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Navigating capacity issues is difficult. Fortunately, there are strategies you can employ to salve the wound.Trucking capacity problems bubbled to the surface in early 2020, turning the industry upside down.Logistics is a straightforward supply and demand...

How to work well with non-native English speakers — and why it mattersWho do you expect to see behind the wheel when your freight truck pulls up to the loading dock? Based on industry statistics, it’s most likely a white male about 45 years old. But the face of...

Customers juggle dozens, if not hundreds, of emails every day to manage loads. And we know the world would be a better place if someone could suggest appointments to help streamline the workflow.Introducing the new appointment portal from U.S. Xpress – an online...

The wheels of change are rolling fast in the supply chain industry. And nowhere is that more apparent than in the growth of women’s leadership roles.Women in management positions at U.S. Xpress are making significant contributions to both our and our customers’...

What launched as just five trucks and a vision to fundamentally change our industry in June 2019 has recently grown to 1,200 seated tractors powered by the most advanced technology in trucking.Variant’s fleet is digitally orchestrated by Vector, an ecosystem of...

With the majority of the United States having reopened to some degree this summer, we were given a peek into what a post-pandemic world could be. While the emergence of a coronavirus variant is cause for concern, the American economic recovery continues to proceed at...

The COVID-19 pandemic provoked a public health emergency with deep economic repercussions, including a massive strain on supply chains and freight markets. But that taught shippers and carriers alike how to collaborate. We had to learn to work together to find urgent...

A popular topic of conversation among everyone in the industry right now is autonomous trucking – self-driving trucks. In the past year, the companies developing the technology have expanded, morphed, and drawn more popular interest than ever. As the landscape shifts,...