Why CARRIERS Benefit from a Digital Freight Matching Platform

This white paper explains why business-to-business carriers today benefit from access to a neutral digital freight matching platform to best use their available capacity, resources, and equipment.

Introduction to Digital Freight Matching

Transportation, specifically over-the-road (OTR) trucking, is one of the most significant industries in North America today in both size and importance.

The benefit for OTR carriers to improvements to both revenues and costs by adopting emerging best practices yields disproportionate improvements to the business.

The purpose of this white paper is to explain why business-to-business carriers today benefit from access to a neutral digital freight matching platform to best use their available capacity, resources, and equipment.

The white paper also reinforces that transitioning to a DFM platform is one of the simplest and quickest payback initiatives any small, midsized or large carrier can complete in a matter of days to immediately realize the benefits.

DIGITAL FREIGHT MATCHING aims to leverage emerging technology to efficiently match Shipper demand (the need to move a product) with Carrier supply (truck capacity) via a digital (web and/or mobile) platform.

Why Carriers Benefit from a DFM Platform - Contents

  • The Problem: Carriers’ Optimization of Capacity is a Key Opportunity Area
  • What is a Digital Freight Matching Platform
  • Why Carriers Benefit by Using a Digital Freight Matching Platform
  • Conclusion: Moving Easily for Immediate Benefits

Download this white paper a discover how the adoption of a neutral digital freight matching platform is one of the simplest and quickest payback initiatives any small, midsized, and large carrier can complete in a matter of minutes to easily move freight collaborations digital and start realizing the savings.


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