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[WHITE PAPER] How carriers utilize data and analytics to increase revenue and profits

FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

To help carriers learn how to apply and deploy data more effectively, this white paper will explore: The uses of data to allocate and manage assets. How carriers create data-driven pricing strategies. Fill out the Form Below to Access a COPY of the White Paper. Request a SONAR Demo.

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Enterprise shippers’ top 6 logistics strategies to know

FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 28, 2021

Adjusting current logistics strategies demonstrated the second great challenge of the pandemic. Embracing new and improved logistics strategies remains the best way to adapt to clients’ changing demands in 2021 and beyond. Download the White Paper. Strong and versatile logistics strategies depend on this data.

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[WHITE PAPER] Carrier asset utilization and allocation best practices to reduce operating costs

FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

As explained by the Harvard Business Review , “consumers will continue to want low prices (especially in a recession), and firms won’t be able to charge more just because they manufacture in higher-cost home markets. Fill out the Form Below to Access a COPY of the White Paper. Request a SONAR Demo.

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[WHITE PAPER] Cold comfort: Food companies can benefit from using reefer data as their costs for freight (and everything else) rise

FreightWaves SONAR

MAY 18, 2021

Packaged food companies are raising prices to offset (at least a portion of) the rising costs. The counterpoint is that the economy is growing quickly and, since prices are rising everywhere, price increases to consumers are more likely to stick. FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW TO ACCESS A COPY OF THE WHITE PAPER.

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[WHITE PAPER] SONAR highlight reel: Shippers feel chills as October approaches

FreightWaves SONAR

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In the rail industry, we believe that mounting pressure from an activist investor may mark a dramatic shift in focus at Canadian National Railway from an approach that balances volume, pricing and margins to an approach that is overly focused on cutting costs and capital expenditures at the expense of service levels.

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[WHITE PAPER] SONAR highlight reel: Shippers are frustrated, but at least football is back on TV

FreightWaves SONAR

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

While CMA CGM capped its spot rates, vessel charter prices, congestion, and even overall spot rates show no signs of easing. Delays near ports, such as in San Pedro Bay, are reducing trans-Pacific capacity by ~20% and are keeping ocean capacity very tight. FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE WHITE PAPER.

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[WHITE PAPER] Shippers pay more for packaging while paper and packaging companies face rising input and freight costs

FreightWaves SONAR

JULY 26, 2021

One year ago, we wrote a white paper in which we estimated that the top five paper and packaging companies in the U.S. We estimate that the largest paper company could save ~$23 million in freight spend pretax from a hypothetical reduction in freight spending of 1%. Request a SONAR Demo.

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

FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 1, 2021

That gave rise to a new time pricing strategy, dimension (DIM) pricing. . Density plays a role in the form of dimensional pricing. DIM pricing considers cubic volume in addition to physical height, width and depth of packages as a factor for price calculations. Download the White Paper.

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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

However, the sheer amount of fees applied in the process to price freight for a load can amount to quite a hefty sum. . But knowing what’s happening based on historic, peer and market data can help shippers figure out how carriers price freight loads. ” This means knowing how a carrier or shipper approaches freight pricing.

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How to price freight loads: carriers that use data price more accurately

FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 25, 2021

For managers in the transportation industry, freight load pricing accuracy remains a source of confusion and disruption. Download the White Paper. Remember that carrier pricing is subject to the following: Market conditions can change quickly and shift hour by hour at times. . Request a SONAR Demo.

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Transportation cost analysis: Going beyond benchmarking for improved carrier pricing

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 2, 2021

And if shippers know more about how carriers price freight, they are better able to identify those trends based on market signals and pre-empt carrier pricing changes. . Download the White Paper. Generate stronger, more proactive carrier pricing strategies based on near-real-time data insights .

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4 best practices to improve your truckload service and pricing

FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

They tend to follow similar lines and influence services and prices throughout transportation networks. According to Supply Chain 24/7 , “ truckload service optimizes trailer space and moves freight [without extra stops that will] eliminate wasted trips, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 40%.”

