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Watch Trimble’s Engage Lane Demo from Future of Freight Festival 2022

Trimble

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

During the event, Rishi Mehra, director of operations and strategy, and Kelly Williams, product manager, had just seven minutes to present a Rapid-Fire Demo of Engage Lane: an agile transportation procurement platform that streamlines the relationship between carriers and shippers and helps them uncover better ways to move freight.

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Mapping the trucking market: How data tracks freight economy, rates, capacity, volumes and rejections

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 16, 2021

Companies with access to accurate near-real-time data not only improve their operations; they also gain the ability to depict the current state of the trucking market. That information then leads to improved rates, capacity, and several other benefits. These accurate depictions of the market come from the tracking of data.

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3 Ways Shippers Use Trucking Data to Find Capacity

FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 11, 2021

And the transportation and shipping industry has a choice to make – to take advantage of trucking data or to ignore it, continuing as before. . Access to data and proper analysis are both essential to maximize profits and reduce costs. Real-time trucking data helps to secure more capacity and better shipping rates.

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Truckload Shipping Procurement: How Large Data Sets/AI Aid in Pricing and Capacity Outlooks

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 15, 2021

The problem looms large for shippers and managers across the supply chain network, but the answer is out there – better utilization of smart data and automated processes. Shipping managers continue to struggle with capacity procurement during this time of industry-wide disruption . Poor data analytics cause disruptions.

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

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 9, 2021

Data for data’s sake lacks value, especially in the view of the supply chain. And across the market, submitted data becomes rapidly outdated. And in some industries, outdated data can have disastrous consequences. For instance, take the value added by more accurate data in the health industry.

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Do Capacity Management Tools Work for Freight Agencies?

Parade

MARCH 22, 2022

Capacity Management for Freight Agencies? This feature shines a light on Parade’s capacity management for freight agents. Here’s Why Many Capacity Management Tools Don’t Serve Freight Agencies Not too long ago, capacity management simply didn’t work for freight agencies that provide logistics solutions to their agents.

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LTL Freight Rates: Using data to improve annual contract negotiations

FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 13, 2021

With the proper use of data and freight analytics , contract procurement and securing capacity can be enhanced. The incredible insights that accurate data has to offer combats volatility and unearths a clear understanding of what’s actually happening in the market. Those are the founding principles behind SONAR SCI Lane Acuity.

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[WHITE PAPER] Peak Season Forecast: Another truckload capacity crunch

FreightWaves SONAR

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Goods for the holiday shopping season are largely already stateside, which has led to a decline in our forward-looking ocean bookings data. Both factors highlight the very tight capacity environment heading into peak season, which will likely get even tighter during the next two months. Request a SONAR Demo.

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Truckload rates: Using data predict and prepare spot vs. contract bids and RFPs

FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 5, 2021

Among enterprise companies, one critical aspect of successful negotiation and capacity procurement is a better predictive outlook of both spot and contract truckload rates. Tracking market trends within truckload rates relies heavily on data and analysis. Data-driven insights provide a rubric for guiding RFP processes.

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Retail enterprise suppliers’ best practices to use global trade data

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 11, 2021

Global trade data and shipping demand management are not just things that high-tech companies and international investors need to worry about. This focus makes proper use of global trade data and analytics so vital for continued recovery and growth throughout the supply chain network. Streamline data collection and analysis.

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Trade agreements and logistics data: why proactive planning always wins

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 25, 2021

Reaching mutually beneficial service level agreements (SLA) or trade agreements depends on the access and utilization of current logistics data and a decent amount of preparation. Far too often, there is a severe lack of real-time logistics data to work with during this process. Download the White Paper.

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3 Things that Make Parade Unique Amongst Capacity Management Vendors

Parade

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Parade’s approach to capacity management is different from the rest in several ways. Parade is considered the top capacity management solution by most of the supply chain industry. Parade not only provides these key data points but also allows that data to be pushed to other programs to make audits and tracking easier.

