If 20 billion doses of totally safe and effective ‘one time’ COVID vaccine was created today, how long do you think it would be before you and your loved ones were able to get it? Spoiler: it’s much, much longer than you think. If/when a COVID vaccine is created, cleared,…
It turns out Benjamin Franklin was wrong. Death and taxes are not the only two certainties in life. There’s a third: Ship lines will always, always drive up rates when it suits them. In a time where the 99% of businesses and consumers are struggling to make ends meet, 2M,…
This isn’t exactly breaking news, but it bears repeating. The COVID pandemic is not just a health and humanitarian crisis, but an economic shock in strange and interesting ways. Over the past few months, countries worldwide, including the US, have imposed travel restrictions in an attempt to curb the spread…
Who’s truck is it anyway? You might have heard that California waged war on companies exploiting ‘gig workers’ and made it the law to treat them as employees with access to benefits including maternity/paternity leave, sick pay, healthcare options and holidays. Sounds human right? West coast, best coast? Not for…
Your CUSTOMS HOUSE BROKER (CHB) is more important than your CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (CPA). Time is money and money is crazy important! Making sure goods clear customs in a timely and efficient manner is every importer/exporter’s main concern. When shipments get stuck on the wrong side of the border, you…
CYBERSECURITY. DON’T LET YOUR BUSINESS GET CORRUPTED. Your network and all your company’s data is at risk of being breached. Like, it might have already happened. The fact is, the only 100% safe network is one that’s turned off, disconnected and holds absolutely no valuable information. Oh, and don’t let…
Chassis Need A Home Too Chassis, the overlooked workhorse of the cargo and shipping industry. Without them, all those shipping containers, full of helpful items and imported materials would languish with nothing but the sight of the sea to ease the pain of their inability to make you money. Which…
Drug Wars – NOT Trade Wars – & CTPAT Who’s got a ship worth $90 million with the capacity to hold 10,000 containers that’s ready to set sail from Philadelphia to Europe? Not so fast, Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC). U.S. authorities seized the Gayane, a large container ship operated by…
Have We Reached A Boiling Point on Global Shipping? It’s Summer 2019 and heatwaves continue to scorch the North American and European continents, wildfires are blazing across the Arctic, and ice sheets (twice the size of NYC) are breaking off Antarctica. As Nelly would say, “It’s gettin’ hot in herre,…
…If not, we are here to help. When word that the US Government would be imposing tariffs on the nation’s biggest suppliers of goods, most people hoped it was a tactic, a gamble that wouldn’t escalate or last very long. But it’s almost a year later, and they’re here. Two…
…The CargoTrans Way You’re on the CargoTrans mailing list, so chances are you have an idea as to what we do. In over simplistic terms: #wemakeSHIPhappen – We take the hassle out of shipping, getting your products where they need to go, so you can focus on what you do…
Photo via RideSharingForum.com Uber Freight, the app that matches carriers with shippers much like the traditional Uber experience for drivers and riders, keeps growing and expanding into new territory. Upon the app’s fairly recent release in Texas, the most common reaction among users was drivers requesting Uber to expand into…
Blockchain, what you might know as the technology behind bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, has been identified as having great potential for disrupting the logistics and supply chain industry. Blockchain uses computer code to record all data behind a transaction and delivery chronologically and publicly in a digital ledger, providing complete…
Many companies have a great team; we here at CargoTrans are proud to have a great FAMILY. Without a great set of people and values, we wouldn’t be here today. Our core values of Team, Trust, Transform and Love are what we hold true to our hearts, and that’s what…
As we’ve previously discussed, there has been an increasing shortage of willing truck drivers in the U.S while freight demand only goes up. February marked the 10th consecutive month where the demand for freight outweighed the number of trucks on the road, according to ACT Research. From the American Truckers…
Last month, after the U.S. imposed tariffs on $60 billion worth of Chinese goods, it was reported that China would retaliate with their own tariffs on $3 billion of U.S. goods. Signs are growing for a global trade war that could trigger a recession, Deutsche Bank says. What is a…
Take a moment and have a look at the video below. What you’ll see may look like something totally out of the future but this is 2018 and something very real has launched in our present. Uber has rolled out it’s self-driving truck and is making deliveries nationwide. The creation…
Over the past 15 years, there has been a bit of an issue within the trucking industry. The issue? Not enough willing drivers. Though this driver shortage is nothing new, the industry has experienced an increase in the severity of the issue in the last couple of years. From the…
At any given time, there are about 5 or 6 million shipping containers crossing the sea. The U.S imports over 20 million shipping containers a year. Ever wonder how many of those containers fall off ships? THOUSANDS. What happens to these metal boxes containing anything from potato chips to super…