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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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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. Download the White Paper. Now imagine the value of more accurate data in light of the pandemic.

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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. Download the White Paper. That’s essential.

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How LTL shipping rates work and how to track trends developing in long-term pricing agreements

FreightWaves SONAR

Every inch of space available in delivery vans, trucks, semis and cargo crates is valuable. In the past, calculating freight class depended on the physical weight of an item, as well as what else could be shipped within the same truck to set a cost per hundredweight (CPW). Download the White Paper. Request a SONAR Demo.

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Prescriptive Analytics: What’s Freight Management’s Next Best Action?

FreightWaves SONAR

It’s millions of individual transactions that amount to pallets, loads, trucks, rail cars, airplanes and beyond. When supply is limited, like trucks have been for much of 2020, and the demand stays high, freight management becomes about more than simple schedules and asking who’s available? Download the White Paper.

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

FreightWaves SONAR

Among the shipper of choice tips, offering reliable delivery windows with accurate and on-time truck arrival, communications, and proper documentation will significantly strengthen that reputation. The best examples of shippers of choice provide services along several trucking routes. Download the White Paper.

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Which is better for fleet assets? Contract or spot freight?

FreightWaves SONAR

But again, there are factors that disrupt this otherwise standard trucking RFP process. In regard to the freight situation between 2008 and 2016, Trucking info.com noted how rates evolved from “since the bottom of that recession, contract prices have averaged a 1% quarter-over-quarter growth (annualized). Download the White Paper.