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Why data is critical to freight routing guide compliance

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 30, 2021

Maintaining good compliance to these informational guides is critical to supply chain management and relies heavily on current data and automation. Missing data amounts to inevitable routing guide failures Data is king in today’s ever-changing market, and it is only becoming more vital for supply chain operations and management.

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5 Analytic Shipping Data Insights for Shippers From SONAR

FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Supply chain intelligence and actionable insights must apply the most accessible, near real-time data available. Analytic data resources for brokers are great, but it’s equally important to realize that FreightWaves SONAR is much more than a broker-exclusive resource. Market dynamics of freight management can turn on a dime.

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What is transportation rate forecasting and why do I need real-time data to forecast accurately

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 18, 2021

A great deal of the cost that goes into shipping gets tied up in securing load capacity and budgeting for fees and expenses incurred along the way. Understanding why rate forecasting is so vital and how accurate data and analysis can help improve predictions are essential. Download the White Paper.

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Decreasing deadheading in trucking: how carriers are turning to data to maximize assets

FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Trucking capacity is tight, and deadheading is the precursor of even stricter capacity. Fortunately, smart data utilization can help reduce deadheading occurrences and make the entire supply chain more profitable. Applied data lowers the risk of over-valuing or under-valuing trucking costs. Think about it.

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What data is available to track intermodal freight shipping rates

FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 12, 2021

This is seen exceptionally well when looking at rail capacity and transportation rates for the modern supply chain. Data access and analysis continue to be essential to competitive operations within the process of monitoring rates and expenses in intermodal shipping lanes.

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March 12, 2024 Update

Freightos

MARCH 12, 2024

More Resources Home March 12, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. America weekly prices fell 20% to $3.97/kg

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Why accurate predictive freight rates are only possible with holistic and real-time data

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 22, 2021

Big data and predictive freight rates in the digital supply chain are nothing new. Nearly all shippers, brokers and carriers collect and use data to derive insights, including predictive rates. Unfortunately, the most robust applications of that data will quickly diminish in value as data ages. Download the White Paper.

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Freight market data size matters: 5 key hallmarks of data sets that improve transportation procurement

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 11, 2021

Transportation procurement remains a major problem for enterprises faced with the need for faster and more extensive capacity. Part of acting on them immediately derives from the size of the data collected and how it can be transformed into meaningful insights. Freight market data size consistency matters.

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Stop Wasting the Quotes You Don't Use With Parade's New Capacity Management Feature

Parade

JANUARY 7, 2022

Parade’s new feature helps brokerages find carrier capacity in every quote, even the ones they don’t use. The New Parade Feature in a Nutshell The new feature focuses on showing customers not only capacity within their current network, but also other potential capacity our system has identified. There’s no shame in it.

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Stop Wasting the Quotes You Don't Use With Parade's New Capacity Management Feature

Parade

JANUARY 7, 2022

Parade’s new feature helps brokerages find carrier capacity in every quote, even the ones they don’t use. The New Parade Feature in a Nutshell The new feature focuses on showing customers not only capacity within their current network, but also other potential capacity our system has identified. There’s no shame in it.

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3 Ways Capacity Management Can Help You Negotiate Better Rates

Parade

JANUARY 27, 2022

One of the biggest benefits freight brokerages see from capacity management solutions is the ability to negotiate with their carriers for better rates on loads. In today’s , carrier-ruled market , where capacity is tight and rates are high, that’s more important than ever.

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Why is freight data a powerful weapon in the era of COVID-19?

FreightWaves SONAR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The COVID-19 crisis unveiled major issues within global supply chains and, as we have seen with SONAR freight data, volatility in the market. For those that make the right applications of freight data, the massive problems created by the pandemic could have been more easily mitigated.

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November 15, 2023 Update

Freightos

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

More Resources Home November 15, 2023 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. Freightos Air Index data shows China – N.

