Industry Insights

FTL represents a cornerstone of the road freight industry, enabling the efficient transportation of substantial cargo loads over extensive distances. Herein, we delve into a comprehensive overview of this pivotal mode of cargo transport. Understanding FTL At its core, Full Truckload transportation involves utilizing the entirety of a truck or trailer's cargo space to carry either a single type of cargo or a variety of goods from one shipper. This means the entire capacity of the trailer...

"Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder" – so goes the well-known saying. This is neither the time nor the place to engage in philosophical debates about the subjectivity or objectivity of beauty, or its universality. After all, as another famous Latin maxim goes, "there's no accounting for taste". However, one cannot admire (or critique) works of art if they are damaged during transport. Objectively speaking, ensuring the safe transport of paintings or sculptures is a task that artists,...

Vans play a crucial role in our daily lives, delivering packages, furniture, and groceries to stores, transporting children to school, and even serving as mobile vendors for ice cream or kebabs. They're vital for emergency services, carrying the sick to hospitals and enabling police patrols. Tradespeople like plumbers, electricians, and carpenters rely on them to reach clients. And for those born in the 1960s, it's quite amusing to think how many might have been conceived in vans, likely...

Road transport and environmental protection - two areas of human activity that seem to be in complete opposition to each other. We cannot give up the supply of goods, and at the same time, the ongoing climate crisis requires taking a number of actions that will make road logistics more sustainable. On the one hand, we have an increasingly rapid development of alternative drives, and on the other hand, we have legislative initiatives at the level of states and international organizations aimed...

Tachograph - a device that probably holds no secrets for truck drivers and other professionals in the transport industry. However, not every person operating in the logistics industry needs to know exactly how a tachograph works, which has been a mandatory equipment of trucks operating on European routes for several decades. Let us briefly describe what a tachograph actually is and what it is used for. What is a tachograph? Tachographs are mechanical, analog or digital devices that are...

The beginning of the new year is Carnival time. And Carnival means lights, colors and unrestrained fun. Did you know that there are places in the world where these attributes also describe trucks? This is no joke - in Asia, there is even an entire street culture created around decorating trucks with intricate graphics and colorful lights. These trucks are true works of art. However, they are not being exhibited in galleries, but continue to transport cargo from point A to B. Japan: Dekotora...

Ever since the first half of the 2020s, the logistics industry has been a key pillar of the dynamic development of the global economy. Achieving operational excellence in our industry today is essential for those businesses that want to operate successfully in the competitive landscape of ever-changing logistics and transportation in a globalized economy. The approaching turn of the year is associated with making New Year's resolutions. The fact that we usually don't keep such resolutions is...

Logistics and transport are the lifeblood of the modern economy. We have clearly seen over the last few years how crucial the efficient functioning of the supply chain is. We experienced supply disruptions caused by global shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's unprovoked attack on Ukraine when the most necessary goods were temporarily missing from store shelves. One of the most important global challenges that we have been struggling with as humanity for a long time, and which the...

Once again, we are giving our digital platform to Coyote Logistics experts so that they can share their knowledge and professional experience in various areas of the logistics industry. We will focus on the topic of high-risk and high-value cargo. Today we're talking to Laura Andrews, EU Senior Specialist, Claims at Coyote. Hello Laura! Thank you for your time. Hi! Thanks for having me. Let's start with the basics. What do we define as high-risk, high-value load? In short, we can...

A semi-truck driver is a popular type of a cinematic hero, especially for American filmmakers. Everyone probably knows such productions as "Smokey and the Bandit", "Convoy", "Black Dog" or "Over the Top". TV stations around the world have also noticed the story potential behind this profession. Here are some series about truck drivers that are worth your attention. Unlike the film portraits, the series' drivers are more down-to-earth characters, and the plots of episodes - at least in...