NEW YORK, August 12, 2019 - TransAmerica Express Logistics has once again made it to the Inc. 5000 list as a top logistics and transportation company. With a rank of 180 and a growth rate of 2,241% over the past 3-years. The company has made it to the list 2nd time in a row and is quickly building a reputation based on excellence and competence. This list typically ranks the fastest growing industry professionals in private industries and is put together by Inc. Magazine. 

TransAmerica Express Logistics ranks 16 according to the Transport Topics 2020 Top 50 list of largest Freight Brokerages Companies in North America.

Companies on the Top 50 Freight Brokerage Companies list are ranked based on net revenue for the most recent 12-month period. The list also features breakdowns of the top freight brokerage firms, air and ocean freight forwarders, dry storage and refrigerated warehouse operators, and dedicated contract carriage service providers in North America.

To read more about the issues facing logistics companies and to get the latest news on the trucking and freight transportation industry, visit Transport Topics

https://www.ttnews.com/top50/freightbrokerage/2020.

TransAmerica Express Logistics Ranks No. 232 on the 2019 Inc. 5000 With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 1,796 Percent

​NEW YORK, August 14, 2019 – Inc. magazine today revealed that TransAmerica Express Logistics is No. 232 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. Microsoft, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, Pandora, Timberland, LinkedIn, Yelp, Zillow, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.

​Sacramento, CA – TransAmerica Express today announced that it joined the SmartWay® Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry that provides a framework to assess the environmental and energy efficiency of goods movement supply chains.

Author: Donnovan N.

Reefers, also known as refrigerated truck trailers need to maintain a stable temperature from the moment they pick up the merchandise and until they drop it off. Usually, the reefers come with a dedicated refrigeration system to maintain the quality and temperature for that shipment. 

​Every since refrigeration units for trailers were patented in 1939, lots of trailers started to use them. Nowadays you can find around 500,000 reefers in the US, and they distribute 90% of the food in the US. The temperature for these reefers will vary, which is why they have a lot of insulation and the refrigeration unit is very easy to control. 

Barges or trucks move the goods between the rail terminals and the drop-off point of the cargo. Rail can help companies save a significant amount of fuel as railroad cars can carry freight over long distances. Intermodal shipping can also handle the increase in demands better than other forms of delivery due to its improved reliability and speed. Since the general public doesn’t have easy access to container ports and rail yards, intermodal shipping offers increased security to shippers. There are a lot of reasons why you should go for intermodal transportation and here are just some of them. ​

These shipping containers are standardized, so they can be stacked, loaded, unloaded and moved by companies that provide intermodal freight services. Intermodal shipping is usually more affordable than shipping freight by truck alone as it combines the cost-efficient benefits of both trucks and trains. When your goods are delivered by railway, much more load can be shipped for the same amount of energy used by a truck alone. 

Another way to ship goods is through less than truckload (LTL) shipping. This is a good option if your cargo is too much for a parcel carrier service to handle, but not enough to need a full truckload. LTL shipments usually weigh 151 to 15,000 pounds. ​

It is also a good choice if you need to transfer the goods to only one destination or if you want to load and unload the cargo on your own or have an agent do it for you. ​

    1.    Pay attention towards appropriate packaging 
​As a LTL shipper, you need to keep in mind that your cargo is being shared with the cargo of few other suppliers. Therefore, you must pay special attention towards packaging. The exact approach that you will have to follow when packaging goods vary based on what you send. For example, if you are shipping an engine, you must drain all the liquids in it. You should not palletize machines that are made out of moving parts. You need to make sure that your packaging is appropriate enough to be transported in a truck, along with the other packages provided by different suppliers.