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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

MARCH 22, 2021

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. What does WRI say about capacity and shipping rates? What is the Weighted Rejection Index (WRI)?

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5 data prerequisites for carrier predictive freight rating in logistics

FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 5, 2021

And that’s why it’s important for carriers to apply data and enable predictive freight rating through these five requirements. Recognize that not all loads are as lucrative as meets the eye, letting data do the talking Benchmarking may be the first step, but the next focuses on identifying the less-lucrative loads.

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The role of mobile data in building the supply value chain

FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Mobile data can play a pivotal role in building the supply value chain. Mobile devices have functions that provide valuable data for the supply value chain. But even more importantly, this freight data enables shippers to optimize their company’s operations in various ways by avoiding overspend and more.

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10 shipper of choice tips to aid in securing capacity and carrier relationships

FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 4, 2021

Here are 10 shipper of choice tips to help enterprises secure capacity and improve relationships with carriers, not to mention transportation brokers. Respond to issues, deviations and problems with data. Apply these shipper of choice tips to increase eligibility for this status with freight data at your fingertips.

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Data analytics for logistics drives reefer efficiency via a real-time forecast

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 16, 2021

Data analytics for logistics can make all the difference in the world when it comes to reefer truckload service delivery efficiency. However, the data [that powers them] hasn’t previously been utilized to its full capacity until recently.” Take the example of RCRPMF.USA in the image. last year and $2.19 the year prior.

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SONAR Indices & Insights: Plan and Measure Refrigerated Shipping Capacity & Rates

FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This week, learn how freight market participants, especially those freight parties who are executing refrigerated shipping moves, rely on SONAR indices that show reefer freight data and activity. The reasons for a carrier to reject the load tender are: 1) lack of trucking capacity; and 2) the rate is too low.

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May 1, 2024 Update

Freightos

MAY 1, 2024

More Resources Home May 1, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. Europe weekly prices increased 23% to $4.37/kg.

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FreightWaves SONAR releases Capacity Trend Indices

FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 10, 2021

FreightWaves SONAR is releasing new indices – Capacity Trend Market Scores and Capacity Trend Market Direction – to help shippers, carriers and brokers prioritize specific routes daily. Capacity Trend Market Scores Capacity Trend Market Scores are divided into two perspectives – shipper/broker and carrier.

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BCOs and drayage planning: How global retailers apply data

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 9, 2021

H aving access to real-time freight data and being able to make good use of it is essential for global trade and maritime shipping. Global retailers use data to understand lead time Successful supply chain operation at any stage hangs on the ability to stay on top of shipping and transport logistics. Request a SONAR Demo.

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February 13, 2024 Update

Freightos

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

More Resources Home February 13, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. America weekly prices decreased 35% to $3.91/kg

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CPG companies can benefit from real-time data to offset rising transportation costs

FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 17, 2021

Consumer packaged goods are facing inflationary pressures from all sides: Commodity prices are increasing; shortages of blue-collar workers for labor-intensive jobs; manufacturing costs increasing; packaging costs rising amid a boom in e-commerce; and transportation costs climb as capacity across all modes is historically tight.

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[WHITE PAPER] Auto manufacturers can use real-time freight data to better manage freight spend

FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 10, 2021

The free white paper, Data in the fast lane – managing automotive logistics amid component shortages, shows how real-time data can enhance decision-making around the supply chain. The real-time data helps for automotive shippers to: Understand volatility in the major automotive manufacturing and freight markets across the U.S.

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10 Questions You Should Be Asking Capacity Management Vendors

Parade

JANUARY 10, 2022

Asking the right questions can help make sure your capacity management solution helps you achieve your goals. Choosing the right capacity management vendor can be complicated. However, capacity management is a little more complicated than that. Your capacity management provider should offer you success on your terms.

