--- title: Integrity Express Logistics Customer Blog | Transportation Industry description: Transportation Industry | Helping logistics managers solve the challenges they face when it comes to getting their company's product in the hands of their customer. --- [![IEL Logo](https://blog.ielfreight.com/hubfs/IEL-Logo.svg)](http://intxlog.com) - Services - [Overview](https://www.ielfreight.com/services/) - [Technology](https://www.ielfreight.com/services/technology/) - [Daily Tracking](https://www.ielfreight.com/services/daily-tracking/) - Carriers - [Overview](https://www.ielfreight.com/carriers/) - [Get Setup](https://www.ielfreight.com/carriers/carriers-registration/) - [Blog](https://blog.ielfreight.com/carriers) - Customers - [Blog](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers) - [Jobs](http://www.ieljobs.com/) - [Leadership](https://www.ielfreight.com/leadership/) - [Videos](https://www.ielfreight.com/videos/) - [News](https://www.ielfreight.com/news/) - [About](https://www.ielfreight.com/about/) - [Contact](https://www.ielfreight.com/contact/) - - [![IEL-Logo](https://blog.ielfreight.com/hubfs/IEL-Logo.svg)](http://intxlog.com)   - Services - [Overview](https://www.ielfreight.com/services/) - [Technology](https://www.ielfreight.com/services/technology/) - [Daily Tracking](https://www.ielfreight.com/services/daily-tracking/) - Carriers - [Overview](https://www.ielfreight.com/carriers/) - [Get Setup](https://www.ielfreight.com/carriers/carriers-registration/) - [Blog](https://blog.ielfreight.com/carriers) - Customers - [Blog](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers) - [Jobs](http://www.ieljobs.com/) - [Leadership](https://www.ielfreight.com/leadership/) - [Videos](https://www.ielfreight.com/videos/) - [News](https://www.ielfreight.com/news/) - [About](https://www.ielfreight.com/about/) - [Contact](https://www.ielfreight.com/contact/) ## [Shipping in the Summer](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/shipping-in-the-summer) Posted by [Matt Ventura](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/author/matt-ventura-principal-partner-integrity-express-logistics) on Jul 17, 2019 10:54:37 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Shipping in the Summer](https://blog.ielfreight.com/hubfs/Customer%20Blog%20Images/Shipping%20in%20the%20Summer.jpg)](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/shipping-in-the-summer) Summer time is in full swing! With it comes abundant sunshine, heat and caravans of anxious travelers out on the roads headed to their vacation destinations. For most of us, summer means fun and relaxation, but for shippers in the logistics industry, summer time can present extra challenges on the job: [Read More](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/shipping-in-the-summer) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/shipping-in-the-summer#comments-listing) Topics: [Transportation Industry](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/tag/transportation-industry), [Shipping](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/tag/shipping) ## [What Shippers Can Do to Keep Business Steady in Uncertain Economic Times](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/what-shippers-can-do-to-keep-business-steady-in-uncertain-economic-times) Posted by [Matt Glacken | VP Sales](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/author/matt-glacken-vp-sales) on Jun 7, 2019 10:19:45 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![What Shippers Can Do to Keep Business Steady in Uncertain Economic Times](https://blog.ielfreight.com/hubfs/Customer%20Blog%20Images/What%20Shippers%20Can%20Do%20to%20Keep%20Business%20Steady%20in%20Uncertain%20Economic%20Times.jpg)](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/what-shippers-can-do-to-keep-business-steady-in-uncertain-economic-times) Talk of federal tariffs has been inescapable over the past few months - mainly in relation to the U.S. trade war with China. New talk of a tariff on Mexican products has been added to the mix. President Trump announced, effective June 10, **[the U.S. will impose a 5% tariff on all goods imported from Mexico](https://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/trumps_plan_for_mexico_tariffs_does_not_sit_well_with_u.s._business_concern?utm_source=TWIL&utm_medium=NLT)**. The tariff is set to increase to 25% by October if Mexico does nothing to halt “its illegal flow of aliens to the U.S.” The proposal of a 5% tariff on Mexican goods, and the potential for it to increase to 25% over the next several months, has shippers worried about what this could mean for their businesses. [Read More](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/what-shippers-can-do-to-keep-business-steady-in-uncertain-economic-times) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/what-shippers-can-do-to-keep-business-steady-in-uncertain-economic-times#comments-listing) Topics: [Transportation Industry](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/tag/transportation-industry), [Economy](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/tag/economy) ## [Build Relationships to Handle the Current Transportation Market](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/build-relationships-to-handle-the-current-transportation-market) Posted by [Andrew Ackerman](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/author/andrew-ackerman-logistics-senior-account-manager) on May 13, 2019 12:44:50 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Build Relationships to Handle the Current Transportation Market](https://blog.ielfreight.com/hubfs/Build%20Relationships%20to%20Handle%20the%20Current%20Transportation%20Market.jpg)](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/build-relationships-to-handle-the-current-transportation-market) You’re already aware of how tough it is to reach your growth goals and increase earnings, and finding a carrier company that you can trust at a reasonable rate is becoming an increasingly prevalent issue that isn't making your growth goals any easier to reach. This level of truck availability and the higher rates associated with them has been happening for longer than anyone expected, and we’re coming to learn that it’s probably going to be around for the long-haul (no pun intended)—leaving a permanent mark on your cost structure. What’s the driving factor behind this seemingly [permanent tight market](https://www.wsj.com/articles/truckings-tight-capacity-squeezes-u-s-businesses-1533816002), you ask?  [Read More](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/build-relationships-to-handle-the-current-transportation-market) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/build-relationships-to-handle-the-current-transportation-market#comments-listing) Topics: [Transportation Industry](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/tag/transportation-industry), [Partnerships & Networking](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/tag/partnerships-networking) [All posts](https://blog.ielfreight.com/customers/all) ## WE WILL GET YOU THERE!   At **Integrity Express Logistics,** we’re experts at finding you reliable, quality carriers who will get your product where it needs to be, when it needs to be there. 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