Freight Waves

JUNE 3, 2025

Transportation metrics saw little change in May as capacity, utilization and pricing remained in expansion territory, according to a monthly survey of supply chain professionals. reading for transportation capacity during May, which was roughly in line with April. SONAR: Logistics Managers’ Index (Transportation Prices).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 17, 2021

Today’s article is from GlobalTranz and explores white glove services in transportation management. That’s the overview of white glove services evolution and it’s another piece of the transportation terminology puzzle. It’s important to know how white glove services and transportation management go together.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 10, 2025

In the fourth quarter, we delivered the second largest software bookings in the history of the company. While the revenue growth in transportation management was not discussed, their Cloud TMS business is growing. In the last six months, we have not seen a single transportation deal that does not include network capability.

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Freightos

JULY 7, 2025

Disparate systems, such as Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Transportation Management Systems (TMS), and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platforms, often operate in silos, resulting in inconsistent data formats and poor data quality. Yet, as Esch highlighted, even global companies struggle with data harmonization.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 14, 2025

On the inside front cover I wrote, In the days that follow, write your memories, tell us your story, turn this book into a memory of your life. When my father (Papi) retired, my wife and I bought him a journal and a pen. To be honest, I never thought he would write a single.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 1, 2025

For more than 25 years, she has focused her attention on studying how adults best learn, consistently growing her methodology by engaging with transportation and logistics companies. Gina Anderson is on a mission to help organizations grow their safety cultures through meaningful learning that inspires and engages employees.

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SCMDOJO

JANUARY 23, 2023

We’ve compiled a list of 10 great supply chain analytics books to help you better understand the concepts and strategies behind this vital business field. From foundational reads to more advanced topics, these books will help you start your journey into the world of supply chain analytics!

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Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

Home Meet Freightos Procure: The Next Evolution of SHIPSTA Freightos Procure rebrands SHIPSTA, enhancing procurement with market intelligence and seamless booking within the Freightos Enterprise suite, empowering shippers to manage the entire freight lifecycle efficiently.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 10, 2025

Immediately preceding her appointment at IANA, Anne was President & CEO of the Transportation Intermediaries Association for four years. Department of Transportation. Mission and Vision: IANA’s mission is to promote the growth of efficient intermodal freight transportation through innovation, education, and dialogue.

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Freight Waves

JULY 12, 2025

Chart of the Week: Import Ocean TEUs Volume Index – USA SONAR : IOTI.USA Booking volumes for container imports, as measured by the Inbound Ocean TEUs Volume Index (IOTI), appear to have peaked in early July—about a month ahead of the typical peak shipping season. Early signs of blank sailings have emerged in response to declining bookings.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2023

Doug is the CEO of Echo Global Logistics , a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services. From 1986 to 1998, Waggoner held a variety of positions in sales, operations, marketing, and engineering at Yellow Transportation before becoming Vice President of Customer Service.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Last year, Rebecca Henderson’s, Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire , was on the short list for Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award. But then,” according to the book, “something unexpected happened. By 2017, Walmart had met its goal of doubling the transportation’s fleets efficiency.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 16, 2025

Movement solves for this by empowering AI agents to clean data, then communicate and act at the operational level, including booking shipments and performing complex reroutes, all while keeping stakeholders informed. This includes resolving issues autonomously, calling carriers, rerouting freight, and executing bookings.

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Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

I just went live this year with a Fortune 25 company, and their factories book against their orders online. Use of order patterns to execute a route guide in Transportation Planning (TMS)–route planning, pooling of less than truckload, and load tender. First pass tender percentage in transportation planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 1, 2025

The company dynamically positions inventory within its fulfillment network using projected demand heat maps and transportation cost models. API Exposure and Integration Security Modern logistics depends heavily on APIs, for shipment booking, status updates, customs clearance, and document exchange. OAuth2), and throttling.

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Freight Waves

JULY 6, 2025

in recent months “This has led to a surge in need for cross-border freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and multimodal transport solutions,” Donohoe said. SONAR’s Inbound Ocean TEUs Indices (IOTI) measure bookings of twenty-foot equivalent units on a 14-day rolling average based on departure date from the port of lading.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Our vision at TRAMES, is to reduce global trade barriers through digitalizing international freight and transportation. a) Across the various actors in any single transport chain. Suppliers render transportation services, and typically commit service levels in the process. What TRAMES Aims to Tackle. c) Collaborative Chat.

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Freight Waves

JULY 10, 2025

FreightWaves has announced that Leland Miller, CEO of China Beige Book International, will deliver a keynote address at the upcoming Future of Freight Festival (F3) this November. At the heart of Miller’s work is the China Beige Book, a groundbreaking data analytics platform modeled after the U.S.

