The freight market is volatile, and spot rates fluctuate daily, sometimes in real time, making it challenging for carriers to secure consistent, profitable loads. Many small fleets and owner-operators ...

Some small carriers believe direct shippers only care about price, capacity, and service. But in 2025, that’s not the full picture anymore. The companies you’re trying to do business with — whether it ...

Previously: Same old spot market or 'totally different world'? Owner-operators in trucking generally have two options when it comes to sourcing freight -- brokers on the spot market or directly from ...

A new federal law that broadens the direct shipping rights of consumers in 17 states is too limited to boost wine sales by a meaningful amount -- if at all. However, the measure, which was signed by ...

Whether it's pinot noir, merlot, chardonnay or cabernet sauvignon, wine lovers in Massachusetts will soon be able to have some of their favorite bottles shipped straight from the vineyards to their ...

One of the wine industry's largest cooperatives is getting into the direct shipping business. The 78-member Sonoma County Vintners Co-operative in Windsor announced recently that it has joined forces ...

Over independent owner-operator Zach Beadle’s career of nearly three decades, he’s amassed quite a collection of keys – more than one for every year in business. But those keys don’t turn the ...

The Uniform Law Commission, which writes model laws proposing more clarity in key areas of state law, recently adopted the Uniform Alcohol Direct-Shipping Compliance Act (Model Law), receiving quite a ...

A big warehouse in northern Solano County is the next stop in the national expansion of a New York-based logistics and distribution company into direct-to-consumer wine shipments. Blending together ...

Within minutes of my first report about House Bill HR 5034, I got phone calls from people with opinions about whether wine, beer and liquor should be direct shipped to consumers across the country. I ...