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Navigating the Truckload Market Turn: Strategies for Shippers
As the truckload market shows signs of trending upward, shippers face a unique opportunity to re-evaluate their logistics strategies and prepare for a tighter capacity environment. The state of the market over the past two plus years, characterized by declining

Navigating the Turnaround: A Fresh Outlook for Freight and Logistics in 2024
Some parts of this article were extracted from the WSJ’s Logistics Report article titlted “Logistics Operators See a Shipping-Market Rebound Taking Shape” by Paul Berger and Liz Young in order

2023 Recap: Select Carriers’ Year in Review
As we turn the page on 2023, it’s time to reflect on a year of significant achievements and strategic insights at Select Carriers. This year has been a remarkable journey

HISTORY OF SELECT CARRIERS
Founder, Ray Dee, and his son, Gabe Dee, President of Select Carriers Our founder, Ray Dee, left his role as a college professor in the late 1970’s and joined his father

KEEPING THE TRADITION ALIVE: PRE FOOD SHIPPERS OF AMERICA (FSA) SOIREE
In February, the Select Carriers Team kicked off their trip to Orlando for the 2020 Food Shippers of America conference with an unofficial “Pre-FSA Soiree” at The Edison in Disney Springs. Despite unseasonably cool

CARRIER AND SHIPPER PARTNERSHIPS: IN A DIGITAL WORLD, RELATIONSHIPS MATTER MORE THAN EVER
Industry Update: since this blog article was written about carrier and shipper partnerships, the COVID-19 Pandemic has swept the world. To learn more about how our freight sales agents weigh-in on

GOODBYE, GOLDILOCKS; VOLATILITY IS HERE TO STAY, AND RFP’S PLAY A MAJOR PART
Historically, myriad reoccurring factors play into pricing volatility in transportation markets. Regulatory pressures, seasonal demands, weather-related disruptions, and driver supply and demand converge to shape the market. Now we have