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Shipping demand management: why enterprise shippers need in-depth insights

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 4, 2021

Yes, the need for shipping demand analytics is not new and was echoed in 2013 by Industry Week , “Relying on traditional supply chain execution systems is becoming increasingly more difficult, with a mix of global operating systems, pricing pressures and ever-increasing customer expectations. Download the White Paper.

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Carrier freight pricing guidance: the value of peer, market, & and historical freight invoice data

FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 12, 2021

As demand for e-commerce accelerated, notes John Koetsier of Forbes , trucking carriers gained extreme favor in pricing power. In turn, carrier freight pricing guidance must be attuned to the fluctuations within individual needs, and that’s despite the use of end-to-end trucking analytics. Download the White Paper.

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

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 16, 2021

This means that companies with access to near-real-time data could potentially save by the elimination of lagging data. Download the White Paper. Spot data and contract data, including paid invoice rates, come together to fuel your strategy. Fuel and energy data also provide useful information in preparing a strategy.

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6 Truckload freight spend optimization best practices

FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

There’s a broad range of options to reduce rates and increase carrier revenue. Track truckload freight accessorial costs As reported by Inbound Logistics , “Carriers price accessorials, such as liftgate or non-commercial delivery, at a premium. Download the White Paper. Hold suppliers accountable for compliance.

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What is freight load balance scoring and why should carriers care?

FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 26, 2021

Supply chain leaders continue to focus their efforts on finding the right mix of assets used, market positioning and carrier freight pricing strategies. When the freight market meets expectations and is less volatile, it is easy for shippers and carriers to not look at inefficient processes or their transportation procurement strategy.

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

FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Figuring out the best strategy for managing fleet assets can be difficult at best. Unlike contracted rates, the spot freight market is full of wild price swings and uncertainty. Even with the big decline last year, spot prices have averaged 2%. Download the White Paper. Request a SONAR Demo.

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The biggest challenges in asset-based trucking to overcome in 2021

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 1, 2021

Awareness of these challenges can ensure that shippers and LSPs remain prepared for market deviations and overall freight pricing changes. Pricing alignment. Pricing alignment makes for one of the more complicated challenges for asset-based trucking. The volatility makes it difficult to assess pricing. Think about it.

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Conducting a Trucking RFP: Tips for Shippers to Optimize Contract Freight

FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Shippers want a significant reduction in the stress of logistics. With that in mind, the trucking RFP has come into play as a more significant undertaking for 2021 contracts as the freight market saw volatility in 2020 on the spot market due to historic tender rejections and volumes adding to increased prices. Download the White Paper.

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

FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 5, 2021

Increasingly, however, it is also critical for shippers, brokers, and carriers to know when rates ebb and flow allowing freight market participants to adjust budget forecasts, know how a carrier prices freight rates, and understand the services offered to justify the rates carriers are offering. Download the White Paper.

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Market volatility insight value for shippers

FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 21, 2021

Download the White Paper. This can help reduce uncertainty in the various lanes and reduce the network’s impact. Market disruptions happen, but prior preparation and planning for as much as possible can reduce their impact on the supply chain.

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5 data prerequisites for carrier predictive freight rating in logistics

FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 5, 2021

Carriers simply need to know where to send trucks and the proper freight rating or pricing strategies to use. Download the White Paper. That will go a long way in reducing operating ratios and increasing fleet utilization. Request a FreightWaves SONAR demo by clicking the button below to get started.

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7 tips for carriers to use analytics to improve carrier operations

FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Improve end-to-end visibility to reduce idle time and wasted resources. Analytics-driven processes must continue to remain the primary strategy for all managers today to improve profitability and increase revenue per driver and per load. Download the White Paper. Price per mile driven. Employee hours worked.

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7 Ways to increase truckload carrier revenue using data and analytics

FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Such applications of freight technology allow carriers to improve their systems across the board, improving profit margins, reducing load times, streamline shipping, and many more benefits. Download the White Paper. USE ANALYTICS TO PROVE THE CASE FOR PRICING CHANGES. Request a SONAR Demo.

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[Chart of the Week] Will intermodal freight cost advantage be enough to grow beyond 2021

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 24, 2021

Trucking pricing tends to be much more volatile thanks to much more dynamic networks and customer base. Download the White Paper. While not eliminating the need for containers, this could dramatically reduce the time spent on the rails as freight moves over shorter distances. Request a SONAR Demo.

