Traditionally speaking, a freight forwarder is a company that receives and ships goods on behalf of other companies. The official U.S. definition of the term "freight forwarder" is a "person holding ...

Between 2008 and 2018, employment of freight and cargo agents is expected to grow by 24 percent its 2008 national numbers of 85,900, reports the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. As part of this ...

With a new online registration system in the horizon, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing to extend the compliance date of a final rule that changes the financial ...

As freight rates stabilize, geopolitical changes influence trade and economic conditions drive consolidation, mergers and acquisitions are positioned to reshape the global shipping industry. Freight ...

Allstates WorldCargo announced Thursday that it has acquired fellow freight forwarder Saturn Freight Systems for an undisclosed sum. Marietta, Georgia-based Saturn Freight Systems specializes in ...

Amazon.com may be about to dramatically reshape the $500 billion freight-forwarding market. But not all businesses it is competing with will be hit equally hard. According to the CEO of DSV A/S, the ...

Forto, a digital freight forwarder which has experienced a boom during the pandemic, has raised another $50 million in funding. It’s now raised $103 million since its launch in 2016. The round was led ...

FreightHub, a Berlin and Hamburg-based startup that claims to be Europe’s first fully digital freight forwarder, has raised a $20 million Series A round, just 1.5 years since launch. The round is led ...