The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 6, 2023

John is a legendary builder; he was a founding member of both the Uber Freight product team and the Echo Logistics carrier sales team, and co-founded Isometric Technologies in February 2020. ISO provides a neutral, single source of truth for logistics performance, eliminating siloed systems and human analysis. The Greenscreens.ai

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Logistics Management

JANUARY 7, 2021

Freight payment providers are upbeat heading into recovery, offering a diverse menu of solutions designed to take cost out of freight transportation by helping shippers of all sizes to “think strategically, not transactionally.”

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 17, 2020

Utilizing fragmented systems limits logistics companies from fully leveraging the data in their systems. Data equals dollars and the 3PLs that best harvest the data (dollars) in their systems will be the most profitable. More viable and up to date data. Opportunities can be missed due to aging and irrelevance of data.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 2, 2021

What Will Tomorrow’s Freight Broker Do with Ben Buchanan. Ben Buchanan and Joe Lynch talk about what tomorrow’s freight broker will do. Ben has a decade of experience in freight brokerage across various leadership roles, building best-in-class teams for high growth and scalability while delivering for the customer.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 25, 2022

The Air Freight Market with Eric Kulisch . Eric Kulisch and Joe Lynch discuss the air freight market. Eric is the Air Cargo Editor at FreightWaves, the leading FreightIntel provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform. Key Takeaways: The Air Freight Market.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 9, 2022

What Will Tomorrow’s Freight Broker Do with Ben Buchanan. Ben Buchanan and Joe Lynch talk about what tomorrow’s freight broker will do. Ben has a decade of experience in freight brokerage across various leadership roles, building best-in-class teams for high growth and scalability while delivering for the customer.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

In a prior post , I wrote about the various ways data is transforming global supply chains. Data is the raw fuel of digital transformation and the linchpin to accelerating industry collaboration, automation, predictive insights and so many more cutting-edge capabilities (including those yet to be invented). So, what is quality data?

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Predict and Prevent Freight Damage with Ilya Preston. Ilya Preston and Joe Lynch discuss ways to predict and prevent freight damage. Freight damage is not only expensive and upsetting to customers, but it is also ridiculously hard to figure out where, when, and how it occurred. Key Takeaways: Predict and Prevent Freight Damage.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 26, 2022

Freight Truck Shortages Are Changing The Face Of Logistics. Original article: Freight Truck Shortages Are Changing The Face Of Logistics. It is one reason experts on logistics are following the autonomous freight truck market and new approaches to freight procurement closely. However, freight procurement is changing.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 2, 2021

From a financial standpoint, transportation cost analysis remains focused on determining the value of the resources used to execute a given shipment and goes well beyond benchmarking. Moreover, this kind of analysis does not focus on who ends up paying which expenses in the end. The challenges of limited transportation cost analysis.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 12, 2021

One of the most popular tools that drives the supply chain to new heights is the process of intermodal freight shipping. Data access and analysis continue to be essential to competitive operations within the process of monitoring rates and expenses in intermodal shipping lanes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 14, 2024

Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication systems are revolutionizing road safety, especially in the freight, trucking, and logistics industry. These systems have a range of approximately three hundred meters and facilitate the exchange of critical data between vehicles. Real-time data exchange allows vehicles to react swiftly to hazards.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 9, 2021

Data for data’s sake lacks value, especially in the view of the supply chain. And across the market, submitted data becomes rapidly outdated. And in some industries, outdated data can have disastrous consequences. For instance, take the value added by more accurate data in the health industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Procuring transportation for freight is much different than any other procurement category. The freight market is mercurial. One master of freight procurement is Kyle Masters. Mr. Master’s experience at Simmons Foods illustrates many of the distinct characteristics and challenges related to freight procurement.

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Freightos

APRIL 15, 2024

More Resources Home The Red Pill: The (Slow Yet Steady) Revolution in Global Freight Digitization Eytan Buchman April 15, 2024 Dive deeper into freight data that matters Learn More The March 26th Francis Scott Key Bridge allision feels shocking. He’s obsessed with marketing, data storytelling (it’s a thing!)

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Meeting today’s logistics challenges of the three C’s – customer service, carbon, and cost – companies are not just looking at gathering data, but also how to better interpret and understand this data, and then use it to drive additional value. How about your need for a seamless corporate transportation analysis?

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Food Logistics

JUNE 26, 2023

CoPilot is a generative AI tool embedded in its freight management platform, ShipperGuide, that enables real-time data analysis and industry insights by harnessing the power of large language models.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 9, 2023

DHL offers a wide range of transportation options for the specific needs of the life sciences and healthcare industry, including air and ocean freight. DHL LifeConEx is a premium and customized temperature-controlled air freight service that provides post-shipment diagnostics, cold chain optimization, and data analysis services.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Fortunately, smart data utilization can help reduce deadheading occurrences and make the entire supply chain more profitable. Waste matters in the shipping industry because every instance leads to higher freight costs. Most freight managers are not qualified for this kind of operation, so forming partnerships with 3PLs is vital.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2022

Felipe Capella is President, COO and Co-founder of Loadsmart , a leading digital freight technology company. Transforming the future of freight, Loadsmart leverages artificial intelligence, machine learning and strategic partnerships to automate how freight is priced, booked and shipped. About Felipe Capella. About Loadsmart.

