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6 Freight Rate Negotiation Tips to Secure More Competitive Rates
September 26, 2024
The supply chain has been in a state of upheaval since the turn of the decade, impacting not only material availability and shipping reliability, but freight rates as...
5 Best Practices for Ensuring Shipping Compliance
September 24, 2024
Recently, Pitney Bowes published their U.S. parcel shipping index, estimating that shipping volumes are expected to grow 5% per year until 2028. Shippers that can meet...
How to Find the Best LTL Shipping Rates
September 13, 2024
Reducing LTL shipping rates is key to lowering overall operational costs. Here are seven tips to help.
How Domestic Investment and Reshoring Affects Manufacturers and Distributors
September 13, 2024
Reshoring manufacturing is completely transforming the logistics landscape. Here’s what to know.
Investing in shipping software can have the highest ROI of any improvements to your warehouse.
August 29, 2024
Investing in shipping software can have the highest ROI of any improvements to your warehouse.
Optimizing Less-Than-Truckload Shipments for Maximum Efficiency
June 13, 2024
LTL optimization is critical for making the most of this cost-saving shipping mode. Here are four tips to help.
The 5 Biggest Mistakes in Planning Shipments Across Multiple Carriers, and How to Avoid Them
June 10, 2024
Multi-carrier shipping software is crucial for succeeding in today’s logistics market. Here are five ways it can help.
The Summer Planning Guide for the Shipping Industry
June 3, 2024
Summer shipping isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. Here are the unique challenges to watch out for — and how to overcome them.
Friendshoring Is Reshaping the Supply Chain — How Can Transportation Software Help?
June 3, 2024
Friendshoring has the potential to dramatically alter the fulfillment landscape. Is your company prepared?
The Shipper’s Guide to Offsetting the Rise in Fuel Prices
May 24, 2024
The rise in fuel prices is impacting shipping costs around the world. Here’s how to offset your operational expenses.
Are You Underutilizing Shipping Data and Analytics to Optimize Your Operation?
May 7, 2024
If you aren’t using the latest analytics technology you’re ignoring a wealth of opportunities available to compete more effectively in the industry. That’s where a...
Streamlining Shipping Costs in an Era of Inflation and Supply Chain Restriction
May 7, 2024
Shippers have used many colorful adjectives to describe the state of the supply chain over the past few years, but one of the nicer ones is VUCA (volatile, uncertain,...