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 rates and excess capacity, has reached bottom. We’re now seeing tangible signs of a market […]
Navigating the Next Capacity Crunch: The Value of Partnering with Quality Asset-Based Carriers
Some parts of this article were extracted from the Supply Chain Dive’s article titled “Shippers should lock in trucking rates soon: experts” by Larry Avila in order to provide context for the blog post published here. To read the full Supply Chain Dive article, click here. In the evolving landscape of freight and logistics, the […]
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 to provide context for the blog post published here. To read the full WSJ article, click here. As the logistics and freight market begins to […]
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 of growth, innovation, and solidifying partnerships in the logistics sector. Milestones and Successes: We’ve made strides in helping our current and new shippers reduce their […]
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 in the trucking business. He was a young father of two, and he desired to build the best life he could for his family. Ray […]
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 weather, things warmed up quickly at the event with great conversation, many laughs, and some serious dance moves. It was a fun evening surrounded by […]
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 the impact of virtual business meetings during COVID-19 check out our Zoomed Out blog post. We’re back from the Food Shippers of America 65thAnnual Conference. This years’ event […]
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 seen the staggering, unprecedented impact of Covid-19, and the resulting over-supply of capacity as transportation segments such as food service and energy came to a […]
ZOOMED OUT – FREIGHT SALES AGENTS WEIGH-IN ON THE IMPACT OF VIRTUAL BUSINESS MEETINGS DURING COVID-19
This is an opinion piece from Terry Shirley, one of our leading freight sales agents and freight procurement expert at Select Carriers, Inc. on the impact of virtual business meetings during COVID-19 for freight carriers and asset-based carriers in the transportation industry. Well, here at Select Carriers we all are at week “whatever” and on day “who knows”. As we began this unprecedented COVID-19 journey, […]
SELECTING THE RIGHT FREIGHT CARRIER ENSURES BRAND INTEGRITY FOR SHIPPERS OF PERISHABLE GOODS
Select Carriers’ goal as a freight sales agency is to ensure a customer’s needs are met by selecting a freight carrier that promotes brand integrity, particularly when perishable goods are involved. It is critical for today’s modern transportation managers to ensure they protect their branded products as they move through the supply chain. Temp-controlled carriers play a […]