GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

As businesses grow, so do the complexities of managing freight logistics. Whether you're a small startup or an established business, choosing the right freight shipping service provider can be a game changer. A freight broker serves as the intermediary between shippers and carriers.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 7, 2025

It's a collaborative relationship that can streamline and elevate your freight shipping operations. With expertise, technology and carrier access, a skilled 3PL company can help you unlock greater efficiency, reduce shipping costs and build supply chain resilience. Are we using the optimal mix of freight shipping modes for our needs?

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GlobalTranz

JULY 21, 2025

Whether you're shipping less-than-truckload (LTL) or truckload (TL) freight , one document keeps your shipment moving smoothly: the bill of lading (BOL). More than just paperwork, it serves as a contract, a receipt and a key legal reference throughout your freight's journey. Getting it right ensures your freight moves smoothly.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 23, 2025

In alignment with its end-to-end supply chain strategy, Blue Yonder will now be able to assist its customers in automating the collection and exchange of shipment data from logistics suppliers, facilitating accredited and traceable emissions calculations across all transportation modes, including air, inland (truck, rail, barge), and sea.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 1, 2025

By harnessing the growing power of AI to not only sense demand at a very fine-grain, real-time level, but also to govern decisions about pricing and inventory. The company says its new approach uses agentic AI to transform consumer feedback into profitable retail growth strategies. AI can help.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

For stakeholders navigating this environment, understanding key industry drivers, challenges, and future trends is critical for crafting effective strategies. In response, major freight operators have recently acquired advanced battery technology firms to accelerate fleet electrification.

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Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

billion rate data points monthly to provide the most comprehensive view of the market, helping you identify savings opportunities and make data-driven decisions. billion rate data points monthly to provide the most comprehensive view of the market, helping you identify savings opportunities and make data-driven decisions.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 27, 2025

Yet, researchers and industry experts argue the labor market functions well when freight demand is strong. A December 2024 study by Professors Jonathan Phares, Jason Miller, and Stephen Burks, published by the Association for Supply Chain Management, shows carriers hire drivers when freight demand rises and reduce staff when it falls.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 19, 2025

Freight and cargo tariffs are essential components of international trade, especially in a global hub like Dubai. This guide will break down the various elements of freight tariffs, providing insights into how businesses can manage and predict shipping costs more effectively. What Are Freight and Cargo Tariffs?

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 15, 2025

Companies now must make strategic decisions regarding pricing, shipping, supply chains and overall logistics. Create Short-Term and Long-Term Shipping Strategies Tip: To successfully navigate import tariff challenges, it's essential to have both short-term and long-term shipping strategies in place.

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Demand forecasting in supply chain management is the process of predicting customer demand, supply trends, and pricing fluctuations. To help you stay ahead, here are four strategies that supply chains leaders are using to win at demand forecasting. weather, social media trends).

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ToolsGroup

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Demand forecasting in supply chain management is the process of predicting customer demand, supply trends, and pricing fluctuations. To help you stay ahead, here are four strategies that supply chains leaders are using to win at demand forecasting. weather, social media trends).

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Freight Waves

JULY 8, 2025

Historically, this holiday period is characterized by heightened freight activities driven by an increase in consumer spending and the need for timely distributions of goods as various industries prepare for summer events and promotions. The Fourth of July is a significant benchmark for the U.S. Chart: SONAR.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 21, 2025

In April, freight company HLS Group reported 80 canceled sailings from China as trade tensions with the U.S. To keep operations and supply chains stable amid the volatility of today’s global trade dynamics, companies need a freight strategy that can flex under pressure. intensified. That means going multimodal.

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Freight Waves

JULY 23, 2025

railroad landscape, creating a single-line transcontinental network poised to redefine freight transportation. By eliminating interchanges at major hubs like Chicago, Memphis, and New Orleans—a common bottleneck in the current system—shippers can expect reduced transit times and potentially lower costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2025

The adoption of AI in supply chain automation is enabling companies to make more accurate decisions, reduce cycle times, and better manage complexity. Use Cases: Spend Analytics: Machine learning models analyze historical purchasing behavior to identify opportunities for cost reduction, supplier consolidation, and policy enforcement.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 20, 2025

If your business depends on freight shipping, you've likely felt the effects of a world that seems to change overnight. When tariffs rise, fuel prices spike or international trade agreements shift, those cause ripples across all freight modes — truck, air, rail and ocean. Natural disasters. Tariff swings.

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Freightos

JULY 16, 2025

Home Tariffs, Peak Season Lulls and More – July 16, 2025 Update The Freightos Weekly Update keeps you informed on international freight with key economic data, demand trends, and rate insights. Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) increased 4% to $3,509/FEU. Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) increased 4% to $3,509/FEU. China – N.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 23, 2025

Subscribe The Supply Chain Carbon Footprint Reduction Strategy! Companies across the globe are making concerted efforts to reduce their carbon footprints, ensuring that their practices are environmentally friendly while also maintaining efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Key Strategies for Reducing Carbon Footprint 1.

