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Why shippers care about reduced emissions in their network

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But what do they mean for the supply chain network of today? The impact transportation pollution cause on global supply chain networks A few main categories of pollution and waste can be tied back to local and global supply chain activities and poor integration practices. Request a FreightWaves SONAR demo to get started. .

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Manifest Las Vegas

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Experience an Expo Hall unlike any other, featuring autonomous vehicles, drones, robotics, electric trucks, a start-up demo stage and tons of fun! Countless networking events and an exclusive after-party performance ONLY for Manifest attendees! World-class insights from 250+ industry luminaries across 120 sessions.

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SONAR Indices & Insights: Use the RESL Index to measure retail sales trends to help predict shifts in the freight markets

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This helps measure the demand for finished goods across a variety of categories such as department stores, furniture stores, electronics and more. The retail sales trends data can be broken out into categories for a more granular understanding of performance in various retail sectors. Request a SONAR Demo.

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Bringing Order to Chaos: Last-Mile Delivery Costs and How to Reduce Them

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Fuel costs: Last-mile fuel costs require careful management as they make up 25% of a truck’s operational costs over volatile price fluctuations. A recent analysis by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) indicates that if existing trends persist, we could see a potential driver shortage reaching up to 175,000 by 2024.

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

FreightWaves SONAR

The fact remains that within freight transportation protocol, trucking capacity is finite. Shippers need to prepare for this uncertainty and plan by using historic, peer and market data from across the network. This factor plays into net revenue per truck per week as well. Contract freight may not equate to guaranteed capacity.

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Load Matching: Optimizing Logistics Efficiency in the Last Mile

Locus

Thirty-five percent of trucks travel empty in the U.S., And according to the National Private Truck Council, 28% of a private fleet’s miles qualify as deadhead. Fuel costs played a major role in driving this surge, soaring by 53.7%, with other expense categories also experiencing double-digit growth.

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Playbook – How to handle rising transportation costs?

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As per the ATRI data, the overall marginal expenses for trucking marked a significant of 21% increase in the year 2023. To jump straight to the point, some basic strategies for handling rising transportation costs, which we’ll cover in this Playbook, are related to optimal network design and route optimization.