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For the Road Ahead
Get expert tips, TMS strategies, and freight tech trends for brokers, carriers, and shippers, all in one place.
Get expert tips, TMS strategies, and freight tech trends for brokers, carriers, and shippers, all in one place.
Modern TMS platforms deliver exactly what they promise: better visibility, automated workflows, and actionable intelligence. The breakdown happens in the change management process. Or more accurately, the complete absence of one.
The freight market has crashed before and will crash again, but the difference the next time will be whether you’ve learned to roll with the punches or are still waiting to get knocked out.
Your dispatcher just got an AI upgrade — and it’s not asking for a raise. While you’re still wrestling with rate confirmations at 11 p.m. and playing phone tag with drivers who “forgot” to mention that little detour through downtown Denver, someone with a full suite of AI freight broker tools is quietly eating your […]
Whether it is carrier selection and management or tracking the shipment throughout the process, shippers increasingly leverage a TMS for optimized and cost-effective shipping.
A gift of perspective: Founders share their defining moments
A significant shift is on the horizon as AI and workflow automation technologies gain traction. These advancements are expected to enhance carrier and broker operations, revolutionizing back-office processes and boosting productivity.
Shipping operations are becoming increasingly complex, with higher customer expectations and little margin for error. Shippers must leverage freight broker software to obtain real-time visibility, streamline processes, and maximize output to stay ahead.
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Beat Back Rising Trucking Company Insurance Costs – Implement Best Practices & Next-Gen Technologies
Over 135 million hours in 2023 were lost to detention, a huge drain on productivity. … “Sitting around doing nothing” costs the trucking industry $3.6 billion in direct costs that are not reimbursed by shippers.
Traditional payment methods are often slow and could sometimes take a month to consolidate all services rendered and then process the payments. This is why innovative financial tools like Quick Pay are becoming increasingly popular as an integration to carrier TMS solutions.
Over the first half of 2024, the freight industry saw cargo theft rising by 49%, reflecting the intensity of the freight fraud problem. The challenge has resulted in financial and reputational damages for many businesses, with some losing millions of dollars to theft.
Explore the latest in the transportation industry as ports reopen amid the short-lived ILA strike and the logistics index hits a two-year high.
