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The four factors that impact freight trucking revenue and profitability

FreightWaves SONAR

Of course, measuring revenue through the growing demands for both contract and spot freight transportation is never simple addition and subtraction. Leading metrics for tracking overall and market-specific activity include: Inbound and outbound load daily change rates, like the Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI) in FreightWaves SONAR.

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Autoliv’s Supply Chain Risk Management Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

spoke on best practices on supply chain risk management at ARC Advisory Group’s Digital Transformation in Industry conference. Autoliv is the world’s largest safety system supplier in automotive industry. Autoliv is the largest supplier of safety systems to the automotive industry.

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The American trade imbalance and port congestion

Shipping and Freight Resource

However, port information from San Pedro Bay ports, which handles 40% of US trade, shows that this trend of empty container outbound movement has been going on for a few years and is not a new phenomenon. Source : project44. Learn more at — www.pesti.io.

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Industry View: DCs Rise to Meet Unprecedented Challenges

Logistics Business Magazine

Pressing needs and panic buying have created the equivalent to peak season demand in many industries. Of course, businesses normally know when their peak season will occur and they plan for it. The post Industry View: DCs Rise to Meet Unprecedented Challenges appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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Freight Market Data To Assist in Negotiations With Carriers

FreightWaves SONAR

The volatility in the auto industry has wreaked havoc on the Detroit freight market. . There is typically more demand for inbound truckloads into Detroit than outbound truckloads. An indicator of balance (or imbalance) in freight demand, the Detroit Headhaul Index subtracts inbound demand from outbound demand. Source: SONAR).

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5 Tips for Writing a Transportation Management Plan

GlobalTranz

It is essential in organizing activities in the transportation industry effectively and efficiently. The challenges that the transportation industry faces are enormous. Government regulation that touches on aspects of volume and carriage is another force that’s in play in the industry. Download White Paper.

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7 Reasons to Outsource Returns

Ship Monk

The returns process is every bit as complex and labor intensive as the outbound fulfillment process , but nowhere near as rewarding. Speed Of course, it helps if the same company that’s handling your fulfillment is also handling your returns. Best of all, the merchant only pays for the services they receive. Did We Mention Outsourcing?