Archive for the ‘FTL (Full Truckload)’ Category
Building Relationships with Warehouses
Posted on March 2nd, 2018We have choices every day on how we interact with others, and some occupations have more opportunities than others. Industry insiders know that having a good relationship with your drivers and warehouse personnel makes a big difference in how your freight is handled and how soon it can get loaded. […]
Temperature Controlled Freight – Reefer Settings
Posted on February 23rd, 2018How complicated can a temperature controlled reefer be? Isn’t it just a trailer that runs like a refrigerator? Image: Utility 3000R with Thermo King S-600 Reefer Unit True, to a certain degree. There are a lot of variables when it comes to a refrigerator that moves through different weather, varying temperatures […]
Chinese New Year and How it Affects your Logistics
Posted on February 15th, 2018Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year, creates a period of about 10 days of complete silence from an entire country when it comes to your suppliers, agents and partners. Chinese New Year falls on February 16, 2018. Most of the factory workers in China come from faraway […]
How the ELD Mandate Affects Your Driver
Posted on January 12th, 2018Most of us working in an industry where physical products and materials are moved know that the Electronic Log Device Mandate is affecting fleets across the nation in some way, but aren’t quite sure exactly how. The general feeling is that drivers should not drive past their limits, and we are […]
SEMI | TESLA
Posted on November 22nd, 2017What’s the big deal? An all electric semi truck? It’s a big deal. On November 16, 2017, Tesla officially announced that they have developed a production, all electric tractor trailer. Ignore the noise about how only mostly non-truckers are impressed, and that the 500 mile range is impractical for long-haul […]
Boa makes 2017 INC5000 List Fastest Growing Companies in America 3 years in a row!
Posted on September 12th, 2017” “The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” Marcus Aurelius On August 8th of 2017, Boa Logistics was honored for the third time in the prestigious INC5000 as one of the 5000 Fastest-Growing Private companies in America by Inc. Magazine. We […]
Stop Chasing Giants. Start Helping Farmers! : A 7 tenet approach to growing revenues
Posted on February 24th, 2017It’s simple, if you want your business to grow you must have a strong sales platform. “Oh, but I am not good with Sales, I let my product speak for itself”… “That’s why I hired Johnny, he’s the most social and out-going friend I have”… “I get uncomfortable talking in […]
BOA’s 3rd Quarter 2016 Non- Profit Donation: Doctor’s Without Borders
Posted on October 28th, 2016In Quarter 3, BOA Logistics selected a very unique organization that has it’s connections with the world’s most important Humanitarian Issues. Doctor’s Without Borders works with Armed Conflict, Natural Disasters, Neglected Peoples and Refugees. BOA Logistics donated $4,170 to their cause because we believe that the biggest impact you […]
Bruce Lee and Quotes for Leadership in Business
Posted on October 17th, 2016I can’t believe that we may already experiencing a generation who does not know who Bruce Lee is. I guess I might be dating myself and all my other brethren and sistren in their mid to late 30’s..LOL. Bruce Lee was my childhood hero, I knew every movie that he […]
2nd Quarter Donation: Visiting the PCDA of Pasadena
Posted on September 27th, 2016In second quarter of 2016, BOA made their donation to a local non-profit organization named Professional Child Development Associates in Pasadena, CA. They offer a range of multidisciplinary screening, evaluation, therapy, and specialized services for children, birth through 21 years of age, and their families, when there are any concerns […]