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Enterprise shippers’ top 6 logistics strategies to know

FreightWaves SONAR

Adjusting current logistics strategies demonstrated the second great challenge of the pandemic. Embracing new and improved logistics strategies remains the best way to adapt to clients’ changing demands in 2021 and beyond. Strong and versatile logistics strategies depend on this data. Download the White Paper.

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How LTL shipping rates work and how to track trends developing in long-term pricing agreements

FreightWaves SONAR

That gave rise to a new time pricing strategy, dimension (DIM) pricing. . Density plays a role in the form of dimensional pricing. DIM pricing considers cubic volume in addition to physical height, width and depth of packages as a factor for price calculations. Capture pricing data for LTL freight.

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How freight consolidation impacts RFP bidding strategies

FreightWaves SONAR

Figuring out how to improve annual request for proposal (RFP) bidding strategies remains elusive for many shippers, especially in the context of knowing when to expand the network to leverage freight consolidation. And it’s important to realize how that process can affect annual RFPs and mini-bid activity.

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Bringing Order to Chaos: Last-Mile Delivery Costs and How to Reduce Them

Locus

Fuel costs: Last-mile fuel costs require careful management as they make up 25% of a truck’s operational costs over volatile price fluctuations. Read also: How to Calculate the Cost of Transport 2. Read also: A Study of Unit Economics in Last Mile Delivery Is it essential to reduce last-mile delivery costs for vehicles?

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How to price freight loads: carriers that use data price more accurately

FreightWaves SONAR

For managers in the transportation industry, freight load pricing accuracy remains a source of confusion and disruption. Freight management companies and partners can remain unsure of how to attain or utilize meaningful, actionable freight data. . Click the button below to request a FreightWaves SONAR demo.

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[Infographic] What’s eating your profits and how to use market volatility to stop it

FreightWaves SONAR

(Graphics created by Emily Ricks) Carriers frequently find themselves frustrated when costs eat away at their profits and they have limited pricing visibility. Financial losses or declining profitability certainly make cost-cutting a priority. Using freight indices assists significantly in finding the most appropriate pricing ranges.

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OneRail Recognized in 2021 Gartner® Market Guide for VRS and Last Mile Technologies

The Logistics of Logistics

These include delivery windows, number of delivery stops on a specific route, delivery pricing, etc. Using VRS helps reduce fuel costs, improve operational efficiency and increase delivery speed. How to get your copy of the Gartner® Market Guide.

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