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Ways to Avoid LTL Shipping Problems 

GoShip Blog

Examples include missing freight, delivery delays, damaged products, hidden charges, ambiguous documentation, poor contract terms, and limited carrier networks. Understanding the causes behind these issues and having the ability to identify warning signs will help you implement strategies to keep their occurrence to the barest minimum.

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6 Truckload freight spend optimization best practices

FreightWaves SONAR

As the world of transportation continues to evolve, shippers and logistics service providers (LSPs) are effectively utilizing certain methods along with modern data platforms to meet the demands of today’s supply chains. Knowing the following key tactics and using the proper tools will help sustain long-term savings.

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Cutting Emissions Through Better Transportation Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

A transportation management system (TMS) allows a shipper or carrier to plan the most cost-effective set of shipments that meets service level goals. Derek Gittoes, a vice president of supply chain management product strategy at Oracle, said “this is very much an estimate. That is more than any other sector.

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Order Management System: What exactly is an OMS?

GlobalTranz

Omnichannel sales strategies must think about having every product, every time and available across all channels. Complete logistics processes, like freight auditing, freight classification, carrier selection, billing and payment completion. Items may be reordered from suppliers, and shipments begin. The Big Picture.

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Outbound TMS: The search for a system that can’t be beat

Automotive Logistics

The use of such systems is governed by differences in strategies and legacy IT systems at manufacturers, some of which may drive whether companies turn to external providers’ systems or oversee a system internally. Freight audit & pay systems: Making payment less painful. In-house versus external. Related topics.