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[WHITE PAPER] How Data Powers Freight Brokerage ROI Part 1

FreightWaves SONAR

Both buy/sell and cradle-to-grave models have common goals – saving money for customers, connecting customers with capacity and generating a profit. And during times of uncertainty, which always occur in modern supply chains, effective freight brokerage must have access to the latest tools and resources.

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[WHITE PAPER] Carrier asset utilization and allocation best practices to reduce operating costs

FreightWaves SONAR

The freight transportation industry has always been slow to adopt new advances in tools, software and automation. In addition, the pressure to operate efficiently and use capital and manufacturing capacity frugally will remain unrelenting.” Prioritizing moves based on inbound and outbound data trends. Visualization capabilities.

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Freight Rates: 3 reasons shippers who predict rates reduce costs, find capacity

FreightWaves SONAR

The FreightWaves’ SONAR data shows the Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI) remains up 25% year-over-year, hardly falling from its pre-July Fourth peak. How should a shipper read this data as a user or prospective user of SONAR? HOW MUCH DO PAPER AND PACKAGING COMPANIES SPEND ON TRANSPORTATION?

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LTL Freight Rates: Using data to improve annual contract negotiations

FreightWaves SONAR

With the proper use of data and freight analytics , contract procurement and securing capacity can be enhanced. The incredible insights that accurate data has to offer combats volatility and unearths a clear understanding of what’s actually happening in the market. Those are the founding principles behind SONAR SCI Lane Acuity.

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What Shipping Analytics Tools Should Freight Market Participants Have in Their Freight Stack?

FreightWaves SONAR

Shipping analytics tools shine a light on the value of informed freight management. Freight market participants need these top shipping analytics tools in their freight stack. Shipping status tools to track freight. Tracking shipment status is a core function of advanced shipping analytics tools. Download the White Paper.

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Why data is critical to freight routing guide compliance

FreightWaves SONAR

Maintaining good compliance to these informational guides is critical to supply chain management and relies heavily on current data and automation. Missing data amounts to inevitable routing guide failures Data is king in today’s ever-changing market, and it is only becoming more vital for supply chain operations and management.

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What data is available to track intermodal freight shipping rates

FreightWaves SONAR

One of the most popular tools that drives the supply chain to new heights is the process of intermodal freight shipping. This is seen exceptionally well when looking at rail capacity and transportation rates for the modern supply chain. Data access to see savings compared to truckload and other shipping methods.