Ordered something recently. First new thing I noticed was the 15% Indiana vape tax. A few days ago it showed up on tracking, order initialised or something. Still doesn't show as shipped. Clicked on detailed tracking info and it's coming through an outfit called Better Trucks. The previous one I ordered a few weeks ago came by USPS and they didn't ask for a signature.
Anyone familiar with Better Trucks?
They appear to just be a logistics company, that farms out deliveries to other local carriers. I saw the term 'asset light' a few times on their web site, which means they have few (if any) of their own trucks.
Non asset based carriers are typically the middle man, that puts a particular shipment, or delivery, out for bid, to their list of local carriers. Their low bid usually wins the shipment.
It's how to be a trucking company, without actually having any trucks 101