California’s Assembly Bill No. 5 – better known as AB 5 – originally prompted to provide protections for gig employees faced challenges immediately after its passing in 2020. Following a lengthy court challenge and appeal that was struck down, it is now widely interpreted to also apply to California’s independent owner-operator drivers. With its hasty…
The medical field has strict protocols for the handling and use of medical equipment. But many shippers and carriers fail to recognize this special handling must extend to shipping and storage as well. These devices are simply more fragile in nature and require special consideration to make sure they complete the trip, remaining fully operational and…
The Covid-19 pandemic brought the national global supply chain front and center in everyone’s lives and it hasn’t left since. Major shifts in buyer behavior, the readiness and availability of goods, as well as rapidly changing product demands created a vastly different picture than was present even a few years ago. Now, the transportation industry…
Shortly after the historical flight by the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk in 1903, those who believed in aviation began searching for other lucrative uses for the airplane besides moving people. These were the seeds of air cargo – an industry that today moves millions of packages around the world daily. With its illustrious beginning,…
The U.S. Railroad dates back to the year 1830 and has been a mainstay to move people and things around the country ever since then. It has played a central role in the country’s history and economy, and today, the U.S. has some of the most profitable railroad businesses in the world with upwards of…