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[WHITE PAPER] SONAR highlight reel: Hurricane Ida further pressures transportation networks

FreightWaves SONAR

This “SONAR highlight reel,” which we publish every other week, is intended to concisely hit data highlights and trends in truckload, intermodal and maritime. FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE WHITE PAPER. Meanwhile, tender rejection rates have climbed 200 basis points since the beginning of August.

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

FreightWaves SONAR

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 And across the market, submitted data becomes rapidly outdated. And in some industries, outdated data can have disastrous consequences.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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5 Analytic Shipping Data Insights for Shippers From SONAR

FreightWaves SONAR

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. Download the White Paper.

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

FreightWaves SONAR

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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Near-real-time data-driven route optimization best practices

FreightWaves SONAR

Data represents an integral part of daily life for most people, and it is no different within the transportation industry. That insight into how freight logistics and optimization rely on data and understanding the full picture is critical to making the best improvements in supply chain route optimization too.

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Overcoming Supply Chain Disruptions with Shanna Greathouse and Tony Nichols

The Logistics of Logistics

She has led programs ranging from acquisitions to technology deployment with a strong focus on lean manufacturing and data management. Socio-political events like trade wars and political upheavals around the world. Companies will need to implement solutions that give this data in real-time or in the shortest time possible.

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

FreightWaves SONAR

Enterprise shippers and freight shipping managers have to plan and prepare for many processes and events that have yet to occur. 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. Download the White Paper.