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

FreightWaves SONAR

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. A confident, data-driven trucking RFP undertaking can make a big difference in freight spend.

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10 shipper of choice tips to aid in securing capacity and carrier relationships

FreightWaves SONAR

Here are 10 shipper of choice tips to help enterprises secure capacity and improve relationships with carriers, not to mention transportation brokers. Another of the shipper of choice tips is that an enterprise must stand out from its competition. The best examples of shippers of choice provide services along several trucking routes.

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LTL Industry Trends and Tips for 2022

GlobalTranz

In our recent GlobalTranz 2022 Logistics and Supply Chain Trends and Outlook white paper, our experts review some of the factors that will shape logistics in the coming year and beyond. Government and industry initiatives to attract more people to the trucking profession should help alleviate the situation in the long term.

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7 tips for carriers to use analytics to improve carrier operations

FreightWaves SONAR

Trucking carriers and freight managers have much to keep up with in the shipper and trucking industry. Freight carrier leaders should turn to these seven practical tips to combine freight analytics with operational excellence improvements. Measure the profitability of your trucks and drivers. Download the White Paper.

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How to be a successful freight broker: 3 tips for driving value through bundling

FreightWaves SONAR

Here are three tips to help guide you on how to be a successful freight broker and freight sales and ultimately, freight broker profit. . 3 Tips on How to Be a Successful Freight Broker. These services include much more than finding a truck to pick up and deliver freight. Download the White Paper.

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4 Tips for carriers to maximize fleet asset utilization using data

FreightWaves SONAR

Are you using your trucking assets as efficiently as possible? The needs to improve fleet asset utilization and to maintain better control over trucking costs are absolute. Loads per truck per week – Knowing these ratios will help highlight potential missed load opportunities within the network. Download the White Paper.

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Truckload freight broker tips: Identifying bad customers

FreightWaves SONAR

3 truckload freight broker tips to identify bad customers. We ordered a truck and canceled the load? We took eight hours to load the truck? Download the White Paper. You can find more information on freight brokerage and carrier sales tips on the popular FreightWaves sales show, Put That Coffee Down. .

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