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With shipping expenses growing at a rate of over 5% per year, this is clearly a substantial expense for any company; however, implementing a transportation management system can keep shipping costs to a minimum and bring a business significant transportation and freight savings.

The Enterprise Resource Planning Integration Highway is a common integration approach to all ERP systems, and integrating purchase orders directly from an ERP system to and from a TMS facilitates the rapid creation of shipments.

Marking a milestone in its mission to revolutionize how freight is shipped, Kuebix has surpassed 10,000 companies using its transportation management system, more than doubling its customer base in 3 months.

The electronic logging device mandate, ELD, which is forcing major changes for the industry has been met with adversity with some trucking companies saying that some truckers would rather leave the industry than use ELD.

Without a thorough understanding of what a Transportation Management System is, many logistics shippers are at a disadvantage in their continuous improvement journey for improving their supply chains.

Today is Earth Day, and with the transportation and logistics industry relying on the enormous amount of diesel fuel each year, one of the most efficient ways for companies to reduce the amount of fuel they consume is to ensure that their trucks are always as full as possible, and their delivery routes are optimized.

Kuebix, the creator of a transportation management system that delivers true freight intelligence, has launched the Kuebix Freight Rate Calculator, a new free tool for all transportation and logistics professionals to research and get instant estimates on their less-than-truckload freight.

Gartner analysts said in their report that Kuebix continues to build out its product capabilities in close relationship with its client base.

Gartner has, for the first time, positioned Kuebix in their 2018 Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems.

The e-commerce industry is booming, and this has caused many organizations to overhaul their transportation operations due to the high volume of small orders that require Amazon-like delivery times.

We know ecommerce is reshaping the logistics landscape, but what are the technologies managers can leverage to meet evolving requirements and shifting operational constraints? We’ve rounded up insights from leading experts to share tools that are available now as well as what’s on the horizon.

A global online logistics community should be a vibrant entity where transparency of information, pricing, and service levels empower enterprises, carriers, and suppliers to take full advantage of revenue opportunities and build trusted-partner relationships.

Supply chain visibility will be a weighty topic in 2018, as the industry acclimatizes itself to new levels of supply chain control, however, the question is no longer whether visibility is essential for shipping companies, but how long customers are willing to patronize suppliers without it.

As capacity tightens and freight rates rise, both new and established TMS vendors are coming up with solutions that fit the smaller shipper’s budget while also offering all of the bells and whistles that larger systems offer, and logistics operations of all sizes are catching on.

Frequently overlooked and often pushed to the bottom of a shipper’s supply chain agenda, good inbound freight management can help companies improve shipment visibility, save money, and enhance customer service.