Historically, the less-than-truckload carrier market has resisted trailer tracking technology, since locating LTL cargo has been a simpler task compared with full truckload. But recent labor shortages, supply chain congestion and extremely tight capacity have created the perfect storm: exacerbated accessorial detention charges and growing tensions between shippers and LTL carriers. As a result, LTL carriers have implemented drop-trailer programs as a way to gain more capacity.
With drop-and-hook...