3PL Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The American Trucking Association is the largest trade association representing the trucking industry in the U.S. of all tonnage is transported via trucking which means understanding the Truck Tonnage Index provides insight into the largest segment of the transportation industry. compared to the same time frame in 2020.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Many LTL industry trends, such as capacity constraints , rising rates, and changing consumer buying patterns, will continue through 2021. The fourth quarter of 2020 gives us a glimpse into the freight market forecast for 2021. Let’s look at top LTL industry trends for 2021. Increase in LTL Shipping Rates.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 5, 2021

With the havoc 2020 caused, can shipping trends get any worse? And demands for 2021 already reveal strife in procurement in the shipping industry and visibility through all operations, including carrier troubles. Download the White Paper. And the shipping industry took a massive hit. The short answer?

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Let’s consider these top factors affecting the trucking market, their implications on supply chains and how they are driving change within the industry. . High freight volumes across all industries in the trucking market are expected to continue into 2022.? on-highway diesel fuel prices are up $0.898 from the end of August 2020.

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 22, 2020

With that in mind, the trucking RFP has come into play as a more significant undertaking for 2021 contracts as the freight market saw volatility in 2020 on the spot market due to historic tender rejections and volumes adding to increased prices. Download the White Paper. Now, that report is nearly two months old.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The effects of the disruptions over the past year have likely forever changed the industry, requiring shippers to scale and evolve operations radically seemingly overnight. Download the White Paper. With all the pressure for more and faster service among shippers, dropshipping has seen a renewed focus within the industry.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Those that held on in 2020 continue to face obstacles as recovery begins. And there remain significant problems within the industry. One of the biggest challenges facing the industry right now is deadheading. Waste matters in the shipping industry because every instance leads to higher freight costs. Think about it.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 1, 2021

Contract rates account for a considerable percentage of trucking industry loads. Spot rates make up a minor part of the industry. Download the White Paper. The astounding growth of e-commerce has created a significant strain on the industry, and even with ample drivers, capacity is a finite resource.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

While the industry moves toward more cohesive programs to track performance, including profitability per load, the need to boost benchmarking through freight KPIs is absolute. The sudden surges of 2020 are not one-off scenarios. They will recur and create a new index for measuring industry growth. Download the White Paper.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

It is considerably more important to find talent quickly to fill the ever-growing needs of the freight and shipping industry. The industry is growing and will only continue to suffer from finite trucking capacity. Driver retention is a growing issue as the industry expands. Download the White Paper.

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

Over the past month, we’ve been posting supply chain predictions, brought to you by some of the most creative thinkers in the industry, including Joel Clum of CarrierDirect , Martijn Graat of LogisticsMatter.com and Steve Brady of Supply Chain Innovations Today. See the white paper here. Technology Trend 1: Mobile.

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Companies in various industries and regions often have very different needs that require a varying array of solutions. . Sifting through conference agendas for specific industries is another method for sourcing freight broker leads. Download the White Paper. #4: One challenge comes from the term “shippers.”

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 28, 2021

Surviving the tumultuous year of 2020 represented the most critical challenge shipping leaders had to face in years. Download the White Paper. The remainder of 2021 will be subject to continuous spot versus contract balancing 2020 showed the industry that adaptability remains critical during times of disruption.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 28, 2021

Few areas of the economy carry more confusion or misconception than the for-hire trucking industry. The for-hire industry comprises independent contractors, owner-operators, small brokerages, subregional carriers and more. Download the White Paper. Capacity concerns will remain a leader in for-hire trucking trends.

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FreightWaves SONAR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

HOW MUCH DO PAPER AND PACKAGING COMPANIES SPEND ON TRANSPORTATION? Download the White Paper FREIGHT DATA KEEPS EVERYONE INFORMED Miscommunication was a major issue during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. When planning for the future, industry players should thus use insights from commodity-based modeling.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 25, 2021

Today, freight load management is a major trouble area for carriers and logistics managers within the shipping industry. And the overall industry trucking trends imply an absolute need to grow more strategically. For managers in the transportation industry, freight load pricing accuracy remains a source of confusion and disruption.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Enterprise shippers have always been an integral part of the maritime shipping industry and its partnership with truck fleet management. New blood helps keep the maritime shipping industry-relevant and moving forward. Download the White Paper. Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves. Challenge 2: New environmental regulations.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 26, 2021

Download the White Paper. In today’s world, a delay in data processing and analysis will lead to massive opportunities for overlooked industry dynamics. Obviously, during periods of high-demand, as seen throughout 2020, carriers are likely to take and accept as many loads as possible. However, the tide will change again.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

And 2020 proved that a major external issue could certainly cause immense trouble in the trucking industry. Download the White Paper. In addition to improved truck and trailer forecasting, data-driven asset management also helps with other industry practices. The benefits of data-driven asset management .