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10 Challenges for Shippers in Negotiating Trucking Contracts

FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Failure to secure dynamic pricing mechanisms leads to unneeded mini-bids. Contracts must include dynamic pricing mechanisms to avoid unnecessary freight mini-bids. Taking this action amounts to a more proactive, productive shipping strategy. Download the White Paper. Request a SONAR Demo.

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Logistics automation and the vitality of data integrity in supply chain advancement

FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 7, 2021

Poor tender acceptance strategies. Download the White Paper. If an incoming tender has a destination with minimal backhaul opportunities, carriers should price that tender based on the total costs, including the lost revenue that may result from driving empty miles. Request a SONAR Demo. Empty miles.

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[Chart of the Week] Shippers take to the sky as ocean shipping congestion grows: Maneuvering past the bottleneck

FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The Transportation Air Cargo Index measures the price per kilogram on the spot market to move freight through the air in multiple lanes — in this instance, Hong Kong to North America. Download the White Paper. A large shift of balance could dramatically change freight pricing over the next several years.

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The role of mobile data in building the supply value chain

FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Mobile devices have proven optimal for implementing innovative strategies, connecting freight loads with other equipment and assets , and more. Download the White Paper. Shippers with access to existing data can better predict freight pricing for freight shipments. Request a SONAR Demo.

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[Chart of the Week] Spot market rates set to resume slow downward trend after wild winter: Carriers, brokers have a duty to reduce risk of financial losses

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 3, 2021

Pricing managers and brokers can keep rates elevated for longer than conditions suggest they should. Download the White Paper. Both carriers and brokers have a responsibility to reduce the risk of losing money. Request a FreightWaves SONAR demo by clicking the button below to get started.

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5 Transportation Data and Insight Reports to Guide Freight Brokers

FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

As explained by Supply Chain Dive , “Companies like Convoy, Transfix, Uber Freight and Loadsmart use algorithms to match carriers and loads based on origin, destination, type of load, price, and timing. Download the White Paper. Passport data and analysis guide decisions based on an overall strategy tailored to your brokerage.

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How asset-based carriers are using predictive freight rates

FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

However, there are solutions available that can make the task of cutting costs easier and offer the advantage of more proactive and data-driven back-office load management tactics. Download the White Paper. The benefits of predictive freight analytics are not necessarily limited to improving carrier freight pricing.

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3 Ways Shippers Use Trucking Data to Find Capacity

FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 11, 2021

Access to data and proper analysis are both essential to maximize profits and reduce costs. Finding the best prices, fastest routes and best carriers depends on using accurate and timely data from start to finish. Download the White Paper. Request a SONAR Demo. trillion in 2010 to more than $6.7 trillion in 2018.

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BCOs and drayage planning: How global retailers apply data

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 9, 2021

Download the White Paper. Global retails need a proactive way to refine their product price points too to recapture excess shipping costs Control over shipping costs is more vital than ever. So, giving proper attention to drayage planning, along with proper data acquisition and use, reduce the chances of such delays.

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The 3 top benefits of trucking fleets benchmarking financial and operational performance

FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The benefits of benchmarking trucking fleets also include better contract and trucking spot r ate pricing, which means lower driver turnover for trucking fleets. This information will help to reduce costs and allow companies to make better program decisions that benefit the company. Download the White Paper.

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How national freight indices add value

FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The state of logistics in 2021 continues to undergo transformation and disruption (continued from 2020), and while companies are looking for new logistics strategies to stay proactive, there comes a point at which supply chain leaders need a simple, fast way to view market conditions. Download the White Paper.

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Increasing Freight Broker Profit: 3 Best Practices

FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

When freight brokerages handle freight on the same lanes for their customers day in and day out, they build an expertise on pricing and servicing these truckload shipments. The more loads moved, the denser the network, the stronger the service, and pricing expertise builds up over time. . Download the White Paper.

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Managing the Realities of the “New Normal” LTL Shipping Environment

Blue Grace Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2022

According to those surveyed, they are making this move to reduce costs, add revenue, and/or support company growth. These companies report that this move is also beneficial to their customers by improving costs, services, delivery times, efficiency, and a reduction in damaged goods. DOWNLOAD THE WHITE PAPER. Surcharges.

