
Check Out the services we offer
At A1 Truck Services
Watch The Video About A1 Trucking Services
A1 Freight Broker Training And Logistics Consulting We are here To Be of Service
Watch Videos From A1 Freight Broker Training
Start Today Call (706) 451-9371
Freight Broker Business Training $750.00
Freight Agent Training $500.00 with placement assistance
Freight Broker Material and 2 Hours online Training $199.00
Friday, August 13, 2010
The Changing World of Trucking
At A1 Freight Training we teach each of our clients the importance of taking care of their Trucks as well as the manufacturer here is an excellent article I suggest you read it
No one can argue that the world of trucking has been through so many changes in the past twenty years are so that many are having a hard time keeping up. Just as we begin to learn and understand the rules and regulations, we are faced with new ones to learn. The morale of the “trucker” is down and so is our reputation in the public eye. It didn’t used to be that way. Truckers used to be a happy group of people loved by everyone. The truck stop diners used to be “The Place” to take your family for sunday dinner. The American trucker was one to be respected because not only was their job important but as a whole, truckers used to be respectable people who our kids idolized. Anymore, some parents are afraid to bring their kids to a truck stop just to use the bathroom. Why is this? What happened to the respectable American trucker’s image?
The Changing World of Trucking � The Keystruckers
Check Out the services we offer
At A1 Truck Services
Watch The Video About A1 Trucking Services
A1 Freight Broker Training And Logistics Consulting We are here To Be of Service
Watch Videos From A1 Freight Broker Training
Start Today Call (706) 451-9371
Freight Broker Business Training $750.00
Freight Agent Training $500.00 with placement assistance
Freight Broker Material and 2 Hours online Training $199.00
No one can argue that the world of trucking has been through so many changes in the past twenty years are so that many are having a hard time keeping up. Just as we begin to learn and understand the rules and regulations, we are faced with new ones to learn. The morale of the “trucker” is down and so is our reputation in the public eye. It didn’t used to be that way. Truckers used to be a happy group of people loved by everyone. The truck stop diners used to be “The Place” to take your family for sunday dinner. The American trucker was one to be respected because not only was their job important but as a whole, truckers used to be respectable people who our kids idolized. Anymore, some parents are afraid to bring their kids to a truck stop just to use the bathroom. Why is this? What happened to the respectable American trucker’s image?
The Changing World of Trucking � The Keystruckers
Check Out the services we offer
At A1 Truck Services
Watch The Video About A1 Trucking Services
A1 Freight Broker Training And Logistics Consulting We are here To Be of Service
Watch Videos From A1 Freight Broker Training
Start Today Call (706) 451-9371
Freight Broker Business Training $750.00
Freight Agent Training $500.00 with placement assistance
Freight Broker Material and 2 Hours online Training $199.00
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Why freight brokers are important
What would it be like for a manufacture if they had an important shipment that they had to get to a client and are in lack of transportation resources? That would definitely be a nightmare. But there is somebody who can actually handle this problem a freight broker. Freight Brokers are their to handle this need for their manufacture clients to manage shipment by providing th proper needed equipment (trucks) from pick-up to delivery. They are the real experts in this area of transportation
Freight Brokers have access to thousands of trucks.This helps the manufactures to get short notice spot freight moved at the last minute with minimum time and effort.
Here are tips mentioned below that may help you select a freight broker:
• Check the brokers' authority is active; obtain their W-9 and Cargo insurance
• Also ask them for proof of their experience and reputation.
• Ask them about the size of their firm.
• Check out their financial stability. Find out about their credit worthiness ratings and make sure about the payment experience they have with the trucks. If they often make delays in payments then it may create problem for you later.
• Investigate their attitude towards ethics and integrity.
• you may also ask them for the technology to help in managing and tracking of the freight Following these suggestions, will allow you to make the right decision in selecting a reliable freight broker.
Check Out the services we offer
At A1 Truck Services
Watch The Video About A1 Trucking Services
A1 Freight Broker Training And Logistics Consulting We are here To Be of Service
Watch Videos From A1 Freight Broker Training
Start Today Call (706) 451-9371
Freight Broker Business Training $750.00
Freight Agent Training $500.00 with placement assistance
Freight Broker Material and 2 Hours online Training $199.00
Freight Brokers have access to thousands of trucks.This helps the manufactures to get short notice spot freight moved at the last minute with minimum time and effort.
Here are tips mentioned below that may help you select a freight broker:
• Check the brokers' authority is active; obtain their W-9 and Cargo insurance
• Also ask them for proof of their experience and reputation.
• Ask them about the size of their firm.
• Check out their financial stability. Find out about their credit worthiness ratings and make sure about the payment experience they have with the trucks. If they often make delays in payments then it may create problem for you later.
• Investigate their attitude towards ethics and integrity.
• you may also ask them for the technology to help in managing and tracking of the freight Following these suggestions, will allow you to make the right decision in selecting a reliable freight broker.
Check Out the services we offer
At A1 Truck Services
Watch The Video About A1 Trucking Services
A1 Freight Broker Training And Logistics Consulting We are here To Be of Service
Watch Videos From A1 Freight Broker Training
Start Today Call (706) 451-9371
Freight Broker Business Training $750.00
Freight Agent Training $500.00 with placement assistance
Freight Broker Material and 2 Hours online Training $199.00
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
WOW DID YOU SEE THIS? DOT Plan’s Modal Bias Overlooks America’s Needs
WOW DID YOU SEE THIS? I ONLY WOUNDER WHAT THEY WILL DO NEXT TO THE TRUCKING SIDE OF TRANSPORTATION
DOT Plan’s Modal Bias Overlooks America’s Needs
Our nation’s highway system fueled “unprecedented economic prosperity and individual mobility,” according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s draft Strategic Plan for 2010-2015. However, instead of furthering our economic prosperity and mobility through operational improvements on our nation’s highways, the Administration plans to avoid highway transportation in favor of other modes.
