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

FreightWaves SONAR

Truck fleet management has always been intensely focused on knowledge of the freight market. A clear vision for how the market and the fleet can work in unison is at the heart of fleet management within the trucking industry. Effective truck fleet management is vital for successful daily carrier operations.

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The four factors that impact freight trucking revenue and profitability

FreightWaves SONAR

(Graphics created by Emily Ricks) Successful freight trucking depends on the joining of profitable loads with timely delivery. And knowing what’s happening to market volatility and trucking carriers across the country is critical to maximizing carrier revenue and margins. Request a SONAR Demo.

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Why near-real-time electronic freight tender trucking data is more reliable than waiting on submitted data

FreightWaves SONAR

That’s the onus of electronic freight tender trucking data when compared to lagging submitted data that may take 7 to 14 days to come in. Near-real time freight electronic tender trucking data offers reliable insights. Obviously, that’s only one example, but it shows the value of insight and using data that’s available now. .

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SONAR Indices & Insights: Use these indices to build trucking KPIs to optimize fleet utilization

FreightWaves SONAR

In this edition of “SONAR Indices & Insights,” the SONAR team showcases several mileage-focused indices to aid carriers to build trucking KPIs that will inform decisions to optimize fleet utilization among other freight KPIs. Miles per Truck per Week (MILTR). Miles per Truck per Week (MILTR). Loaded Miles (%) (LOADM).

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How AI and Logistics Tech Can Boost Van, Truck & DSD Sales in the Middle East

Locus

Often, you have an extensive network of distribution centers and a large fleet of trucks. The other is when you load your trucks with the products of manufacturers and try to sell these products to various retail outlets: The van or truck spot sales approach, also called direct store delivery (DSD).

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Autonomous trucking logistics and the vitality of data integrity in supply chain advancement

FreightWaves SONAR

And autonomous trucking logistics offers more value via management by exception and making profit-driving decisions for all incoming tenders. And while autonomous trucking logistics are believed to be the end-all solution for most, they may fall short of meaningful improvements. Consider the following example. Here’s the kicker.

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SONAR Indices & Insights: See changes in capacity and a sense of shipping rates with the Weighted rejection index (WRI)

FreightWaves SONAR

In this edition of “SONAR Indices & Insights,” readers will learn about FreightWaves SONAR’s Weighted Rejection Index (WRI) to monitor trucking capacity in the freight market and the impact rejections have on shipping rates. For example Atlanta’s OTMS value is 4% and outbound rejections increased from 3% to 5% over the past seven days.