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The four factors that impact freight trucking revenue and profitability

FreightWaves SONAR

Of course, measuring revenue through the growing demands for both contract and spot freight transportation is never simple addition and subtraction. Of course, tracking overall detention across a carrier’s network can seem overwhelming. Of course, it helps to know how the trends are shaping up over days, weeks and even months.

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[WHITE PAPER] SONAR SCI: Holding carriers accountable means knowing the freight market

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If carriers are rejecting twice as many loads in September as they were in August, that could be par for the course in a tightening market – or not. Request a SONAR Demo. Request a SONAR SCI Demo. If carriers are rejecting one load of every 10 tendered loads, that could be solid service or poor service depending on the context.

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Where Is the Freight?

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Compared on the chart below are the rejection rates for the Phoenix, San Francisco, Lakeland and Detroit markets over the course of one year. Click here to schedule a demo and to start your journey to transparency! The OTRI data set shows the percentage of freight that is being rejected outbound from a given market.

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Flexibility in the Face of Uncertainty

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Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Name This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Of course, the economic viability of these types of shipments is limited to specific commodities.

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Near-real-time data-driven route optimization best practices

FreightWaves SONAR

Shifting to another route might add 60 minutes to the delivery time, but it also highlights a much better option than staying on course and being delayed for hours due to a weather anomaly. Find out more about how your organization can gain those lane-level insights by requesting a demo of FreightWaves SONAR SCI Lane Acuity today.

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Supply Chain Intelligence: The Value of AI and Machine Learning to Predict Freight Rates

FreightWaves SONAR

Of course, no disruption comes close to those that have been experienced to date in 2020. Of course, even those capabilities hinge on AI to digest, interpret and act upon data. . Of course, brokers and carriers – whose businesses are wholly transportation – will still be involved. Request a SONAR Demo.

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Truck fleet management: How are my trucks performing in the market?

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Of course, that all depends on seeing the activities that are occurring, benchmarking current carrier operations and continuously improving. Of course, there are many other trucking KPIs that frequently are utilized by managers to monitor fleet operations. Request a FreightWaves SONAR demo by clicking the button below. .