Load of the Month: Anything but small potatoes

ZMac recently delivered a massive dryer that can dry up to 50 tons of potatoes per hour – an important part of preparing potatoes to be processed and made into healthy food for dogs across the country.    Our trek began in Brookfield, WI and ended successfully in Arlington, MN. Overall, the transport took about 2 weeks to complete. Due … Read More

Building (And Giving) A Dam: The Story Behind The Shipment

ZMac - Building a Dam.

When it comes to renewable energy sources, we’re all in on doing our part. We’ve played a role in helping grow the clean power of wind energy by coordinating the delivery of reusable concrete template rings used for the foundation of wind turbines. For this story, our role was more water than wind; we had the opportunity to coordinate the … Read More

Not A Bird, But A Plane: The Story Behind the Shipment

Oversized plane shipment

We’ve been sharing with you stories about how what we ship makes a difference in people’s lives. We’ve told you about disaster relief after tsunamis and hurricanes, about animal conservation, and renewable energy. These stories are inspirational. They remind us that what we do here at ZMac really matters. While we love a good story, sometimes what we ship is, … Read More

Wind Turbines: The Story Behind the Shipment

Wind Turbines

We continue to recognize how what we do day-in and day-out at ZMac can make a fundamental difference in people’s lives. From natural disasters, such as Tsunami relief or Hurricane Harvey recovery to endangered species conservation, there will always be a story behind our shipments that reinforces our commitment to doing the right thing for our customers. This again was the case when we put our efforts into facilitating the transport of OD freight used to develop a clean, cost-effective, renewable energy source…

The ZMac Year in Review

ZMac Team Thanksgiving Thank You

What a whirlwind year it’s been! As we here at ZMac bid 2017 a fond farewell and gear up for what great things are down the road in 2018, we’d like to take a moment to take a drive down this year’s memory lane with a year in review.

For Your Eyes Only at Breakbulk Americas 2017. The ZFreight Reveal Is Here.

ZFreight Reveal at Breakbulk Americas 2017

Be the first to see ZFreight, the first state-of-the-art 100% transparent freight management system, at Breakbulk Americas 2017. Stop by ZMac’s Booth #1331 and see for yourself how ZFreight can help your company realize: It’s your rare opportunity to experience this breakthrough innovation in person and witness all that it can do for OD, flatbed, and van LTL transportation logistics. … Read More

How ZRATE Is Transforming The OD Industry

ZRATE Save Time Infographic

It’s no surprise that in this business, people want the lowest price they can find to move their over-dimensional loads. Our industry is a price-driven one. And that’s a good thing, except when it’s not. Because, here at ZMac, we know how important it is to safely and efficiently move your over-sized freight. And, sometimes, safe and efficient don’t align … Read More

The 3 Questions Your OD Transportation Broker Should Be Asking You

Trucks, Trailers, and Equipment ZMac Services Transportation Broker

Here at ZMac, when we talk to a customer, we actually do very little talking. We spend most of our time listening. We thoughtfully pay close attention to what our customer is saying, and even what they’re not saying. When a transportation broker does speak, it’s to ask more questions; gleaning crucial information into what our customer is truly wanting … Read More

The Inside Scoop On Pre-Qualified Carriers (And Why You’d Better Be Using One)

Pre-Qualified Carriers

Not all carriers are created equal. We sure wish they were, but they’re not. As a leader in the transportation logistics industry, we learned this lesson a long time ago, the hard way. And that learning spurred us on to implement the most rigorous carrier requirements out there. We’ve set the bar very high to pre-qualify a carrier. For us … Read More

The Big Mistake You Could Be Making With Your Port/Ocean Freight

ZMac Transportation Port Ocean Freight Logistics Port of Miami

Who doesn’t love the ocean, right? But, here at ZMac, we love the ocean ports even more. To us, a port signals the beginning or an end to an on-land journey. Our role in the journey is an essential one – overseeing the transportation logistics of getting ocean-bound, over-dimensional freight from its point of origin in the US to a … Read More