New “Hot Topic” publication from CSCMP looks at how digital freight networks can help shippers get the most out of their data. Digital freight networks (DFN)—also known as digital freight brokers—serve as an online matchmaker, bringing together shippers with available loads and trucking companies with available capacity. For years, DFNs have competed by saying they …
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Article written by Mikayla St. Clair Source: Bloomberg Logistics and supply chain are crucial for the success of all businesses. Efficient logistic strategies are vital for reducing warehouse bulk, and ensuring that customers get their specified goods in time. Companies seeking to implement logistics strategies must first consider how they stand to benefit from the …
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Article written by Andrew Cox This week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 40 (Shippers) Last week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 35 (Shippers) Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 60 (Carriers) The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data contained in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power for …
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–C.H. Robinson, one of the world’s largest logistics companies, and a member of the volunteer Minnesota Task Force that brought together government and private organizations to get personal protective equipment (PPE) for the state, today revealed costly transportation and logistics trends that are adding to budgetary challenges for states in need of …
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Article written by Margaret Harrist In a major step toward operating as one enterprise rather than a collection of brands, trucking and logistics holding company YRC Worldwide is consolidating its disjointed and outdated finance and HR applications, many of them inherited through acquisitions. YRC Worldwide’s goal is to modernize and streamline its back-office systems across …
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