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Operational trucking costs: how to get more from your fleet

FreightWaves SONAR

Operational trucking charges and costs are nothing new. They derive from a confluence of factors, including truck industry volatility. To that end, here are the top steps for carriers to get more from their fleets and proactively manage operational trucking costs. But how can a trucking company achieve this goal?

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

FreightWaves SONAR

For those who are seeking how to be a successful freight broker, they should first look at how they can make themselves stand out. 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.

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The 4 Types of Trucking Carriers Shippers Should Consider in RFPs

FreightWaves SONAR

When it comes to planning RFPs and figuring out which carrier partnerships to pursue, shipping managers need to be aware of the various trucking carriers with availability. And knowing their differences and how those differences amount to varying service levels, including benefits, are key to success. . Request a SONAR Demo.

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

FreightWaves SONAR

A poor or negative cash position can cause executives to look at how to reduce expenses to survive. Market volatility insight presents value to carriers that learn to recognize how trends lead to challenges and why those challenges represent opportunities for improvement. Request a SONAR Demo.

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

FreightWaves SONAR

Every inch of space available in delivery vans, trucks, semis and cargo crates is valuable. In the past, calculating freight class depended on the physical weight of an item, as well as what else could be shipped within the same truck to set a cost per hundredweight (CPW). How to track trends developing in long-term pricing agreements.

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Bill of Lading Types: How to Avoid the Detention and Demurrage Due to Documentation

MTS Logistics

In shipping, documentation, freight insurance, terminal problems, and trucking shortages are just a few of the problems we face today. Hapag-Lloyd recently announced the demo of e-bill of ladings that have been used in recent months. But the biggest issue to address in the documentation category is the bill of lading (BL).

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[Chart of the Week] Transportation costs keep rising as service deteriorates: Carrier trucking compliance levels drop below 75% while rates increase 6% in February

FreightWaves SONAR

And the effects are becoming evident as trucking compliance with applicable routing guide requirements deteriorate. The truckload market appeared to be on a path toward stability with rejection rates sliding slowly through the first month of the year before winter storms disrupted trucking networks and shipper production cycles.