It’s not the size of the dog in the fight …

Jun 24, 2016 at 06:03 PM CST + 2
http://fleetowner.com/blog/it-s-not-size-dog-fight So this study got a lot of folks talking last month: aboutsmall motor carriers and the often unacknowledged outsized role they perform in trucking, even as manypredict their extinction; about whether true freight visibility is possible if so much freight is outsourced; and whether this is yet another indication that more positive collaboration is needed between shippers and motor carriers in order to track and protect cargo more effectively. I also got an interesting call from Joe Beacom, vice president and chief safety officer at Landstar System; one of the carriers mentioned prominently in the LaneAxisstudy, which concluded Landstar outsourced over 76% of its freight.

Jun 24, 2016 at 06:03 PM CST

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http://fleetowner.com/blog/it-s-not-size-dog-fight

So this study got a lot of folks talking last month: aboutsmall motor carriers and the often unacknowledged outsized role they perform in trucking, even as manypredict their extinction; about whether true freight visibility is possible if so much freight is outsourced; and whether this is yet another indication that more positive collaboration is needed between shippers and motor carriers in order to track and protect cargo more effectively.

I also got an interesting call from Joe Beacom, vice president and chief safety officer at Landstar System; one of the carriers mentioned prominently in the LaneAxisstudy, which concluded Landstar outsourced over 76% of its freight.