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Relying solely on manual shipping data analysis continues to yield poor results. And even the freight management analytics of five years ago do not necessarily respond well to today’s shifting and changing market. The old ways of recording, processing and responding to analytical data need a streamlined approach.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 17, 2021

How effective are you at lane-by-lane planning and getting deep insights to aid in freight spend planning, mini-bids, and other long-term contracts in your organization? How contract data amounts to tactical bidding management. How to use data to stay strategic and lower costs across the board. . Request a SONAR Demo.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 25, 2021

Reaching mutually beneficial service level agreements (SLA) or trade agreements depends on the access and utilization of current logistics data and a decent amount of preparation. It is something that needs to be practiced more often when it comes to planning and predicting freight rates. Download the White Paper.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JULY 24, 2023

Freight costs and budget adherence are among the most important and often overlooked aspects of transportation management. Measuring performance with transportation KPIs and freight data is getting easier. Budgeting and managing freight costs are critical to overcoming any disruptions and increasing profitability.

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Blue Grace Logistics

AUGUST 7, 2024

Order-level Management: The tracking of orders from inception to fulfillment, and the management of the people, processes and data connected to the order as it moves through its lifecycle. For companies involved in shipping freight, the combination of order-level management and cost to serve analysis can be a game-changer.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Optimizing truckload freight spend is essential in today’s freight market. As the world of transportation continues to evolve, shippers and logistics service providers (LSPs) are effectively utilizing certain methods along with modern data platforms to meet the demands of today’s supply chains. Download the White Paper.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 8, 2021

Data represents an integral part of daily life for most people, and it is no different within the transportation industry. That insight into how freight logistics and optimization rely on data and understanding the full picture is critical to making the best improvements in supply chain route optimization too.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 28, 2022

Autonomous Freight Trucks. It is one reason experts on logistics are following the autonomous freight truck market and new approaches to freight procurement closely. Not all experts on freight logistics are quite so optimistic that we will have fully autonomous trucks on the road by 2024 like TuSimple is claiming.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 11, 2021

Global trade data and shipping demand management are not just things that high-tech companies and international investors need to worry about. This focus makes proper use of global trade data and analytics so vital for continued recovery and growth throughout the supply chain network. Streamline data collection and analysis.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 9, 2021

These short-haul trucks deliver FTL or LTL freight loads between one form of transport and another.” H aving access to real-time freight data and being able to make good use of it is essential for global trade and maritime shipping. Download the White Paper. Back-ups do occur, especially during peak shipping seasons.

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Logistics Management

AUGUST 9, 2021

Preliminary July North American Class 8 net truck orders were flattish compared to June and saw annual gains in July, according to recent data respectively issued by freight transportation consultancy FTR and ACT Research, a provider of data and analysis for trucks and other commercial vehicles.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 31, 2023

They offer a Custom Content Growth Model that includes strategies such as brand and content strategy, audience research, competitive analysis, and digital content roadmap. They also serve the trucking industry by offering brand and content strategy, audience research, competitive analysis, and digital content roadmap services.

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FreightWaves SONAR

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The FreightWaves SONAR Supply Chain Intelligence (SCI) platform now features emissions calculations that are compliant with the GLEC Framework, deepening its carbon intelligence data. SONAR SCI also has rate benchmarking and network analysis capabilities, making it a one-stop shop for measuring trucking network effectiveness.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 18, 2021

Nothing in life comes for free, especially in the transportation and shipping industry where predictive freight costs carry so much weight. Understanding why rate forecasting is so vital and how accurate data and analysis can help improve predictions are essential. It cost money to make money and even to try and save money.

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MTS Logistics

MAY 27, 2022

We experience such diverse supply chain disruptions that tracking the data on U.S. Last year was marked with capacity issues and high prices, but today, freight prices have decreased, while capacity has increased. The post Global Logistics Market Analysis: 2022 Summer Edition appeared first on More Than Shipping.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JULY 12, 2021

Robinson’s own technology and data from the largest network in the freight industry, our partnerships with research firms and universities help our customers stay on top of the trends that influence their supply chains. If you see Class 8 truck manufacturing data, in trade press or elsewhere, remember, it isn’t all highway tractors.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 13, 2021

Felipe Capella is President, COO and Co-founder of Loadsmart , a leading digital freight technology company. Transforming the future of freight, Loadsmart leverages artificial intelligence, machine learning and strategic partnerships to automate how freight is priced, booked and shipped. About Felipe Capella. About Loadsmart.

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