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10 Questions You Should Be Asking Capacity Management Vendors

Parade

JANUARY 10, 2022

Asking the right questions can help make sure your capacity management solution helps you achieve your goals. Choosing the right capacity management vendor can be complicated. However, capacity management is a little more complicated than that. Your capacity management provider should offer you success on your terms.

Vendor Strategies

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March 19, 2024 Update

Freightos

MARCH 19, 2024

More Resources Home March 19, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. Europe weekly prices increased 32% to $3.93/kg.

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Freight Capacity Demand Wreaks Havoc For Shipment Delivery

Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 22, 2021

Freight capacity demand continues to congest delivery schedules, putting global supply chains in a state of strain today. What’s covered in this article: Port congestion exacerbating capacity shortage. Economic activity has felt the effects of border closures, capacity demand and industry halts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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February 22, 2024 Update

Freightos

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

More Resources Home February 22, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. America weekly prices decreased 7% to $3.65/kg

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February 7, 2024 Update

Freightos

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

More Resources Home February 7, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. Freightos Air Index data show China – N.

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What shippers need to know about how carriers price freight with historic, peer and market data

FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

But knowing what’s happening based on historic, peer and market data can help shippers figure out how carriers price freight loads. Here are a few things managers need to keep in mind when working with real-time freight data for pricing purposes. . Contract freight may not equate to guaranteed capacity.

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Watch Trimble’s Engage Lane Demo from Future of Freight Festival 2022

Mapping the trucking market: How data tracks freight economy, rates, capacity, volumes and rejections

Trending Sources

3 Ways Shippers Use Trucking Data to Find Capacity

Truckload Shipping Procurement: How Large Data Sets/AI Aid in Pricing and Capacity Outlooks

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

Do Capacity Management Tools Work for Freight Agencies?

LTL Freight Rates: Using data to improve annual contract negotiations

[WHITE PAPER] Peak Season Forecast: Another truckload capacity crunch

Truckload rates: Using data predict and prepare spot vs. contract bids and RFPs

Retail enterprise suppliers’ best practices to use global trade data

Trade agreements and logistics data: why proactive planning always wins

3 Things that Make Parade Unique Amongst Capacity Management Vendors

Why data is critical to freight routing guide compliance

5 Analytic Shipping Data Insights for Shippers From SONAR

What is transportation rate forecasting and why do I need real-time data to forecast accurately

Decreasing deadheading in trucking: how carriers are turning to data to maximize assets

What data is available to track intermodal freight shipping rates

March 12, 2024 Update

Why accurate predictive freight rates are only possible with holistic and real-time data

Freight market data size matters: 5 key hallmarks of data sets that improve transportation procurement

Stop Wasting the Quotes You Don't Use With Parade's New Capacity Management Feature

Stop Wasting the Quotes You Don't Use With Parade's New Capacity Management Feature

3 Ways Capacity Management Can Help You Negotiate Better Rates

Why is freight data a powerful weapon in the era of COVID-19?

November 15, 2023 Update

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

5 data prerequisites for carrier predictive freight rating in logistics

The role of mobile data in building the supply value chain

10 shipper of choice tips to aid in securing capacity and carrier relationships

Data analytics for logistics drives reefer efficiency via a real-time forecast

SONAR Indices & Insights: Plan and Measure Refrigerated Shipping Capacity & Rates

May 1, 2024 Update

FreightWaves SONAR releases Capacity Trend Indices

BCOs and drayage planning: How global retailers apply data

February 13, 2024 Update

CPG companies can benefit from real-time data to offset rising transportation costs

[WHITE PAPER] Auto manufacturers can use real-time freight data to better manage freight spend

10 Questions You Should Be Asking Capacity Management Vendors

10 Questions You Should Be Asking Capacity Management Vendors

March 19, 2024 Update

Freight Capacity Demand Wreaks Havoc For Shipment Delivery

February 22, 2024 Update

February 7, 2024 Update

What shippers need to know about how carriers price freight with historic, peer and market data

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