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Excellent article taken from Transport Topics, Jan. 04, 2010.

In Pursuit of Accurate Safety Ratings -

CSA 2010, as it is known, is the agency’s revamping of a flawed and oft-criticized safety rating system based on the unreliable SafeStat database.

Freight Tec pays close attention to Safety Ratings and strives to only use safe, qualified carriers in order to protect our shippers as well as public safety.  Our rigorous qualification process has always been somewhat weakened by the often skewed SafeStat and Federal reports.

FMCSA, to its credit, recognized the need to change the way it evaluated motor carriers when it launched CSA 2010.

The data is getting better and more reliable – and thus, it will give us all much more accurate safety reports.  A major difference now will be that a carrier’s ratings will be based on MILES TRAVELED, and not just the size of their fleet.  This is “the real measure of a carrier’s exposure to potential accidents”.

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Freight Tec would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

- Best Wishes to you and your family, from Freight Tec’s corporate office.

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If you didn’t catch it yet, be sure to check out Freight Tec on the cover of Internet Truckstop Magazine for the Sept/Oct 2009 Issue.

Visit Truckstop.com for more information or go right to the full magazine by clicking Here.

Be sure to check it out and let us know what you think by commenting below.

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Freight Tec was recently featured on IT Magazine by Internet Truckstop.

“Techology is the wave of the future and those not riding it will be left in the surf paddling”

- Jeff Graves, CFO Freight Tec.

Here is the cover -

“We’re early adopters of technology.  We’re always testing it, checking it out and keeping tabs on it.  If it’s technology that’s going to help in any facet of the business, we’re out there and using it.”

- Steve Van Otten

Other highlights of Freight Tec and this article:

• Freight Tec is ranked in the Top 100 of all Freight Brokers nationwide – by Inc. Magazine.
• Freight Tec carries Error and Omissions Insurance and guarantees qualified carriers
• 24 years in business (since 1985) with strong Back Office Support
• Member of the Transportation Intermediaries Association (T.I.A.)
• Platinum Performance Program (P3) Member of T.I.A. & $100,000 GPP Bond
• Qualified & approved to haul Military freight
• Contracts with 21,000 different Carriers in the U.S. and Canada
• Quick-Pay Programs to keep the Carrier coming back to haul your freight
• FREE Auto-Marketing System for you to use to grow your Customer base
• Bonus / Incentive Program

Please contact us with any questions, and don’t forget to read the full article in IT Magazine.

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Excellent article taken from the Journal of Commerce, Aug. 10, 2009 Issue, page 9.

Broker vs. Motor Carrier

I HAVE BEEN on both sides of transporation, and everyone brokers loads (“Brokers Ride a Rollercoaster,” www.joc.com/node/410818).  It’s comedic when I hear a shipper say they don’t use brokers and only use asset-based companies.  If only they knew the number of asset-based companies that are brokering loads and charging the shipper asset-based prices.  It’s all one big brokerage at the end of the day.  Brokering loads cannot be avoided completely unless your customer doesn’t mind their freight not moving.

On the flip side, I know for a fact some so-called asset-based companies only own three to four trucks and continue telling shipping companies they have over 10 times that amount of trucks.  They tell the shipper they are indeed asset-based with several trucks to load their freight, but have every intention of brokering it all.

The worst thing about this is they demand more money for the comfort of using their trucks while really brokering every single load.  I am not saying all asset-based companies do this, but beware of those few that do.  I want to end by saying it doesn’t matter if you’re dealing with a broker or asset-based carrier; both have their fair share of service failures, one no more than another.  Heck, I get calls from asset-based companies asking for help covering their loads, and I call asset-based companies for help covering my loads.

- By batlogistics1 on 7/18/09

A MAJOR BENEFIT to using a Top 100 freight broker like Freight Tec is our intense Carrier Qualification process. With the possibility of asset-based carriers brokering loads, you’re leaving yourself open to many potential problems. You have no assurance of their qualification process and no say in WHO they actually get to haul your load. That is scary! Freight Tec qualifies each and every carrier making sure they meet the requirements for safety, insurance and quality service. Choosing a broker with such high standards, protects you and your freight.

“…Shippers, brokers, and others responsible for carrier selection must have proper protocol in place for selecting carriers and must be diligent in their efforts to properly investigate and qualify carriers.  Failure to do so could lead to catastrophic events to the public and substantial financial damage to the shipper, broker, or others engaging carriers to transport freight.”

- By transportation lawyer, Justin R. Olsen

Again, Freight Tec has a stringent gualification process for EVERY carrier.

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When YOUR Company gets hit with a $60,000 claim and YOU get fired, it’s YOUR fault!

This scam cost a good, honest guy his job. Don’t let this happen to you.

 There is an EPIDEMIC in the Transportation World right now, today – 2008. YOUR freight is being illegally double brokered by your Carriers to other Carriers without your knowledge or permission. When this happens – YOUR freight is no longer insured!!!

True story: A few months ago, a carrier brokered a load of pipe to a friend who had a truck.  There was no paperwork exchanged. While transporting the pipe, the driver took a corner too fast, and rolled the trailer and all of the product down a steep mountainside.

The problem:  THE SECOND CARRIER WAS UNINSURED.  He had no cargo insurance and no liability insurance.

The result:  The Shipper was left with the problem of suing the first carrier for the value of his pipe. The first carrier simply filed bankruptcy and started a new company one month later under a new MC# (learn why MC#s give you instant critical info).
The Shipping Manager was screwed, and he was fired for using the first carrier.

What could the Shipper have done to avoid this expensive loss? They could have qualified the Carrier to a service and performance “standard”. This is not a guarantee that they would not have had the same problem. But odds are they would have avoided the problem. (learn more about setting your own “standard”)

The Shipper could have used a Top 100 Broker such as Freight Tec. How does this protect you? Freight Tec QUALIFIES EVERY TRUCK on a DAILY Basis. Before a truck is used by Freight Tec, they must be qualified, and in our system. Then they are re-qualified every day. It seems excessive – but it’s the only way to be sure you are protected.

Knowledge is power

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