Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

The port closure disrupts the inbound and outbound flows of vehicles and parts, affecting the operations and sales of automakers, dealers, and suppliers. The port closure disrupts the inbound and outbound flows of containers, affecting the operations and revenues of shippers, carriers, and terminal operators.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 9, 2023

Optimize inbound and outbound order routing. Key WMS Trends for 2023 with Jim Hoefflin. Distributed Order Management System (DOMS) provides powerful capabilities to: Enable omnichannel commerce without modifying existing systems. Serve as a centralized “Order Hub” in both B2C and B2C ecosystems. Dan on LinkedIn. Softeon LinkedIn.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 25, 2023

When operating minibids or short-term RFPs, or when pricing individual loads, it is important to understand the directional movement of freight trends in order to be proactive in your pricing strategy. New features are available in Market Dashboard+ that help users quickly identify trends and market movement.

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Now, That's Logistics

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

To help reduce empty or “deadhead” miles, for example, the global logistics provider works to ensure that trucks leaving Mexico for the US are filled—or, as close to filled as possible—both on their outbound and return legs. This not only increases capacity for shippers, but it also supports supply chain sustainability (i.e.,

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Transporeon

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

And just in time: We’ve seen some interesting bidding trends over the last year or so, especially in the domestic trucking industry, where: 2017-2018’s lack of trucking capacity—a large part of shippers’ bidding activity—meant shippers went to bid not only earlier, but in much greater volume than previous years (a 15% YOY increase in 2018).

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

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. The rationale behind this transition is simple; digitalization is the new trend for logistics.

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Trinity Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2023

in the past 90 days, outbound volume from this market has increased almost 23 percent and the rate of carrier rejections has also shown an upward trend by over 50 percent. It will be important for shippers, carriers, and brokers to keep an eye on activity around U.S. ports as rates will reflect the supply and demand.

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Transporeon

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

And just in time: We’ve seen some interesting bidding trends over the last year or so, especially in the domestic trucking industry, where: 2017-2018’s lack of trucking capacity—a large part of shippers’ bidding activity—meant shippers went to bid not only earlier, but in much greater volume than previous years (a 15% YOY increase in 2018).

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Transporeon

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

And just in time: We’ve seen some interesting bidding trends over the last year or so, especially in the domestic trucking industry, where: 2017-2018’s lack of trucking capacity—a large part of shippers’ bidding activity—meant shippers went to bid not only earlier, but in much greater volume than previous years (a 15% YOY increase in 2018).

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Commercial Carrier Journal

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Inbound volumes are likely to pick up immediately in the Tampa Bay area after Hurricane Ian moves in, with outbound lagging 'a week or two.'.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Market activity describes the nationwide and granular trends affecting available capacity, timeliness of transit and on-time, in-full deliveries. Leading metrics for tracking overall and market-specific activity include: Inbound and outbound load daily change rates, like the Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI) in FreightWaves SONAR.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 12, 2024

But seasonal trends continue after Thanksgiving, with orders cut for springtime seasonal shipments before much of Southeast Asia shuts down for at least a week for Lunar New Year in late January/early February. By following maritime data and pairing it with multimodal domestic trends (volumes, rejections, etc.),

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FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Reefer Outbound and Inbound Tender Reject Indices The Reefer Outbound Tender Reject Index (ROTRI) and the Reefer Inbound Tender Reject Index (RITRI) are sub-indices of the major SONAR Index named Tender Reject Index (TRI) measured by direction type as indicated by “outbound” and “inbound” in the name and ticker of these indices.

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LandLink

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Non-usage, in the case of containers, represents a lack of outbound shipments in a specific area. In both cases these pure expenses will be reflected in the outbound rate. Empty miles for a trucking company represent the cost of repositioning equipment to meet demand.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 12, 2021

Knowing where current intermodal freight shipping rates stand and where the trends are heading gives a substantial competitive advantage over those only using truckload services. Identifying current inbound and outbound rail volume rates in the current market. Predicted inbound and outbound fuel and maintenance budgeting needs.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 17, 2018

However, manufacturers must also look beyond systems and software, uncovering how better processes and strategy can enhance operation through these additional trends. Manufacturers Looks to Reduce the Skills Gap, a Consistent Issue When Talking Trends in American Manufacturing. The Dominance of E-Commerce Continues.

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Trinity Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

shows outbound freight volume for the last year in the Los Angeles market, currently seven percent higher than this time last year. Flatbed has remained relatively high and reefer rejection rates have trended up the last five months. As you can see in Figure 1.1, So how could this impact capacity? As you can see in Figure 3.1,

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FreightWaves SONAR

OCTOBER 11, 2021

This “SONAR highlight reel,” which we publish every other week, is intended to concisely hit data highlights and trends in truckload, intermodal and maritime. Spot rates continue to rise as freight flows to the spot market – particularly on the West Coast. These declines are concentrated in the outbound L.A.

