Commentary

Q: We’re a broker, and recently hired Carrier A to handle a load moving from our customer to its customer.

If the Twitter-sphere at last week’s Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference made noises, it would have sounded like popcorn on a stove, a crackling, fast-paced virtual conversation drawing in those p

When shippers hear the word “strike,” they have the same reaction as when someone yells “fire.” That goes double when they hear it from someone like the president of the International Longshoremen’s Association.

Many third-party logistics companies tout themselves as carrier-neutral. They proclaim to their customers that they select carriers based on getting the best service at the lowest cost.

As the industry gathers in Long Beach this week for the 12th Annual TPM Conference, shippers face a more complex outlook in the trans-Pacific than just a few weeks back.

Q: You’ve addressed the issue of brokers paying carriers and carriers not paying subcontractors many times, yet I find myself unsure about this specific situation.