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What is a freight calculator and how do carriers, brokers and shippers use calculators

FreightWaves SONAR

Managers can calculate freight rate charge estimates to see what needs to be passed on to customers and what needs to be made up for elsewhere in the supply chain. Freight calculators can also help with budgeting to ensure suppliers, drivers, employees, and third-party members are all covered. Promote collaboration within the network.

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Load Matching: Optimizing Logistics Efficiency in the Last Mile

Locus

Supply chain management involves the transportation of freight between locations, and load matching is a small but critical aspect that drives supply chain efficiency. Load matching can be understood as the pairing of freight with the most suitable transportation carriers. This ensures efficient and safe transportation.

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Comparing 3PL Companies: Which Suits My Business

Trinity Logistics

You’ve heard about third-party logistics (3PL) companies and the services they offer having many benefits to those who use them. In this blog, we take some of our competitors and compare them, as well as ourselves, so you can see how they differ. According to a report by Ibisworld , there are over 20,000 3PL companies in the U.S.

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Top 18 Freight Podcasts to Subscribe to Now

FreightWaves SONAR

And one of the easiest ways to keep up-to-date with the latest news and trends is to follow the available top freight podcasts. Managers, team members, and anyone involved in freight tracking, shipping, logistics or management can benefit from the information and insight provided in these great freight, logistics, and supply chain podcasts.

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Freightera Recruits COO From Senior Executive Team at One of Canada’s Largest Carriers

Freightera

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, February 7, 2022 ( Newswire.com ) – Freightera, the innovative online freight marketplace, has appointed Mark Schmitke as Chief Operating Officer. Mark is very active and well connected in the industry and has held positions on several committees at the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA).

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New Year Resolution: Start Collecting More Data in 2021

Blue Grace Logistics

The Big Benefits of Big Data. Over the past two decades, information technology has grown by leaps and bounds, which, considering how outdated most practices are in the freight industry, it’s a welcome change. However, the benefits of this process don’t stop there. Most of us are happy to have put 2020 behind us. Job done.

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Rail freight as an alternative: an underestimated transport mode

Forto

For logisticians, companies and traders who want to transport goods from China to Europe, rail could become a good alternative to conventional freight routes. For logisticians, companies and traders who want to transport goods from China to Europe, rail could become a good alternative to conventional freight routes.