Freight Rates

Learn how Convoy’s guaranteed primary reduces freight costs by 19% while guaranteeing capacity all without a RFP.

In this Special Digital Issue, the editorial staff of Logistics Management has collected its annual lists of top carriers and service providers broken down by financial performance and freight volume moved to help shippers better understand who’s leading the pack in terms of investment, employee retention and service offerings.

We take a dive into the data-dense world of freight audit and payment and discover why the keys to data management in this ever-evolving segment are control, accuracy and visibility.

Shippers that decide solely to solicit bids to their benefit will face the uncertainty of backlash from carriers, ultimately, bidding allows carriers to understand where they stand in the market and establish lasting carrier-shipper relationships.

Think your company doesn’t need a modern TMS because freight rates are going down and a buyer’s market is in full swing? Think again.

SMC³ have found shippers using their Bid$ense tool, and remove the manual aspects of finding and sourcing freight transportation, also receive responses from a wider net of carriers, up to 30 on average.

Trucking freight rates are expected to see gains heading into the peak holiday months, according to the most recent edition of the Coyote Curve, which was issued late last month by Chicago-based transportation management services provider Coyote Logistics, a subsidiary of freight transportation and logistics services bellwether UPS.

This report provides 30-year forecasts for the relevant cargo types and a high-level review of marine terminal capacity and expansion outlook.

This article provides a snapshot of the trucking freight futures market, starting with a summary of the basics about derivatives-futures and then diving into the specifics of trucking freight futures and their application for the key trucking market participants – trucking carriers, shippers, 3PLs and opportunistic traders/investors.

The challenges for CXOs in the fashion industry can also be catalysts for supply chain improvements.

Bidding on transportation rates is a two-way street, shippers and 3PLs have to find the right partner to transport their goods, and carriers need to make sure the freight fits with their business model.

How are you managing rising transportation costs and uncertain capacity constraints?

For most shippers, the challenge to reduce freight spend isn’t about setting up cost-saving programs. It’s about gaining visibility into shipping data to support their decisions. Join us to learn how transportation-focused data analytics tools are facilitating easier decision making for shippers.

While the US stock market and economy continue to remain stubbornly immune to the ongoing trade war, the same can not be said for global trade as observed and measured by world freight shipping and volumes.

Faced with challenges securing capacity, Land O' Lakes teamed up with Uber Freight to take a technology-based approach to overcome previous issues.