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Five Signs It’s Time to Start Your Own Freight Agency

Anyone can start a business, but it takes a true entrepreneur to run a successful, profitable company — especially in the competitive transportation and logistics industry.

If you’re not sure whether it’s the right time in your career to establish your own freight agency, start by asking yourself five pivotal questions.

1. Do you have an entrepreneurial spirit?

If you feel a growing hunger...

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A Little Luck Goes a Long Way

Imagine this: You’re standing on stage before countless colleagues at an industry event. The lights are blinding yet warming as you wait with a racing heart to find out if you’ve won a new truck.

You and your fellow finalists stand side-by-side in front of a series of boxes as the audience is invited to count down from 10 to the big reveal.

You keep your hands on...

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Take a Detour Off the Lonely Road

Commercial truck driving is stressful. If you’re a long-haul truck driver, you don’t need research or a survey to tell you that, but there’s plenty of evidence out there – like the findings published in Issues in Mental Health Nursing, a 2020 Canadian study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, and another report from the University of Arkansas. The research illustrates the role loneliness, fatigue, burnout, anxiety, and other...

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