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How LTL shipping rates work and how to track trends developing in long-term pricing agreements

FreightWaves SONAR

Many LTL industry trends, including capacity limitations, increasing accessorials, surcharge rates, changes in market trends and buying patterns, are almost certain to continue through 2021 and for some time to come. Major shippers and transporters have only so much space available to work within LTL shipping capacity.

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Manufacturing Supply Chain Constraints and How to Overcome Them

FreightWaves SONAR

Seeing that trend indicates increased manufacturing or distribution activity, typical for the flurry of activity that accompanies spring. Limited insight into inventory demands resulting in problems procuring raw materials The manufacturing supply chain depends on the availability of raw materials to create and distribute goods and products.

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How to create a carrier scorecard that includes predictive modeling around freight market volatility

FreightWaves SONAR

Measure invoiced rates against market trends. The billed or invoiced rates should always reflect current market trends. That might include collecting both internal data and using the resources available in SONAR, such as SONAR InGauge, to compare carrier data against the industry. . Request a SONAR demo online to get started.

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Operational trucking costs: how to get more from your fleet

FreightWaves SONAR

As a result, carriers found themselves at the heart of an in-demand crowd with finite capacity resources, facing a growing carrier trend for more and faster service. But how can a trucking company achieve this goal? The answer lies in considering HOS rules and driver availability when planning every move. Request a SONAR Demo.

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[Infographic] The 10 trucking trends among carriers for 2021

FreightWaves SONAR

And the trucking trends will reflect both the hope for a return of normalcy and the reality of some new, permanent shifts in the industry. With that in mind, it’s important to realize that carriers can use the top 10 trucking trends to find a long-term value-prop coming out of the most in-demand periods for carriers in history.

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[Infographic] What’s eating your profits and how to use market volatility to stop it

FreightWaves SONAR

A poor or negative cash position can cause executives to look at how to reduce expenses to survive. Market volatility insight presents value to carriers that learn to recognize how trends lead to challenges and why those challenges represent opportunities for improvement. Request a SONAR Demo.

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How to price freight loads: carriers that use data price more accurately

FreightWaves SONAR

And the overall industry trucking trends imply an absolute need to grow more strategically. Freight management companies and partners can remain unsure of how to attain or utilize meaningful, actionable freight data. . Lead time requirements, load availability and customer demands can change quickly. Request a SONAR Demo.