The demand for truckers is rising, and many are eager to get on the road with incentives like signing bonuses and excellent benefits. Whether truck drivers are traveling two miles or 2,000 miles, they must always maintain a high standard of safety when they are transporting freight. There have never been uniform safety requirements for … Read more
Maintaining the energy and excitement of your team members is an essential factor in reaching the company’s goals. As a leader, ensuring that your workers have job satisfaction is one of your responsibilities. However, some company owners tend to forget about this. They are so focused on growing the business that they sometimes fail to … Read more
We manufacture a wide variety of strapping products at USA Strapping, including highly versatile polypropylene and polyester strapping materials. We’ve found some of our customers have questions about the proper uses for strapping materials and more general questions about why certain types of materials work well in various applications. Read on to learn more about … Read more
The trucking industry is vital to the lifeblood of the US Economy. It provides a critical service that allows goods and services to move from one place to another, and it does so at an affordable price. However, with the rise in fuel prices over the past few years, the cost of hauling freight has … Read more
Employee turnover is a real problem in the US. According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average turnover rate across all industries in the U.S. is somewhere between 12-15%. If you look at just the warehouse industry specifically this number jumps to close to 50%. This massive spike shows the importance … Read more
The transportation industry has seen quite a bit of change over the past several years. COVID and other factors have led to several challenges that transportation companies must face head-on. At USA Strapping, we keep our pulse on the transportation industry due to our wide array of strapping products. This blog will highlight some of … Read more
While the global supply chain has been impacted significantly since the beginning of the pandemic, the recent Russia-Ukraine military crisis has brought additional economic and political uncertainty. This uncertainty is sure to further impact the already strained supply chain we’ve been dealing with over the past several years. True Impact of Ukraine Crisis Will Depend … Read more
With fuel prices on the rise, many transportation companies are looking for ways to save wherever possible. Fuel costs are one of the biggest expenses facing transportation companies today so any uptick in prices can really make a huge difference when it comes to the bottom line. Read on to learn several ways trucking companies … Read more
Trusted economists are claiming that the delays in shipping will continue to hinder major trade lanes well into the new year. Without much of a resolution in sight, the backlogs being experienced by many businesses due to backups at the nation’s biggest ports are not set to resolve anytime soon. Shipping entryways like the Ports … Read more