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Freightos

JUNE 10, 2025

Home Container rates surging as shippers rush ahead of deadlines – June 10, 2025 Update The Freightos Weekly Update keeps you informed on international freight with key economic data, demand trends, and rate insights. Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) increased 17% to $2,757/FEU. America weekly prices fell 1% to $5.27/kg.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 22, 2025

Against this backdrop, one factor stands out as both a risk and key opportunity: pricing. To be precise, the ability to adjust pricing and pricing strategies in real-time, grounded in data and tailored to specific markets, has emerged as the most effective way to shield and even grow profits.

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TransAudit

MARCH 25, 2025

This trend, known as reshoring , is driving the emergence of regionalized freight networks , optimizing supply chains for efficiency, cost savings, and resilience. For logistics professionals, understanding how these changes impact freight networks is critical to staying ahead. Government Incentives for Reshoring The U.S.

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Arena Solutions

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

To achieve greater product differentiation and reduce expenses, companies are outsourcing design and development work to contract manufacturers (CMs) and other domain experts. Historically, manufacturers would offshore their operations to reduce labor costs; however, times have changed. Moreover, U.S.

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Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

billion rate data points monthly to provide the most comprehensive view of the market, helping you identify savings opportunities and make data-driven decisions. billion rate data points monthly to provide the most comprehensive view of the market, helping you identify savings opportunities and make data-driven decisions.

Optimal Sourcing 156

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 24, 2024

At Expedite All, he enhances freight safety, leveraging a secure network of 9,000+ small trucks nationwide. Expedite All: A freight brokerage company that connects smaller carriers and owner-operators with shippers needing expedited shipping services.

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Precoro

MARCH 27, 2025

That’s why organizations zero in on strategies to achieve procurement cost reduction.    The key thing to remember is that cost reduction in procurement isn’t just about slashing expenses. It cuts costs yet helps maintain product quality and smooth operations. Negotiate better contract terms.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 4, 2025

Supply chain software provider Descartes announced Wednesday that it is cutting its workforce by 7%, or roughly 200 people. The action is in response to “uncertain times for customers” as a rapidly changing trade landscape weighs on the freight industry.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 17, 2025

AI has the potential to truly eliminate these boundaries by integrating departmental workflows. AI also improves the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of supply chain operations, both in terms of automating processes, and finding ways to refine pricing strategies and take advantage of forecast trends. And the cherry on top?

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Neal Huffman and Joe Lynch discuss Farelanes: real time lane pricing for everyone. Neal is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Farelanes, a company specializing in providing real-time lane pricing data for the logistics industry. Farelanes Gold: Aimed at shippers, offering comprehensive pricing insights.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 11, 2025

The logistics industry is navigating a period of rapid change as economic shifts, rising fuel costs, regulatory updates and digital transportation are accelerating the need for flexible logistics strategies across the supply chain. Fill out the form below to view the full report!

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Freightos

DECEMBER 9, 2024

And instead of lamenting their detrimental impact after the fact, logistics professionals would do better to learn lessons and develop strategies to be prepared for the inevitable next disruption. To determining which tools can help execute that strategy.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 16, 2025

Los Angeles-based tech logistics company Warp announced Friday it has secured a $10 million Series A round to scale its AI-powered freight network via robotics and automation. Warp’s approach doesn’t just optimize freight,” said Ally Warson, partner at Up.Partners, in the release. “It It redefines it.

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Descartes

JUNE 4, 2025

The purchase price for the acquisition was approximately $112.7 Cost Reduction Initiatives Considering the economic and global trade uncertainty many Descartes customers are facing, Descartes has undertaken cost reduction initiatives designed to reduce its cost base. Additions to property and equipment (1.9)

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Cathy Roberson

JULY 10, 2025

FedEx has been dabbling with dynamic pricing since it launched its Network 2.0 strategy in 2022 during its investor conference. "I Indeed, the use of dynamic pricing in the parcel market is helping FedEx and UPS to protect their revenue per package as volumes, in general, slip.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2025

An efficient supply chain strategy is one that takes every aspect of your supply chain into account, from inventory management and warehouse design to freight tendering and transport optimisation. Supply chain efficiency focuses on improving your processes whilst also reducing costs. What is Supply Chain Efficiency?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

This article delves into the pivotal role of the supply chain in driving business success, highlighting its impact on reducing costs, enhancing efficiency, boosting customer satisfaction, and providing the agility needed to respond to an ever-changing market environment.

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QAD

MAY 22, 2025

There are many ways an organization can cut supply chain costs. While there are no short-term fixes, enterprises should prioritize areas where they can make the quickest gains to reduce costs. This involves rigorous supplier selection, negotiation of pricing, quality standards, and delivery schedules, fostering trust and consistency.

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