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CLX Logistics

APRIL 26, 2019

For companies willing to embrace opportunities for improvement across the entire supply chain, here’s a look at the top transportation procurement and benchmarking trends. The good news is, shippers have more access to data than ever before, which brings us to trend number two. Taking an Integrated Approach to Transportation.

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FreightWaves SONAR

AUGUST 16, 2021

This “SONAR highlight reel,” which we plan to publish every other week, is intended to concisely hit data highlights and trends in truckload, intermodal and maritime. That has put intermodal further out of reach for spot shippers in the lanes outbound from L.A.

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Trinity Logistics

APRIL 17, 2023

which shows the growth in for-hire carriers (blue line) and the outbound tender volume index (green) since mid-2018. per mile mark, currently trending at $0.86 that increase in the contract-to-spot gap has been in lockstep with the decreasing outbound tender rejection rate. A great indicator of that is shown in Figure 1.1

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GlobalTranz

JULY 30, 2020

Supply chain performance depends on the efficiency of all operations, including both inbound and outbound processes for resellers, third-parties, and other entities. The post [WHITE PAPER] Top Trends and Concerns in Final Mile Logistics appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

However, port information from San Pedro Bay ports, which handles 40% of US trade, shows that this trend of empty container outbound movement has been going on for a few years and is not a new phenomenon.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 25, 2021

For instance, using the trends and seasonality within the Outbound Tender Rejection Index, shown above , logistics coordinators can create responses to RFPs based on like a higher all-in rate. Recognize how other modes, along with current shipping trends, affect OTR transportation.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Customer experience once demanded extensive outbound optimization—often leaving inbound as an afterthought. Then COVID-19 happened. Now inbound is becoming stronger than ever, and connectivity is helping.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 15, 2021

In the screenshot above, you can see that the outbound and inbound stability show scores of 29 out of 100 and 21 out of 100, respectively. harder to procure capacity at the benchmark rate per mile ) in both the outbound and inbound directions. Knowing the trends of the lanes can help widen their margins. .

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Trinity Logistics

OCTOBER 14, 2021

In fact, the current Outbound Tender Volume Index is roughly three percent higher year-over-year (YOY). As we are seeing sectors that rely heavily on open-deck trailers to move their freight (gas & energy, industrial manufacturing) increase production, this upward trend is expected to continue. Check out our LTL special this month!

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 14, 2023

With over 5,000 order lines daily, a trend that has been rising steeply for ten years now, we have known for a while that our logistics operations would have to adapt if we wanted to stay competitive in the future,” says Georg Maxwill, Head of Supply Chain Management at ELTEN. “The

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 8, 2021

Managers of carrier relations representatives can set alerts for when these trends start to change, but with an increase in rates this high, your strategy should be focused on contracting these carriers to a more sustainable rate (if they are even willing to have that discussion). .

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 3, 2021

SONAR data show that the freight market for inbound Detroit loads is highly volatile based on auto production trends – inbound Detroit loads should be less expensive when OEMs are sourcing a lot of components as assembly volumes ramp up. There is typically more demand for inbound truckloads into Detroit than outbound truckloads.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Prioritizing moves based on inbound and outbound data trends. And to help carriers achieve that goal, this white paper will explore a few best practices to reduce operating costs, including: The importance of meaningful data capture. Industry expert guidance as a best practice. Tracking and applying equipment data insights.

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3PL Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Most businesses working with a 3PL benefit from data insights on inbound/outbound account activity, handling metrics, order accuracy, days to ship, or the number of orders shipped per day. While the WMS collects the raw data, the evans365 portal gives customers an interactive dashboard to observe trends.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Download the White Paper: Over the Road Freight Management Trends. Freight consolidation and network diversification can help supply chains in these ways: Excess capacity for inbound in one market versus excess outbound can result in better management practices and protocols, along with higher success rates in tight markets.

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Morai Logistics

APRIL 29, 2020

An article of demand sensing by Supply Chain Brain explains, Demand sensing, as the name implies, is essentially the art and science of picking up on short-term trends immediately, in order to better predict what consumers will want. Inbound and outbound teams have opposing objectives. Whereas the outbound team wants everything sold.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 5, 2021

Lane Signal considers the following indices: Outbound Tender Volume Index Outbound Tender Rejection Index Headhaul Index for both origin and destination Inbound Tender Volume Index Inbound Tender Rejection Index. Send them a screenshot, like the one below, to let them know the current rate trends.

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FreightWaves SONAR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

freight market has grown in volume since the July 4th holiday, which is counter to historic trends. The FreightWaves’ SONAR data shows the Outbound Tender Volume Index (OTVI) remains up 25% year-over-year, hardly falling from its pre-July Fourth peak. In addition to spikes in ecommerce volumes, the overall U.S.

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FreightWaves SONAR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The Outbound Ocean TEU Index (OOTI) from Vietnam to the U.S. Outbound Air Cargo Tons out of Ho Chi Minh City are expected to grow leading into the holiday season as shippers rely heavily on air cargo. Including those bookings leaving Vietnam in the next seven days, the index has dipped to its lowest level since late February.

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