Freight & Truck Broker Blog

In the Dark About Freight Shipment Timing & Costs? You Shouldn’t Be.

February 23, 2023 |
At a recent Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) conference, we were struck by how disconnected supplier and reseller communications are. Many just don’t see a path to connecting the dots primarily because their carriers and/or brokers don’t provide this for them. This freight status quo has been accepted… Read More
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How to Protect Your High-Value Freight Shipments

February 3, 2023 |
How do you secure and insure your high-value, highly targeted loads? Truck hijacking is on the rise, so here’s how you can protect your cargo – and drivers – from organized crime and inside jobs. From a recent hijacking of a truck carrying Nvidia graphics cards to a UPS big… Read More
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LiVe’s White-Glove Transportation Services Come with 99.5% On-Time Rates

January 23, 2023 |
LiVe provides white-glove freight brokerage and transportation services with near-perfect success rates; here’s one company’s experience. When the logistics manager at nutritional supplement company Nutrabolt, required a logistics and transportation partner, he knew just the team to call. As a company that prides itself on providing innovative and high-quality products… Read More
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How to Determine the Right Flatbed for Your Loads

November 14, 2022 |
We understand that it may be difficult to know what you need for your flatbed shipments. To help familiarize you with the options so that we can prepare a flatbed quote without lots of back-and-forth, we pulled together the options below for you to consider. Flatbed Types The following types… Read More
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How to Navigate Unpredictable Transportation Costs in 2023

November 2, 2022 |
It should come as no surprise: our outlook for 2023 is that of continued uncertainty. How confident are you that your carriers can handle everything thrown your way next year? Anyone expecting no disruptions in 2023 might be destined for a career outside of transportation. How do you mitigate transportation… Read More

Technology’s Role in Freight Compliance & Visibility

October 3, 2022 |
Technology helps reduce the risk of lawsuits and knowing where your shipments are at all times A successful shipment is more than moving a product from point A to point B. It starts with using reliable drivers with the best safety records and lack of infractions as well as having… Read More

4 Ways to Drive Down Inbound Freight Total Cost of Ownership

August 18, 2022 |
How LiVe Logistics Can Optimize Your Inbound Transportation Some experienced transportation and logistics professionals make the mistake of focusing too much on outbound freight costs and not enough on the costs of inbound freight, warehousing and fulfillment. As a result, unchecked inbound freight costs can fly under the radar and… Read More

How to Mitigate Ongoing Supply Chain Freight Issues

June 1, 2022 |
With recent COVID-19 lockdowns across Asia, key ports are facing even greater delays, exacerbating global supply chain issues. Multiple municipalities throughout China are experiencing COVID-19 lockdowns, including Shanghai, where residents have been under strict rules for over 6 weeks, according to a recent Reuters article. Given the average time of… Read More

The Technology Driving a Winning Strategy in Trucking Brokerage

April 29, 2022 |
Best-of-breed technology, including Epay web-based invoice and payment system, has been a key to the success of LiVe Logistics Recent economic uncertainties have required many businesses to develop strategies for navigating a transportation industry riddled with unexpected obstacles, as Thomas Whaley, President, Level One Technologies, Inc notes in his recent… Read More

2021 Transportation Year in Review & 2022 Outlook

February 1, 2022 |
2021 tested the transportation industry’s bandwidth, flexibility, and speed. Here are some key trends from the past year – and what to look out for in 2022. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, port congestion for overseas shipments, inclement weather, and more, 2021 posed another year of trials and tribulations for… Read More