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Carrier Relations | Business Advice | Logistics | Cargo Claims | Hostage Load | Transportation | Best Practices | Safety | Freight Management

By: Caroline Synakowski
October 18th, 2022

Whether it’s the pandemic, inflation woes, or a desire to capitalize on a fractured global supply chain, we're seeing an uptick in fraud throughout the transportation industry. ...

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Insider | Business Advice | Logistics | Transportation | Best Practices | Freight Management | Freight Broker

By: Morgan Griffith
October 13th, 2022

Events like hurricanes and blizzards are best handled with experienced staff planning ahead. For example, Armstrong account managers encourage shippers to schedule pickup ...

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Agency Ownership | Business Advice | Logistics | Transportation | Freight Broker | Logistics Careers

By: Tom Milosavljevich
October 4th, 2022

Logistics and transportation companies are service-based organizations that typically have multiple sales teams. As such, the majority of companies in the logistics space may ...

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Carrier Relations | Agency Ownership | Business Advice | Logistics | Transportation | Best Practices | Agent Program | Freight Management | Shippers | Freight Broker

By: Rick Sammons
September 28th, 2022

Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the U.S., made landfall in southwest Florida near Fort Myers today. The Category 4 hurricane is expected to pack a punch ...

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Business Advice | Logistics | Cargo Claims | Hostage Load | Transportation | Best Practices | Freight Management | Shippers

By: Stephanie Wilson
September 22nd, 2022

The statistics vary, but it’s generally noted that cargo crime is a $15 billion to $30 billion problem each year across the U.S. One load lost to cargo theft can cost shippers ...

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Agency Ownership | Business Advice | Logistics | Transportation | Best Practices | Freight Broker

By: Caroline Synakowski
September 13th, 2022

If you are a freight broker, you know that forms and agreements are a big part of the job. Contracts can be full of legalese and be tedious and challenging to read. Aren’t these ...

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Agency Ownership | Business Advice | Logistics | Transportation | Agent Program | Employee Retention | Recruiting | Freight Broker | Logistics Careers

By: Taylor Borum
September 6th, 2022

At Armstrong, giving back to our community is a big part of our corporate values. Over 16 years, we have supported numerous different charitable organizations. In 2022, we decided ...

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Insider | Agency Ownership | Business Advice | Logistics | Transportation | Best Practices | Freight Broker

By: Scott Watanabe
August 30th, 2022

Building a customer base from scratch and making cold calls to generate new business can be daunting if you're just starting in transportation logistics. It doesn't have to be! ...

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