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Freight Costs: 5 tips to get the biggest bang for your buck

FreightWaves SONAR

Freight costs and budget adherence are among the most important and often overlooked aspects of transportation management. For example, according to Global Trade Magazine , “One critical factor that executives should monitor closely is logistics management. As a result, freight cost changes go unnoticed and surpass budget limitations.

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Three 2023 transportation trends

Logistics Business Magazine

Although it’s hard to know for sure, here are three trends that are likely to shape the supply chain industry over the next 12 months. For example, 57% of carriers are now leveraging freight exchange platforms to find additional capacity when their own network reaches exhaustion. From resilience to optionality.

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NS executive highlights the need for freight rails to take a more customer-focused service approach

Logistics Management

As things have been upended on many fronts over the course of 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many trends within the freight railroad sector that were already evident have been accelerated by the pandemic.

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Freight Data Trends for 2019 and How a TMS Will Grow in Value

GlobalTranz

The application of data can help shippers gain control of shipping costs and make informed decisions, and the top freight data trends for 2019 exemplify how the use of a transportation management system (TMS) can further this cause. As omnichannel shopping becomes the standard for consumers, the use of freight data will excel.

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WOF Summit promises latest market trends

Logistics Business Magazine

Christoph Grasl has more than 25 years of experience in freight and logistics. He started his carrier in freight forwarding at Vienna Airport in 1996. Our slogan ‘Explore The World Of Freight In The Heart Of Europe’ is a perfect description of what we create and where our focus lies.

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Key Trends for Freight Forwarders

Logistics Business Magazine

IAG Cargo today shared the findings from a global survey of more than 400 freight forwarders in 47 countries on perceptions of the air cargo industry this year. The report, Cargo Next, identifies the key trends and expectations of freight forwarders within the next 12 months.

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Last Mile Delivery Trends for 2023

Logistics Business Magazine

Dan Richards, Chief Commercial Officer at logistics technology expert, Wise, has put together a shortlist of the key trends which will define the sector over the next twelve months. The post Last Mile Delivery Trends for 2023 appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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