“SensiGuard, formerly known as FreightWatch International, says cargo theft was 120 percent higher during the July 4 weekend in 2015 and 2016 compared with the rest of the year. The average loss value during the last two years for the July 4 weekend was $365,453 per theft”. With the 4th of July coming up, here are …
We all have seem to have a burning desire to check out providers we use. This desire led to massive growth for Angie’s List, Yelp, and a plethora of other review sites. In freight brokering one of the commitments we make to our customers is that we will do everything we can to get them …
What is your retirement plan? What do you plan on doing when it’s time to retire from your career as a freight broker? If you’re like most agents, you’ve spent your entire career building a book of freight, cultivating relationships with your customers, and nurturing your business. I’ve asked a few freight brokers what their …
Global Transport, Inc. is hiring and expanding pretty consistently, so we’re getting an influx of resumes, emails, and applications. Some of them are fantastic! And some of them leave a lot of room for improvement. So although this blog doesn’t directly correlate with the trucking and freight brokering industry, we feel like it could be …
The owner of Global Transport, Alex Zaytsev, is a big believer in going green in every sense of the term. From our trucks to our yard, he encourages everyone to waste as little as possible and grow as much as possible. Our headquarters office is surrounded by fruit trees. We have apricots, peaches, limes, and …
With summer coming early for us here in Cleveland, we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge our awesome shop on site. We’re very fortunate to have mechanics that are constantly checking our trucks and trailers to make sure that they’re not only compliant, but giving our drivers the best living quarters we can offer. …
I recently saw an article that depicted how lonely and miserable truck drivers are. It pointed out that they’re underpaid and overworked. It was truly sad, and it made me cringe. I sit in an office all day and I write about truckers and driving. I imagined myself in the shoes of those drivers. Then …
There are so many clichés about overcoming discouragement after a failure: “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” “If you fall off the horse, get back on.” “If you strike out, just keep swinging.” These and a hundred more sayings all are supposed to make us feel better about the setbacks in life but none …
We see these ads a lot “Drivers Wanted. Must have at least 2+ years of experience”. And we hear this a lot “But how am I supposed to get a job if no one will hire me?” Here’s the ugly truth: You have to put in work. You have to work with one of those …
Seemingly every day a headline blares that a SEMI-TRUCK was involved in an accident. Sometimes major injuries or worse. It’s truly tragic. While most of those headlines sensationally suggest the opposite, studies of these accidents show the fault most often lies with the CAR. The Real Danger? Inattentive or aggressive drivers of CARS. Public campaigns …