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While there are many reasons why a carrier might set a freight embargo, they’re often necessary for carriers to comply with legal restrictions, overcome logistical challenges, and balance capacity during times of peak demand.

More than ever, access to high-quality information on freight transportation sourcing, pricing, and visibility is the factor separating leading shippers and carriers from the rest of the competition.

When integrated with the leading transportation management systems, CarrierConnect XL adds unparalleled transit and service information for greater transportation efficiency.

SMC³ Industry-leading online education for carriers, shippers, 3PLs, and more pairs self-paced education with live, industry-leading discussions.

The session, entitled “Understanding America’s Supply Chain Woes,” featured supply chain stakeholders from three different perspectives: a port operator, Barbara Melvin, COO, South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA); a shipper, Linda Fonkoue, Global Supply Base Manager, Logistics, Deere and Company; and a motor carrier, Charlie Prickett, President & COO, AAA Cooper Transportation. The session was moderated by Logistics Management.

The outlook for Thomasville, NC-based national less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) is optimistic. That was the word from Greg Gantt, ODFL President and CEO, speaking at the SMC Jump Start conference in Atlanta this week.

Crafting an annual rate forecast has never been easier, with soaring inflation, tightening cargo capacity, and a shrinking labor market, one thing adds up for today’s global logistics managers - the triple whammy.

Even though many less-than-truckload processes have become easier over the years, the bid process is one that’s become more complex, it can be an overall complicated process, and even with the best planning, there are several ways things can go awry.

Freight class provides LTL users an agreed-upon standard for classifying and pricing freight based on universally measurable factors - here’s what you need to know about LTL freight classes, how to measure them, and why they’re so important.

If there’s one immutable truth in the world of logistics, it’s this: LTL is an inherently complex form of transportation.

Shippers can no longer rely on the old rules of freight transportation procurement like manual spreadsheet RFPs and annual bids and continue to thrive in a market defined by rapidly fluctuating transportation costs and capacity demands.

Read the white paper to learn about the transportation industry’s first online LTL curriculum with a path to LTL certification, provided by SMC³.

In these 3 case studies, Old Dominion Freight Line, Averitt, and Groendyke Transport, we take a deep dive into the activity-based solution and how SMC³ improves the LTL motor carrier’s costing capabilities and enhances profitability.

For one global healthcare company seeking to avoid unexpected costs and shipping inefficiencies, while simultaneously unlocking the benefits of multiple countries and business units under one RFP, powerful automation proved to be the missing piece to the RFP puzzle. Let’s take a look at four reasons why automated LTL RFP processes, like SMC³ BidSense®, are equipped to help save the day.

So, what exactly is CzarLite, and why does your company need it?