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What CSA 2010 & The Managing of Risk Will Mean to Your Company

Shipping your goods over the nation’s highways just got a whole lot more complicated. Why? Compliance Safety Accountability 2010 (CSA 2010), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), together with state partners and industry will work to further reduce commercial …

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Why Carriers Choose to Haul with Access America Transport

Access America Transport is a third-party, non-asset based logistics company. We have loyal and dedicated customers that count on us daily to deliver their freight in a safe and timely manner, in turn we always have freight moving at all …

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Green Transportation Enhances Profitability

Just because a company utilizes green initiatives doesn’t only mean that it cares about the planet, it now effects the bottom line. Today more and more industries are thinking green because waste costs money and efficiency produces more profitability. Let’s …

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Embracing Green Initiatives = Increased Supply Chain Efficiencies

As a third party logistics provider, Access America Transport has taken a new approach to increasing supply chain efficiencies by providing sustainable solutions. It is a common misconception that today’s economic climate is slowing the momentum of companies considering implementation …

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Access America Transport and Disaster Preparedness

Access America Transport develops a war room mentality and segregates the disaster operations center apart from our daily operations.We develop contingency plans specific to the customers we service. These plans allow us to coordinate response efforts needed for FEMA, State/Federal …

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Addressing the Issue of Carrier Compliance

While our competitors may create risks by the carriers they use to load a shipper’s cargo on, we manage the risk before the load even happens. By addressing the issue of carrier compliance you are mitigating against the risk of …

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Heavy Haul Factoid

You cannot obtain a permit for a load that uses multiple pieces to make it over dimensional. For instance, you cannot put two 6’ wide generators together side-by-side to make a 12’ wide load. You cannot stack lumber 9’6” high …

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Working with Reputable Carriers

Companies build their business on the quality of their products and on their reputation. The product Access America Transport sells is reliable transportation. Reliable transportation begins and ends with the brokers, but in the middle, doing the actual moving, are …

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LTL Freight – What is LTL?

LTL is an acronym for Less Than Truckload. This means a shipment that does not require a full 48 or 53 foot trailer. There are many carriers that specialize or offer this service and like full truck load carriers the …

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Access America is proud to announce that it has been named the 4th Best Employer in the State of Tennessee by Business Tennessee Magazine.

“The Best Employers program is designed to honor the companies in Tennessee that show a dedication to employee growth, development and quality of life. In partnership with the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Society of Human Resources …

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