NMFC

Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently interviewed Ali Faghri Chief Strategy Officer at Greenwich, Conn.-based national less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier XPO. Faghri provided Berman with a detailed overview of the LTL market, economic conditions, and how XPO is leveraging AI, among other topics, in the interview below.

Despite the largest less-than-truckload carrier FedEx Freight delaying implementation until December 1, the biggest change in the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) has begun what it calls the “successful implementation” of one of the most significant updates to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC) system in its nearly 90-year history.

Keith Peterson, Director of Operations at the NMFTA, breaks down what’s changing on July 19 and how shippers and carriers can prepare

Major changes are coming to the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC)  methodology and ratings, effective July 19. If you’re unsure what this means or how it might impact your shipping operation, join the club.

With the NMFC classification changes coming up, is your team prepared to face the impacts?

The cost of shipping air is going up this summer. Carriers are in the final stage of preparing shippers for major changes coming in the way freight is classified for less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments on July 19.