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Prepping For The Retail Rush

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The freight market continues to battle the freight recession that has been ongoing for over two years, and there have been signs that the market is slightly more sensitive to outside events. Within SONAR, the Outbound Tender Reject Index (blue) In early October eclipsed 5% for the first time since the Fourth of July holiday.

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How freight markets react amid weather-related chaos

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These major weather events affect transportation markets in the days leading up to the event and following the events in different ways. Major weather events hamper transportation markets from both the demand and supply sides of the market. Request a SONAR Demo. Request a SONAR SCI Demo.

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Near-real-time data-driven route optimization best practices

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As highlighted by FleetOwner , traffic jams, vehicle problems, major weather events, customs and border issues and construction projects can delay delivery and disrupt normal transportation flow. Find out more about how your organization can gain those lane-level insights by requesting a demo of FreightWaves SONAR SCI Lane Acuity today.

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What is a routing guide and what are best practices to create one

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What is a routing guide : a set of rules and requirements from shippers that set rules for inbound and outbound shipping. A routing guide provides a clear set of a shipper’s rules and requirements t for both inbound and outbound freight. Request a SONAR SCI Lane Acuity demo by clicking the button below today. .

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SONAR Indices & Insights: Improve Freight Shipping Procurement with SONAR SCI’s Lane Acuity Plus

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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. Carriers will be able to see inbound and outbound stability on specific lanes.

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Using SONAR alerts to help close freight sales with tender lead time index

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In this blog, we will dive into how you can use Outbound Tender Lead Time (OTLT) indexes to be alerted of the right time to make that call to close business with new customers and satisfy the relationship of new carrier relationships. If you are not a FreightWaves SONAR user, click below to schedule a demo. Request a SONAR Demo.

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Using SONAR to Understand Local Markets and Seasonality

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It’s a perennial top-three outbound market in the US due to its proximity to the nearby ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. As each market contends with its own seasonal events, this is a good way to determine whether a particular trend is normal for a given market during a certain timeframe. We see similar trends around the holidays.