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5 Analytic Shipping Data Insights for Shippers From SONAR

FreightWaves SONAR

Mastering changing market conditions has always been a goal for shippers, brokers and carriers. Market dynamics of freight management can turn on a dime. Simultaneously, shippers must realize market volatility and other factors contribute to higher freight spend and uncertainty. It is very much of a Catch-22 situation.

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Freight forwards, derivatives are on the table, but will shippers take part?

247 Customs Broker

New trucking forward contract platform launches. The LogisticsExchange provides a platform for shippers, trucking carriers and brokers to transact for future capacity on guaranteed contracts. Related Articles. FTR: Trucking conditions stabilize in November 2017. Hunt drives up net earnings in Q4 2017.

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10 Freight Management Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Logistics Bureau

Is your company one of the many that take a minimalist approach to freight management? Yes… I did say minimalist, not lean. When I say minimalist, I’m talking about the many companies which, while reliant on freight to keep supplies coming in and products going out, don’t see freight management as a core competency.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

Körber acquires enVista’s omni-channel and global freight audit and payment services. The two designs, one that looks more like a small plane used by hobbyists and another with a big belly used for additional cargo space, were recently unveiled in a company blog post. The future is here. As in the actual day he was born.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Will APIs Replace Freight EDI? The Transportation Industry Moves Technology Forward

GlobalTranz

With data playing an ever increasing role in supply chain, Eye for Transport teamed up with project44 to explore EDI – a technology that has been a core part of how carriers, shippers and 3PLs transmit and share data since 1970. Why does Freight EDI still exist? Now, going further, what is EDI in freight?