trucking profitability insights
Posted Oct 28 2019 3:00 PM by
Virtually every over-the-road operation can improve its margins by investing in freight network engineering. In this webinar conversation, hosted by the Ohio Trucking Association Nov. 19 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. EDT, David Roush, president of KSM Transport Advisors, and Sherri Brumbaugh, president and CEO of... Read more →
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comments (0)Posted Sep 12 2019 7:12 PM by
Katz, Sapper & Miller’s Tim Almack, partner-in-charge of the firm’s Transportation Services Group, is featured in the 100th episode of Brand Outcomes’ podcast, “Recruit & Retain: Trucking Edition” hosted by Chad Hendricks. This episode focuses on how trucking companies can use process improvement to become more profitable in... Read more →
Posted Aug 22 2019 12:56 PM by
This is a frustrating time in trucking; a confusing time. Last year we were at record highs, record production, and record driver shortage. This year is the opposite.” – Craig Fuller, CEO of FreightWaves After 2018, a year that many in the industry considered a modern era peak, 2019 has been... Read more →
Posted May 29 2019 6:02 PM by
This article originally appeared on FreightWaves.com. What a difference a few months makes. The highly anticipated truckload capacity crisis and the ensuing truckload rate party lasted from late 2017 through late 2018. Beginning in early 2019 … surprise … the rate party was over. It feels like carriers have quickly gone... Read more →
Posted Mar 14 2019 6:00 PM by
This article originally appeared in the NAFC March 2019 newsletter. The Tax Reform and Jobs Act (TCJA) was the most comprehensive overhaul of the tax code in our lifetime, if not ever. We are just weeks away from the first tax filing deadline for returns that are fully impacted by... Read more →
Posted Mar 1 2019 7:00 PM by
Note: This article was originally published by TCA Truckload Indexes and is part of a series discussing results from the recent Knowing-Doing Gap Survey. When you contemplate the strengths of successful businesses, it is common to focus on a unique product or service offering or a creative marketing strategy... Read more →
Posted Feb 22 2019 6:29 PM by
David Roush, president of KSM Transport Advisors, will present at the Truckload Carriers Association 81st Annual Convention. Taking place March 10-13 in Las Vegas, NV, this prominent networking and educational event brings together transportation leaders to hear from top professionals about important topics that currently impact the trucking industry.... Read more →
Posted Feb 21 2019 2:20 PM by
After an impressive 2018 – a year many consider one of the most successful since deregulation – trucking industry leaders seem confident and ready to tackle whatever shifts may be in store for 2019. Katz, Sapper, & Miller’s Transportation Services Group, Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary, and KSM Transport Advisors hosted the... Read more →
Posted Jan 17 2019 2:30 PM by
Note: This article was originally published by TCA Truckload Indexes and is part of a series discussing results from the recent Knowing-Doing Gap Survey. In life, as well as in business, the key difference between success and failure (or stagnation) is execution. More specifically, simply doing what you already... Read more →
Posted Jan 14 2019 5:08 PM by
From the middle of 2017 to the middle of 2018, trucking was on a roll. With industry growth of three percent – a seismic number compared to other industries – trucking outpaced GDP. Leaders agree the heydays are unlikely to continue at such an impressive pace, and a reversion to the mean... Read more →