The first page of the plan states that "Within its authorities, DOT will seek to strike an optimal balance between maximizing the diversion of freight traffic from less environmentally beneficial and energy-saving modes to rail, protecting the statutorily established rights of and safeguards for shippers, and assuring that the regulatory framework for railroads enables the industry to maintain their systems at the highest level of safety and continue to earn sufficient revenue to keep investing for safety and adding capacity."
The movement of goods by railroad is not a substitute for moving freight on our nation’s highway system. The open preference toward railroads comes with a great price, both in shipping costs to American consumers, and in federal funds doled out to ensure railroads maintain their profitability.
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Jim Burnley, recently said, “As best I can translate it, DOT will continue its anti-trucking campaign (the first time in its history it has waged war on a particular mode of transportation), pay lip service to shippers, tilt the playing field at the STB, insist on the installation of Positive Train Control (PTC) systems and continue its recent huge infusion of federal dollars into freight rail capital accounts.”
The railroads continue campaigning for tens of billions of dollars in investment tax credits because the reduction of greenhouse gases poses a serious threat to their operations, said Burnley. Coal accounts for more than 40 percent of annual freight tonnage carried by railroad and “railroads strongly support “clean” coal. But if that somehow doesn’t work out, and the coal industry gets thrown under the bus, then the rails are demanding an ‘insurance policy,’” Burnley said.
Association of American Railroads President and CEO Ed Hamberger addressed the uncertain future of railroads May 25 in testimony to a Congressional Coal Caucus. “The success of railroads and coal are indelibly linked,” Hamberger said. “If coal use falls, it could result in billions of dollars in rail assets being left without any value or greatly reduced value.”
While lawmakers continue debating the future of American energy, the handful of Class I railroads continue building a massive federally subsidized insurance policy to protect against the possible fall of coal. “Does the DOT really want to continue down the path of treating Class I’s as ‘too big to fail,’ at the very time the Obama Administration and Congress are declaring ‘never again’ as to banking industry and Wall Street bailouts,” Burnley said.
Ignoring market forces driving shippers’ modal decisions undermines American businesses, our nation’s supply chain and the success of our economy. If in fact the Administration truly believes that we must create a transportation system that puts the needs of the American people and their communities first -- as stated on the first page of their Strategic Plan -- then they must remove personal bias and craft a plan that allows our nation’s market to determine modal winners and losers.
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DOT Plan’s Modal Bias Overlooks America’s Needs
Our nation’s highway system fueled “unprecedented economic prosperity and individual mobility,” according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s draft Strategic Plan for 2010-2015. However, instead of furthering our economic prosperity and mobility through operational improvements on our nation’s highways, the Administration plans to avoid highway transportation in favor of other modes.
The first page of the plan states that "Within its authorities, DOT will seek to strike an optimal balance between maximizing the diversion of freight traffic from less environmentally beneficial and energy-saving modes to rail, protecting the statutorily established rights of and safeguards for shippers, and assuring that the regulatory framework for railroads enables the industry to maintain their systems at the highest level of safety and continue to earn sufficient revenue to keep investing for safety and adding capacity."
The movement of goods by railroad is not a substitute for moving freight on our nation’s highway system. The open preference toward railroads comes with a great price, both in shipping costs to American consumers, and in federal funds doled out to ensure railroads maintain their profitability.
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Jim Burnley, recently said, “As best I can translate it, DOT will continue its anti-trucking campaign (the first time in its history it has waged war on a particular mode of transportation), pay lip service to shippers, tilt the playing field at the STB, insist on the installation of Positive Train Control (PTC) systems and continue its recent huge infusion of federal dollars into freight rail capital accounts.”
The railroads continue campaigning for tens of billions of dollars in investment tax credits because the reduction of greenhouse gases poses a serious threat to their operations, said Burnley. Coal accounts for more than 40 percent of annual freight tonnage carried by railroad and “railroads strongly support “clean” coal. But if that somehow doesn’t work out, and the coal industry gets thrown under the bus, then the rails are demanding an ‘insurance policy,’” Burnley said.
Association of American Railroads President and CEO Ed Hamberger addressed the uncertain future of railroads May 25 in testimony to a Congressional Coal Caucus. “The success of railroads and coal are indelibly linked,” Hamberger said. “If coal use falls, it could result in billions of dollars in rail assets being left without any value or greatly reduced value.”
While lawmakers continue debating the future of American energy, the handful of Class I railroads continue building a massive federally subsidized insurance policy to protect against the possible fall of coal. “Does the DOT really want to continue down the path of treating Class I’s as ‘too big to fail,’ at the very time the Obama Administration and Congress are declaring ‘never again’ as to banking industry and Wall Street bailouts,” Burnley said.
Ignoring market forces driving shippers’ modal decisions undermines American businesses, our nation’s supply chain and the success of our economy. If in fact the Administration truly believes that we must create a transportation system that puts the needs of the American people and their communities first -- as stated on the first page of their Strategic Plan -- then they must remove personal bias and craft a plan that allows our nation’s market to determine modal winners and losers.
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At A1 Truck Services
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Start Today Call (706) 451-9371
Freight Broker Business Training $750.00
Freight Agent Training $500.00 with placement assistance
Freight Broker Material and 2 Hours online Training $199.00
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