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SONAR Indices & Insights: Plan and Measure Refrigerated Shipping Capacity & Rates

FreightWaves SONAR

This week, learn how freight market participants, especially those freight parties who are executing refrigerated shipping moves, rely on SONAR indices that show reefer freight data and activity. What are the available refrigerated shipping indices in SONAR? As load volumes increase, capacity tightens.

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Refrigerated Trucks Are Using Visibility, Productivity & Collaboration Tech to Create High-Value Supply Chains

Turvo

Many shipping lines rely on refrigerated trucks and other advanced shipping services. While every shipment line has its unique challenges and services, technology can add value to many processes, including these core areas: Data analysis that allows real-time data sharing throughout the network.

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SONAR expands its reefer data

FreightWaves SONAR

Since its introduction in 2018, FreightWaves SONAR has provided subscribers with the most current freight market data, analysis and insights. SONAR is the only freight forecasting platform that combines contract tender data with spot rate data and creates predictive freight rates.

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Leveraging the Internet of Things (IoT) for Container Tracking

MTS Logistics

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a new, real-time digitalized system that enables sensing, data collection, and sharing. Inventory Management Collect informative data on usage to make informed decisions based on supply and demand. These applications can be used in any container, whether it is dry or refrigerated. In the U.S.,

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7 Ways AI Can Impact Your Supply Chain and Logistics Operations

Stord

And there’s even AI in refrigerators. Specific industries measure specific KPIs, and AI is an easy way to pull data in and get real, usable and actionable metrics back. Data collection, cleansing, and consolidation is a massive effort as a result of brands using disparate providers and technologies. AI chatbots are everywhere.

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Understanding Temp-Controlled vs. Ambient Warehouses

FW Logsitcs

Common Tools and Technologies Used for Temperature Control Leading temp-controlled warehouses utilize complex refrigeration equipment, insulation techniques, and specialized digital tools to maintain interior climate conditions. It also provides a critical chain of custody data.

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Guest blog: With the Truck Driver Shortage, How Many More Drivers will be Enough?

CH Robinson Logistics

The answer is not simple and involves research and analysis across a number of factors. Robinson’s own technology and data from the largest network in the freight industry, help our customers stay on top of the trends that influence their supply chains. Analysis of employment data. for Q2 2021, relative to Q2 2018.

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