Can luck get you an interview or a job? Well I guess that all depends on how you define luck. I was inspired to write about this topic while driving to Cincinnati to do interviews for our new sales office. Instead of channel surfing the radio for 6 hours, my wife got me some books on CD. One of those books was "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch. His book got me thinking about the passion that I have for what I do. I recommend this book to anyone …
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Nov 29
2011
Top Ten Tips for Preparing for Your Job Interview
Posted in: Transportation Best Practices
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2011
Hold on to Your Zebra Stripes: We’re Calculating Skid Space
Posted in: The Transportation Industry
There are certain things in life that cause me massive amounts of anxiety; staying in hotel rooms, grocery shopping, driving and riding in cars, and math. Today we will talk about math – how to determine the “skid space” that LTL carriers use in the rating process.
Calculating Skid Space is Math and I Hate Math
I hate math. I don't know what percentage of you just nodded emphatically, stood up on your desk chair, raised your arms up over …
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2011
The FMCA’s Unintended Consequences
Posted in: The Transportation Industry
The Federal Motor Carrier Administration is pushing for a law reducing the hours of service for truck drivers. Currently, drivers are allowed to work 14 hours per day with an 11 hours driving allotment before having to take a mandatory 10 hour break. Under the new legislation, drive time would be reduced to 10 hours, two 30 minute breaks will be added, and the total work hours will be reduce to 13 hours.
The FMCA is requesting the new …
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2011
Using a 3PL vs. DIY Carrier Selection
Posted in: Logistics Management
To say that I dislike grocery shopping is such a gross understatement that it borders on being a flat out lie. I hate grocery shopping. I hate making the list, driving to the store and trying to find a parking spot. I hate the long walk to the store, usually in the rain, because of my lack of parking space karma. I hate getting the cart from the cart corral and the long drawn out process of obsessively wiping it down because I’m convinced I …
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2011
TransCorr National Logistics is Named Top Freight Broker for Grand Rapids Area
Posted in: Life Inside Transcorr
TransCorr National Logistics was ranked the number one area freight broker in the October 10, 2011 edition of the Grand Rapids Business Journal. TNL's 2010 revenue was $53.4 million and the company transported over 2 billion tons of freight. TNL offers truckload, reefer, LTL, dedicated, and flatbed services throughout the United States and Canada.
Gordy Ferguson and Brian Jones stared the third party logistics company in March of 2000. Within …
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2011
Why We Live Our Corr Values Each and Every Day
Posted in: Life Inside Transcorr
Have you ever dealt with a 3PL, freight broker, or trucking company that seemed less than honest? Maybe even a little shady at times? If the answer is no, then feel free to stop reading now because apparently you are one of the few that set yourself up with an ideal transportation solution.
The sad truth is that most companies do not always have that perfect setup because many in the 3PL industry can lack strong business ethics and Corr values. …
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2011
The Hay Project: TransCorr Gives Back
Posted in: Life Inside Transcorr
When approached to help farmers in need, it was an easy decision for TransCorr’s CFO Steve Harris and CEO Greg Eddy. Texas was in a drought and the resources to feed livestock and horses had literally dried up. Being from the trucking side of the supply chain, the men understood very well how lack of food for the animals could severely affect the livelihood of the farmers and completely disrupt the entire supply chain, which would affect a lot …
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2011
Trucking Customer Service: The Art of the Phone Call
Posted in: Transportation Best Practices
I can tell you that in 40 years, hands down, the best shopping experience I ever had was at Zumiez last Christmas. Zumiez is a skate and snowboard clothing store. I had never been there before, but my kids armed me with a very thorough, very expensive Christmas list because they love me and only want the best for themselves. Let me preface this by saying, I hate shopping. I go out of necessity and when I feel the need to have a girl’s day, but …
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2011
U.S. Trucking Industry – Can its Future be Predicted?
Posted in: The Transportation Industry
Is the ability to forecast the state of affairs of the trucking transportation industry simply unpredictable? Are there just too many economic and regulatory factors to know what to expect? Are we in a period of economic influences and political changes that prevent history from being an indicator of what the future will look like?
Given the content of many white papers and articles presenting the forecast of the industry, I think so. …
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