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10 Challenges for Shippers in Negotiating Trucking Contracts

FreightWaves SONAR

Transportation analytics is among the most effective tools in trucking contract negotiations. And it’s equally important to know the top 10 challenges for shippers in negotiating trucking contracts like limited headhaul insight and how to overcome them. Limited network contacts result in higher costs. Rates can flip on a dime.

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Advanced Knowledge about Air Freight: All You Have to be Aware of for a Successful Transport

Forto

In our last blog post , we have already covered the basics in the area of airfreight. Within this article, we take a closer look at pricing beyond the standard IATA freight rates and shed some light on the various legal frameworks of this air freight. Pricing Beyond the General IATA Freight Rates. Spot Market.

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Optimizing Rail Freight with Rail Management Services

CLX Logistics

Understanding how a provider can alleviate and eliminate rail transportation issues is vital for ensuring efficient rail freight operations, cost-saving opportunities, and relieving your business from avoidable stressors, hiccups, and pitfalls.

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How To Reduce Soft Costs in Shipping

Dedola Global Logistics

How To Reduce Soft Costs in Shipping. When it comes to choosing the right international freight forwarder for your shipping needs, cost plays a factor in your decision. What is the difference between hard costs and soft costs? What is the difference between hard costs and soft costs? How can TrakIt!

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 Artificial Intelligence: Key to Improved Route Adherence & Driver Experiences 

Locus

Hence, curating an optimal driver experience emerges as a non-negotiable strategic imperative. Such capital can be strategically reallocated to drive core business transformations and process enhancements. In this context, it’s important to recognize drivers as the foundational assets driving our supply chain ambitions.

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10 Fundamentals Beyond Price in Contract Negotiations

Blog on Log

Stolarczyk Kontane Logistics www.kontanelogistics.com It’s that time of year again — time to negotiate carrier contracts! Too often, business leaders focus their attention on rate structures during carrier-contract negotiations while ignoring other important facets of the carrier process. Pickup performance. Vested collaboration.

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CFO Beating You Up Over Rising Freight Costs? Hit Back with a TMS

Talking Logistics

Considering the increased sales volume our company is experiencing, you bean counters should be grateful I’m able to get our freight covered and delivered at any price!”. Combating Rising Freight Costs with a TMS. where they’re being hit especially hard on cost. where they’re being hit especially hard on cost.