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UltraShipTMS Inbound Logistics Solution Selected by The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.

Supply Chain Collaborator

The Milwaukee, WI and York, PA based retailer operates 268 department stores across 26 states and has a robust online/ecommerce site. Bon-Ton’s implementation will include the UltraShipTMS Core platform as well as Ultra’s LoadFusion freight/route optimization tool and yard management tool, UltraYMS. a regional department store.

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4 More Tips for Working With Freight Brokers

DAT Solutions

For example, let's say you run a load from Milwaukee to the East Coast for $2.50/mile. If return loads directly to Milwaukee aren't paying enough, look for alternative routes. My suggestion is that most freight into Wisconsin comes from other points in the Midwest, so any load into the Midwest helps you meet your goal.

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Supply Chain Movement 22 – Logistics Outsourcing

Supply Chain Movement

Logistics service providers can of course play an important role in the consolidation of freight flows, but the most successful collaborative projects are initiated by shippers themselves. Vorrath lives in Germany since 2012 and commutes between two offices in Germany, in Hanover and Burscheid, and Milwaukee, Wis.

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Spot market demand heats up out West

DAT Solutions

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 256 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $60 billion in real transactions. Cleveland to Milwaukee increased 50¢ to $4.38/mi. Rising Rates.

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Flatbed Rates Set Another Record

DAT Solutions

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 179 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $45 billion in real transactions. Rates averaged more than $3/mile in 10 out 15 of the top flatbed markets.

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All-Inclusive Freight Rates Update: US FTL Freight Rates Under $1,000 USD with Guaranteed Pick-Up

Freightera

For examples of such rates, find below some of the super-competitive FTL freight ones our customers have recently searched for! To learn more about FTL vs. LTL freight shipping, click here or give us a call at 1800 886 4870 ext. From Chicago, IL 60604 to Milwaukee, WI 53202 – $529.40 New to shipping FTL? Register here.

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The New Way a TMS Fuels Routing Creativity

Talking Logistics

You may not do your job with a palette and a paintbrush, but it’s safe to say that logistics planners have to be creative when moving freight. In today’s business environment, no planner is simply loading freight onto a truck and shipping it from Point A to Point B via a common carrier. CPO can identify the best pool point (i.e.,