Landstar News & Resources

A massive garbage truck loaded on a double-drop RGN is a sight to see, especially when it happens to be color-coordinated. Learn more about how Danny Anderson of independent Landstar agency Taylor Shipping Solutions managed the oversized load.

Landstar Transportation Logistics Vice President of Safety and Compliance Mike Cobb spoke with Inbound Logistics about the steps a shipper can take to qualify a hazmat carrier and work cohesively with the carrier to keep a shipment in compliance.

To learn more about the intricacies of shipping hazardous materials, click here to read and download the Understanding Hazmat Transportation white paper.

While shippers must determine for themselves best practices for selecting carriers to transport hazmat shipments, these four steps can aid the process of hiring a carrier to transport a hazmat shipment.

While working with a large, national customer several years ago, Landstar discovered several issues with the hazmat descriptions listed on the customer’s shipping documentation.

Because shippers, carriers and drivers all work together, it is important to know the risks to each if not compliant with the law.

Any company working with hazardous materials of any type must understand the nature of hazardous materials and the steps that should be taken to ship those goods in the safest possible manner.

Early on in Landstar Agent Jeff Baker’s relationship with a major retail customer, he was asked by a transportation manager to “make a problem go away” regarding a particularly troublesome transportation lane.

Landstar independent agency Artisan Logistics is bringing a world of different services to a worldwide manufacturer of heavy machinery.