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ToolsGroup

MARCH 26, 2025

Books your free consultancy with ToolsGroup Contact Us Now Is your business leveraging advanced supply chain planning tools for inventory stability? Now is the time to implement a smarter, data-driven approach to demand forecasting and inventory optimization to transform your supply chain performance.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 26, 2018

One of the primary reasons a company implements a warehouse management system (WMS) is to know the exact location of their inventory; if the inventory is not there, one might think it is easy to just write that inventory off the books. Book Inventory Changes Immediately. But the reality is rarely that simple.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Maersk would split into two divisions – a Transport & Logistics division, and an energy division. Meanwhile, the golden child – Transport & Logistics – charted three pillars for growth: Product offering and customer experience. Advantages Beyond Shipment Booking and Execution.

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E2open

JULY 31, 2024

Latest report shows year-over-year increase of eight days for global average shipment time from initial booking to clearing gate at final port, five-day increase in actual transit time AUSTIN, Texas – July 31, 2024 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. Europe to Asia averaged 84 days, the same duration as last quarter but up 11 days from Q2 2023.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 14, 2025

Chart of the Week: Inbound Ocean TEU Volume Index – USA SONAR : IOTI.USA Import container bookings, as measured by the Import Ocean TEUs Index ( IOTI ), have rebounded sharply after plunging in response to the historic tariffs imposed on Chinese goods in April. China’s share of bookings fell to 30% on May 18, down from 41% on April 1.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Customers use their modular, SaaS solutions to route, schedule, track, and measure delivery resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit, and pay transportation invoices; access global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

From there joined the leadership team of a small start up that became RPM Freight Systems, learned about the finished vehicle transportation world and built that company to over 200 employees globally. Jacob McLeod is the president of EXO Freight , the first managed transportation marketplace built for open deck shippers and carriers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 21, 2014

<In fact, so much so that I wrote a book about it.> The translation of this demand signal from a channel demand signal to a manufacturer or a distributor through a bill of material or a transportation or manufacturing routing. ” (For more on this topic check out the book, The Business Forecasting Deal. ).

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 20, 2025

Powered by the most complete, accurate, and low latency container tracking data available, the CLM platform provides logistics professionals with a smarter way to track and manage their containers, from booking until returned empty.

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Freightos

AUGUST 19, 2024

Crossing one million bookings annually in 2023, we’ve made significant headway in digitizing spot freight pricing and bookings, especially in air cargo. But, as we hear from our freight forwarder and shipper customers again and again, spot bookings aren’t everything. And it’s happening.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Transportation is the largest sector of the economy, making up 8.9 percent gross domestic product (GDP), reports the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. e-Book] 8 Big Factors to Consider for Efficient LTL Shipping. LTL Rates to Increase Monthly Over the last year, rate increases in trucking have become commonplace.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 24, 2021

Pick your country, but you will find the same story: there are not enough drivers to meet transportation demand and the situation is not likely to change for years. The issues facing the transportation market are structural—even increasing salaries dramatically has not created a flood of driver applicants.

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Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

Home Meet Freightos Procure: The Next Evolution of SHIPSTA Freightos Procure rebrands SHIPSTA, enhancing procurement with market intelligence and seamless booking within the Freightos Enterprise suite, empowering shippers to manage the entire freight lifecycle efficiently.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 5, 2025

As the transportation and logistics industry gears up for the third quarter of 2025, carriers, shippers, and 3PLs face an evolving market. Rising transportation expenses, supply chain bottlenecks, and economic uncertainty are among key challenges for shippers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Freight Management Tools: Provides software solutions for managing freight operations, including load posting, bidding, booking, and dispatching. Integration with Other Services: Integrates with other transportation software and services, streamlining workflows and improving efficiency.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 1, 2025

We proudly announce that Blue Yonder has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems (TMS) report 1 for the 14th consecutive year 2. Blue Yonders achievements are deeply rooted in our transportation management solutions and the Blue Yonder Platform.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 7, 2021

They all involve a degree of outsourcing transportation functions, whether that’s supply chain cybersecurity management or white glove services , and technically, all 4PLs and 5PLs exist as 3PLs too. Among the services which they provide are transportation, warehousing, cross-docking, inventory management, packaging, and freight forwarding.”.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Matt is the Senior Vice President of Werner Enterprises , a key component of the company’s portfolio of transportation services solutions. Kevin’s journey in transportation and logistics began in China, where he managed ocean and air imports for his own venture, Phoria Energy Solutions. Greenscreens.ai With 2022 revenues of $3.3

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 4, 2024

About Andy Tomka Andy Tomka is the Vice President of Product at MVMNT, a freight-tech company that build transportation managemt systems (TMS) for SMB freight brokers. Post-college, Andy worked for Menlo Worldwide in their managed transportation group before moving to the startup Echo Global Logistics.

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