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Freight Brokers…Produce Season is coming: Start building relationships with carriers YESTERDAY

FreightWaves SONAR

During times of high produce activity, the USDA surveys produce shippers in the areas they deem agricultural hubs. Now, time to deliver the most discouraging news… Outbound Tender Reject Index (OTRI). Tender rejection indices include van, reefer, flatbed and intermodal modes, along with inbound and outbound results.

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The Weekly Freight Report for March 4th, 2021

FLS Transport

FREIGHT CHART OF THE WEEK: If you look at one chart this week, make it the outbound tender volume index. It’s partly due to the great North American trade relationships between US-CAN-MEX… and partly due to recent near-shoring trends in MEX due to trade wars with China. A new survey from IBM says that’s about to change.

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

FreightWaves SONAR

What’s driving the change in ocean shipping and how does SONAR help shippers see the trends The import boom appears far from over, and it will have implications long after this wave of unprecedented orders subsides. And it’s critical to see what’s happening within the chart of the week. Download the White Paper.

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Transportation Management System ROI: What Other Business Areas Can Benefit?

GlobalTranz

Cloud-Based Data Analytics Identify Trends and “Concerns.”. Cloud-based TMSs utilize analytics to identify key trends that not obvious. A 2017 survey of shippers found that up to 40 percent are concerned over continued delays and failure to deliver products on time and as expected. You could lose current and future customers.

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Reduced trucking capacity – the shortage of drivers and its impact

Transporeon

In the context of cross-industry implementation of continuous-flow and lean manufacturing, delivery volumes are shrinking and delivery times are being reduced. Demand for both outbound and inbound freight remains highest in the Southeast, Texas and Upper Midwest regions, with demand outpacing available carrier capacity.

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Mastering Profitable Omni-Channel Logistics, Despite Disruptions

Logistics Viewpoints

These e-commerce trends are placing increasing pressure on logistics teams to keep up with demand volatility, provide incredibly fast delivery, and reliably fulfill all their promises to customers and consumers. To compete with Amazon, most retailers and manufacturers have had to dramatically shorten their own delivery windows.

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Reduced trucking capacity due to driver shortages

Transporeon

In the context of cross-industry implementation of continuous-flow and lean manufacturing, delivery volumes are shrinking and delivery times are being reduced. Demand for both outbound and inbound freight remains highest in the Southeast, Texas and Upper Midwest regions, with demand outpacing available carrier capacity.