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Download the White Paper. The volatility on the markets in 2020 highlighted the supply chain’s vulnerability to deviations and disruptions. ” This means knowing how a carrier or shipper approaches freight pricing. Sometimes spot rates end up offering the best rates for contract loads.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

from 2020 to 2027.” Download the White Paper. That couldn’t be more accurate than looking at the industry as it prepares for another wave of COVID-19 vaccine distribution challenges and the lasting effects of winter weather-related disruptions. billion in 2019 and is projected to reach US$ 91.7

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

From the increased demand to data-driven decision-making through the industrial Internet of things (IIoT) to the use of cloud-based technologies, supply chain technology will advance light years in the coming months. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Download white paper.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 31, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from our friend Daniel Waldron with Armagard. However, the US is closing the gap and is expected to claim the crown by 2020, according to ‘ The Made in America Movement ’ - a non-partisan organization lobbying for American manufacturers. Armagard investigates….

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2020

For shippers, 2020 was like riding a roller coaster with no way to get off. The volatility of 2020 and the uncertainties looming into 2021 make it difficult to forecast planning and budgets based on historical data. However, some market trends that became significant factors in 2020 will likely continue.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The state of logistics in 2021 continues to undergo transformation and disruption (continued from 2020), and while companies are looking for new logistics strategies to stay proactive, there comes a point at which supply chain leaders need a simple, fast way to view market conditions. These factors are further seen in top-industry trends.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

from 2020 to 2027.” Download the White Paper. That couldn’t be more accurate than looking at the industry as it prepares for another wave of COVID-19 vaccine distribution challenges and the lasting effects of winter weather-related disruptions. billion in 2019 and is projected to reach US$ 91.7

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 12, 2021

Going back to spring 2020, it’s easy to see where the problems began. While isolating a per-mile rate is great, it does little good to identify the low-hanging fruit that resounds throughout the industry. Download the White Paper. Take a moment to think about the pitfalls of profitability over the past year.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 3, 2021

Download the White Paper. Rates jumped in 2017-18 before collapsing in 2019 — and then COVID in 2020. That last line may sound a lot like the end of an evil villain speech, but the act of charging more than is necessary is not evil. Both carriers and brokers have a responsibility to reduce the risk of losing money.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 14, 2021

Yet, truck industry analyses and insight into existing conditions can help safeguard against uncertainty. Therefore, the pressures placed on last mile delivery may have a compounding effect, forcing truck industry participants to grapple with inefficiencies and grow more strategic. Download the White Paper.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 19, 2021

As the industry settles following the biggest peak season in history, now is the time when shippers will start rethinking their annual contracts. Unfortunately, the trials of 2020 taught supply chain leaders that planning on the typical expectations will not always work. Download the White Paper.

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Shipchain

MARCH 6, 2020

We recently partnered with Keep Truckin, released a new white paper, launched the Delivery Experience Manager for Final Mile logistics, won the Blockchain Innovation Award at #DataccioConnect Singapore, queued up our next industry webinar, joined the United Nations Center for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT), and a lot more.

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 10, 2015

Yesterday we kicked off our most popular blog post series for the most viewed blog posts in the main 5 categories we publish to (although you can browse all categories on the right side of this blog). For the Manufacturing Blog Posts, we saw a bit of a deviation from that starting trend.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 12, 2021

Yes, it has asked the industry for more in recent months, but what about before the pandemic? Political instability, Brexit, pent-up consumer demand, spot versus contract considerations, and more complicate freight managers’ duties and add more transportation data to the industry. Download the White Paper.

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FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

As reported by Business Wire , the freight brokerage industry “is poised to grow by $41.47 billion during 2020-2024, progressing at a compound annual growth rate of 4% during the forecast period.” But as 2020 taught all supply chain professionals, a week is a long time to wait and hope that rates will stay put.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 13, 2021

Ocean freight is a major part of the modern shipping industry and plays a role in a large percentage of overall shipping capacity. Download the White Paper. And while COVID-19 was the significant disruption of 2020, the disruption that will shape 2021 was the Suez Canal event.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 19, 2021

They derive from a confluence of factors, including truck industry volatility. Unfortunately, the wide variances of 2020 revealed those fluctuations could grow more severe than anyone realized. Download the White Paper. Operational trucking charges and costs are nothing new.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 21, 2021

Obviously, that may not necessarily apply to much of 2020. However, the industry is always slow to adopt new software, so not much has changed among many carriers. Download the White Paper. As noted by Joseph Evangelist of Fleet Owner, asset utilization among carriers sat at an average of 50% in 2016.

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