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5 data prerequisites for carrier predictive freight rating in logistics

FreightWaves SONAR

Up until the end of 2019, more than half of the carriers were unprofitable. And that’s why it’s important for carriers to apply data and enable predictive freight rating through these five requirements. Of course, it is also critical to apply data across all activities to identify which loads are ripe for the taking.

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Freight and trucking data: how historical and contract load tender data create a trucking rate predictor

FreightWaves SONAR

Freight and trucking data makes for an excellent resource for shippers and logistic service providers (LSPs) alike. The data obtained from historical and contract load tender information creates a valuable tool – a trucking rate predictor. And it’s important to know why tendered, non-paid data can add so much weight.

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Supply Chain Technology 2019 – Year in Review Part 2

Morai Logistics

2019’s over, but there’s plenty of technology to look back on over the course of the year to see what affects it had on supply chains. The move by companies towards digitization grew more pronounced in 2019. Robotics only saw an incremental increase or similar rates of adoption in supply chains in 2019.

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Freight Market Data To Assist in Negotiations With Carriers

FreightWaves SONAR

SONAR data show that the freight market for inbound Detroit loads is highly volatile based on auto production trends – inbound Detroit loads should be less expensive when OEMs are sourcing a lot of components as assembly volumes ramp up. The post Freight Market Data To Assist in Negotiations With Carriers appeared first on SONAR.

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Prove ROI and Make the Business Case for Industrial Content Marketing

Speaker: Achinta Mitra, Founder and President, Tiecas Inc.

It's the plight of an industrial marketer: over the course of a 12-18 month long buying cycle, you make contact with a whole host of influencers who read your content.who may or may not actually work in purchasing. You'll learn: How to measure your content's value - no matter how comfortable you are with analytics and data.

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The Top 2019 Logistics Trends Shippers Should Know

GlobalTranz

2019 is shaping up to be a year in which warehouses and distribution centers continue the development and implementation of technology-based processes. Software-driven processes changes, such as artificial intelligence and big data analytics, will empower supply chain leaders and shippers to do more with less and reduce inefficiencies.

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Freight Rates Down 90% from China to Western U.S.

MTS Logistics

But trade data shows an 11% decline in Asian imports to the U.S. price drop in November, the third consecutive month rates have decreased and the largest drop since 2019. are currently 5% lower than they were in pre-pandemic 2019. in October, year over year, further compounding declines observed in September. The Outlook.

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