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Chris Burroughs, TIA vice president of government affairs, said at the SMC3 virtual Connections conference this week that passing the Motor Carrier Safety Selection Standard would clear up a lot of the confusion that exists out there in the motor carrier population, given that the FMCSA safety rating process is still done by a physical audit.

Putting together a proposal, especially in the carrier’s case - can quickly begin to feel like an overwhelming experience, in this article we take a closer look at how both carriers and shippers can work together to drive more productive and efficient RFP processes.

Wise executives are stepping up to improve the performance ability of their people through programs like this, and they will serve the domestic and international supply chain profession very well.

Incorrect freight billing affects somewhere between 5-6 percent of all freight invoices, and these errors can stem from a variety of different sources, but three main errors make up the vast majority of all invoicing mistakes.

In these 3 resources, BatchMark XL, CarrierConnect XL, and CzarLite, we detail how to ensure accurate freight billing across every carrier agreement, uncover potential freight bill invoice errors, and assist with price negotiation and planning.

First-of-its-kind, online education schedule will give participants access to live LTL industry experts along with self-paced learning.

The company said that the objective of this educational offering, which kicked off this month, is to provide convenient, self-paced learning that provides live access to industry experts. And it added that it is comprised of weekly live seminar sessions, for shippers, 3PLs, carriers, freight forwarders, and future supply chain leaders.

As we look back at the giant technology strides our industry has made this past year, there is much to applaud, however, there is still much more efficiency to be gained and complexity to be removed.

Old pricing benchmarks work in today’s marketplace because carriers offer shippers discounts on these outdated rates, but this practice masks the true costs of moving goods.

Less-than-truckload pricing success begins with a solid rating foundation, and for shippers, 3PLs and carriers, the first building block is a neutral, third-party base rate.

A trio of freight transportation experts expressed optimism over the possibility of Congress being able to lay down the groundwork to sign a needed long-term federal surface transportation authorization at the recently-concluded SMC3 JumpStart 2021 conference.

Brad Jacobs, Chairman, and CEO of XPO Logistics addressed over 1,000 attendees during the SMC³ annual Jump Start supply chain conference, held as a virtual event this year - the focus on day one gravitated toward one common theme: Change.

Brad Jacobs, Chairman and CEO of Greenwich, Conn.-based freight transportation and logistics services provider XPO Logistics, offered up myriad opinions on a host of industry trends and themes at the opening session of this week’s SMC3 2021 Jumpstart conference, which was held virtually.

At this year's SMC³ Jump Start 2021 virtual conference, Ellen Voie, president, and CEO of Women in Trucking Association will be discussing making the final-mile delivery a strength, and not a weakness.

At this year's Jump Start 2021 virtual supply chain conference, Priya Rajagopalan, chief product officer at FourKites, will discuss using logistics technology to solve supply chain pain points.