October 2, 2026
How to Check a Thai Carrier Is Properly Licensed
The Department of Land Transport runs a public licence search, but its Active label means nothing and its numbers repeat. A ten-minute check that works.
Insights
Practical guidance on freight, logistics and moving goods across Thailand.
October 2, 2026
Writing a Delivery SLA a Thai Carrier Can Meet
A 95% on-time target fails a carrier who really runs 97%, in 1 month of 11 at 80 trips a month. How to set the floor from the lane's own record.
September 30, 2026
What a Road Freight Contract Should Actually Say
Thai law already writes a default contract for every truck job. Twelve clauses where silence costs you, what the default says, and what to write instead.
September 30, 2026
Who Is the Carrier When a Broker Booked the Truck?
A truck you never hired overturns with your goods. Thai courts ask who took the freight margin, not whose truck it was. What to ask before the job and after.
September 29, 2026
Your Carrier Wants a Rate Increase: How to Test It
A rate increase letter mixes four different claims into one percentage. How to split it, weight each cost by its real share, and answer with numbers.
September 27, 2026
Why the Same Truck Trip Takes Twice as Long
The road rarely varies by more than half. The week a trip doubles, a small delay crossed a closing time. How to measure a lane, and where to put the slack.
September 26, 2026
Flood Season: Which Thai Routes Close First
Thai road floods follow the calendar and the rivers, and most give notice. Which roads go first, the signals to watch, and when to move stock.
September 25, 2026
Truck GPS Tracking: What It Shows and What It Cannot
Which Thai trucks must carry a tracker, what the record holds, what is only guessed from it, and how to set it up so it settles a dispute.
September 24, 2026
Returnable Pallets and Crates: Closing the Loop
A returnable crate pays only if it comes back often enough. How to size the pool, set the loss rate it can survive and stop empties disappearing.
September 23, 2026
Cutting Transit Damage Without More Packaging
Damage is made at a few fixed places, not inside the box. In one Thai warehouse the biggest line was fixed with paint, a lighting schedule and a briefing.
September 22, 2026
Rail or Road to Northern Thailand: When Rail Pays
The container train north runs Laem Chabang to Lamphun. What it really costs once fuel and both ends are added, how long it takes, and when road still wins.
September 19, 2026
How Pallet Size Decides How Many Fit on a Truck
Two pallets side by side must fit the inside width, and Thai law caps the outside at 2.55 m. Your pallet decides how much of every truck you pay for.