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DAT Freight & Analytics, formerly known as Dial-a-Truck, is a US-based freight exchange service ("load board") and provider of transportation information serving North America. Freight exchange services are used to match material ("loads") that needs to be shipped with over-the-road carriers, which can be hired to move those loads.
This pushed Arkansas-Best's operations all the way to California and increased its rank from the 25th largest interstate motor freight carrier in the US to ninth. [7] Arkansas-Best changed its name to ABF Freight System Inc. in 1980 [7] and, by 1981, was the eighth largest trucking company in the US operating 106 terminals. [6]
The Motor Carrier Act of 1980 deregulated transportation industries in America and increased competition for logistics providers and shippers. [11] [13] C.H. Robinson created a contract carrier program, expanded its freight contract operations, and established itself as a middleman sourcing operation for shippable goods. [citation needed]
It is a unique ID number or code assigned to a package or parcel. The tracking number is typically printed on the shipping label as a bar code that can be scanned by anyone with a bar code reader or smartphone. In the United States, some of the carriers using tracking numbers include UPS, [1] FedEx, [2] and the United States Postal Service. [3]
BlueGrace Logistics is a third-party logistics provider (also known as 3PL) in the 2012 Inc. 5000.The company provides logistics technology, freight management, and customized transportation management to customers throughout the United States.
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XPO LTL facility in Tomah, Wisconsin, formerly a Con-way Freight terminal XPO is the second largest provider of less-than-truckload services in North America. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] LTL is a freight model which involves shipping smaller quantities of goods for multiple customers at a time. [ 39 ]
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