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Truckload Market Trends to Watch in 2022

GlobalTranz

In our white paper, 2022 Logistics and Supply Chain Trends and Outlook , we cover many of the lingering effects of the past two years, and the newest challenges truckload shippers can expect to face in the year ahead. When freight capacity is this tight, carriers are selective about who they do business with. Download Today.

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How currency changes are affecting logistics providers

The Network Effect

European companies gain in selling products into North America. This means more air and sea freight on Europe-North America lanes, cross border feeds from Mexico and Canada, and increases in domestic North American transportation and warehousing for imported products.

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6 Steps to an Optimized Oil and Gas Supply Chain

CH Robinson Transportfolio

With multiple freight handoffs, service gaps, and surging demands, global ceramic proppant manufacturers have one of the most complex supply chains in the oil and gas industry. In the “before” diagram below, you’ll see a typical supply chain experience when a manufacturer ships ceramic proppant from China to North America.

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Freight Audit: 10 Freight Invoice Considerations Impacting Spend

Intelligent Audit

While traditionally these programs are called freight audits, it isn’t solely about LTL or FT. While each shipping mode presents more complexity for managing the freight audit , having a single validated source of truth across your supply chain opens up endless possibilities for shipment and cost optimization. Consider this.

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When EU and U.S. Cabotage Collide with Peak Shipping Seasons

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Local drivers tend to transport freight across short distances, sometimes with multiple deliveries. Typically, large carriers and 3PLs obtain freight awards and then work with small carriers to fulfill their commitments. In North America, cabotage is more restrictive. Shippers see generally stable rates.

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23 logistics professionals share the #1 way to reduce logistics costs

6 River Systems

An organization will introduce significant structural improvements in an integrated, cost-effective freight and distribution network to deliver exposure, minimize expenses and improve the quality of customer satisfaction. In this case, a freight forwarding company can help. billion, while transportation costs increased by 10.4%

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Bonus: Top 11 thru 20 Most Popular Manufacturing Blog Posts

GlobalTranz

Well, manufacturing companies who ship freight in North America. If we can provide value there, show our expertise, and get in front of those in manufacturing, we can educate, provide continual improvement, and in all transparency, show potential shipper customers that we understand their needs beyond just freight.