Freight Agent Commission Disputes: What Agents and Brokerages Should Put in Writing
Luis Lopez outlines what freight agents and brokerages should put in writing to avoid commission disputes: the commission base, bad debt chargebacks, customer ownership, non-solicitation, termination, and record access.
First-Come, First-Served vs Appointment Freight: How Delivery Windows Affect Trucking
Luis Lopez explains how first-come, first-served windows and set appointments change carrier planning, driver hours, and detention, and what to write on the tender to avoid disputes.
New Carrier Authorities and Revocations: Luis Lopez on Reading Trucking Capacity Signals
Luis Lopez explains what new carrier authorities and revocations really say about trucking capacity, why the data lags, and which other signals to read alongside it.
Ocean Cargo Claims: How COGSA Liability Limits Differ From Trucking Claims
Luis Lopez compares ocean cargo claims under COGSA with trucking claims under Carmack, covering the package limitation, notice, the one-year suit limit, through bills, and marine cargo insurance.
Top 10 Causes of Freight Damage and How to Prevent Them
Luis Lopez breaks down ten common causes of freight damage, from pallet overhang and load shifts to moisture and LTL rehandling, with practical prevention steps for each.
ISF 10+2 Explained: What Importers Must File Before Ocean Cargo Loads
Luis Lopez breaks down the ISF 10+2 filing for ocean imports: who is responsible, what data goes in, why it is due before loading at the foreign port, and the data mistakes that cause holds.
RPA vs AI Agents in Freight: Which Tasks Need Rules and Which Need Judgment
Luis Lopez compares rule-based RPA bots and AI agents in freight operations, covering which tasks need rules and which need judgment, plus cost, auditability, failure modes, and how to combine them.
AI Weather Risk Planning for Freight: Luis Lopez on Using Forecast Data Before Disruptions Hit
Luis Lopez explains how to feed forecast data into ETAs, re-routing, pre-positioning, and customer updates so weather becomes a planned decision instead of a surprise disruption.
Top 10 Ways AI Can Help Carriers Reduce Empty Miles
Luis Lopez walks through ten practical ways AI helps carriers cut empty miles, from reload prediction and backhaul matching to honest measurement, and where the tools reach their limits.
AI and Cargo Theft Prevention: How Risk Scoring Flags High-Risk Loads
Luis Lopez explains how AI risk scoring weighs commodity, lane, timing, and unattended-stop patterns to flag high-risk loads, and how to turn those scores into concrete theft prevention steps.