Quantified Freight
NOVEMBER 12, 2017
Voice is the next big thing in technology. There is no denying it now. Amazon, Google, and many others are placing large swaths of resources into this space across a magnitude of industries. What’s hard to tell at this point is whether it will stick around and lead to a massive reconfigure of the supply chain tech landscape; or will just be a one hit wonder…flash in the pan.
Quantified Freight
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
While delivering packages and small pieces of freight to non-commercial and even residential locations is not a new phenomenon; the sheer rate at which business to consumer shipping volume is growing at is what makes this a pivotal point in the industry. All active players are experimenting and learning quickly which of these are the best fit for their current capacity and business model.
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Quantified Freight
FEBRUARY 28, 2017
Everything. It’s everything. Gone are the days of “cover the floor and shut the door.” The carriers have been upping their game since 2008 by hanging their “fricking lasers” from the rafters of their barns. No longer does an LTL pricing analyst look over a bid request and utter the words “meh…I see a lot of class 50 on here…that’s probably like 45 PCF freight.
Quantified Freight
AUGUST 2, 2017
We all know that one of the mainstream messages being buzzed around is the impending and massively disrupting driver shortage in the trucking, transportation and freight industry. Is this true or just a good headline? As with any complex question involving hundreds of thousands of data points — it’s best to look at the numbers. The American Trucking Association did an interesting study on current trends in driver shortages back in 2014.
Quantified Freight
AUGUST 2, 2017
Visualizing data is a powerful method for better understanding the macro level picture of your transportation network. Similar to executing a pivot table in Excel – a tool like this gives the user a powerful look at what is working and how their freight, lanes, classes, and carriers are distributed. The possibilities are endless with Tableau — which has a free version, personal version and several organization options.
Quantified Freight
JULY 22, 2017
Experiment. Often. This is an important distinction that should be in the fine print anytime someone gives the advice to “fail fast and fail often.” Fail small as well. That’s what drives change, innovation and ultimate success. If you’re starting a company, set up the initial framework to involve keeping room for evolution and pivoting down the road.
Quantified Freight
MARCH 16, 2017
Have you seen the movie Looper? It stars Bruce “Won’t Retire” Willis, that Angels in the Outfield kid, and Emily Blunt. The movie involves low-life assassins who are contracted to kill victims sent to them from the future using illegal time travel. The killer will blow the target away, then collect the gold bars that were strapped to their bodies as payment. .
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