Lumpers have a complicated history in the trucking industry. Some shippers require them. Some carriers require them. Who ultimately pays them is sometimes a matter for debate. A lumper is someone who ...

Lamar Quinn doesn’t know exactly when motor carriers started paying receivers for unloading trailers, though he never encountered “lumper” services before the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 deregulated ...

This is the second installment of a two-part series on carriers paying for unloading services. The first installment explored the makeup of “lumper” fees. This article covers new and emerging trends ...

Digital brokerage Convoy has added to its suite of services an option f or carriers to request and receive lumper payment codes that allow them to skip having to pay out-of-pocket for lumpers or wait ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves Outdated lumper practices continue to burden drivers with out-of-pocket fees, poor documentation, ...

Owner-operators responded in a big way to Wendy Parker’s telling of her first experience of a lumper fee on the long road with her owner-operator husband, George. Of particular note was Riley, ...

Seattle-based digital freight broker Convoy today introduced what it said is an industry-first for motor carriers within its mobile app, in the form of “hassle-free” lumper payments. With this ...

Convoy has launched a new service, hassle-free lumper payments that will be available directly in Convoy’s mobile app. Carriers can now request and receive lumper payment codes immediately, ...

Comdata enhanced its Lumper Payments solution with a feature called eReceipt to prevent lost receipts. Lumpers provide services for the loading and unloading of freight, typically at the warehouse of ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Convoy, a nationwide Digital Freight Network, today announced the launch of an industry-first feature for carriers: hassle-free lumper payments, available directly in ...