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Autonomous trucking logistics and the vitality of data integrity in supply chain advancement

FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 7, 2021

Poor tender acceptance strategies. Download the White Paper. If an incoming tender has a destination with minimal backhaul opportunities, carriers should price that tender based on the total costs, including the lost revenue that may result from driving empty miles. Request a SONAR Demo. Empty miles.

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What Is a Freight Rate Index?

FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 14, 2020

According to John Schulz of Logistics Management , “ experts’ advice for shippers to try and mitigate those rates is to drive efficiency for carriers by reducing waiting times at terminals, offering ‘driver friendly’ freight and trying to save minutes off drivers’ ever-valuable on-duty time during their runs. ” Download the White Paper.

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Making your carrier sales team as powerful as your customer sales team

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 5, 2021

In our recent white paper , we discussed the growing importance of carrier utilization. Shippers will not be willing to accept a lack of trucking capacity or last-minute price changes in an industry that is becoming more transparent. Request a SONAR Demo. This will be key in 2021.

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What is a freight calculator and how do carriers, brokers and shippers use calculators

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 4, 2021

Domestic transportation networks can better collaborate load capacity to reduce wasted miles and space. Download the White Paper. Request a FreightWaves SONAR demo to get started, or click the button below. Ocean freight managers will be able to easily calculate expenses vs profits to secure the best loads. .

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5 use cases of supply chain visibility and data for shippers

FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 2, 2021

Download the White Paper. Managing these exceptions with proficient tools allows for better insight and will assist in creating a more effective on-the-go strategy for unexpected problems. Request a FreightWaves SONAR demo by clicking the button below. Request a SONAR Demo.

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[WHITE PAPER] How carriers utilize data and analytics to increase revenue and profits

Enterprise shippers’ top 6 logistics strategies to know

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[WHITE PAPER] Carrier asset utilization and allocation best practices to reduce operating costs

[WHITE PAPER] Cold comfort: Food companies can benefit from using reefer data as their costs for freight (and everything else) rise

[WHITE PAPER] SONAR highlight reel: Shippers feel chills as October approaches

[WHITE PAPER] SONAR highlight reel: Shippers are frustrated, but at least football is back on TV

[WHITE PAPER] Shippers pay more for packaging while paper and packaging companies face rising input and freight costs

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

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

How to price freight loads: carriers that use data price more accurately

Transportation cost analysis: Going beyond benchmarking for improved carrier pricing

4 best practices to improve your truckload service and pricing

Shipping demand management: why enterprise shippers need in-depth insights

Carrier freight pricing guidance: the value of peer, market, & and historical freight invoice data

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

6 Truckload freight spend optimization best practices

What is freight load balance scoring and why should carriers care?

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

The biggest challenges in asset-based trucking to overcome in 2021

Conducting a Trucking RFP: Tips for Shippers to Optimize Contract Freight

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

Market volatility insight value for shippers

5 data prerequisites for carrier predictive freight rating in logistics

7 tips for carriers to use analytics to improve carrier operations

7 Ways to increase truckload carrier revenue using data and analytics

[Chart of the Week] Will intermodal freight cost advantage be enough to grow beyond 2021

10 Challenges for Shippers in Negotiating Trucking Contracts

Logistics automation and the vitality of data integrity in supply chain advancement

[Chart of the Week] Shippers take to the sky as ocean shipping congestion grows: Maneuvering past the bottleneck

The role of mobile data in building the supply value chain

[Chart of the Week] Spot market rates set to resume slow downward trend after wild winter: Carriers, brokers have a duty to reduce risk of financial losses

5 Transportation Data and Insight Reports to Guide Freight Brokers

How asset-based carriers are using predictive freight rates

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BCOs and drayage planning: How global retailers apply data

The 3 top benefits of trucking fleets benchmarking financial and operational performance

How national freight indices add value

Increasing Freight Broker Profit: 3 Best Practices

Managing the Realities of the “New Normal” LTL Shipping Environment

Autonomous trucking logistics and the vitality of data integrity in supply chain advancement

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What is a freight calculator and how do carriers, brokers and shippers use calculators

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