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Freight Management is a critical and under appreciated part of business. Without freight movement our entire economy would stop within days.
In a world of global commerce, freight companies play a pivotal role in moving goods efficiently and cost-effectively. The freight industry is highly competitive, and to thrive, companies must constantly evolve and seek opportunities for improvement.
Below are some strategies for improving your freight company, enhancing its efficiency, and staying ahead in the industry.
Continue reading “Improving Your Freight Company: Strategies for Success!”Are you looking to hire transport company services? A transport company does far more than taking your shipment from point A to point B. There are many different services that the company can offer.
Here are five different examples of services that are often offered and how you should use them.
Continue reading “5 Transport Company Services!”The transportation industry has seen a rapid influx of interest and growth over the last several years, and this includes the professionals who work as intermediaries between shippers and carriers, such as a freight broker.
Licensed freight brokers operate around the country in various markets, helping make the transport of goods a reality for their customers. Currently, more than 17,000 freight brokers work in the United States, either as independent businesses or as part of a team. Many use business license software to keep things operating smoothly.
However, not all freight brokers experience the same degree of success in their profession.
Continue reading “10 Tips To Be A Successful Freight Broker!”Successful inbound freight management depends on a strong logistics management program.
Shippers need to have a robust set of controls in place, a high-quality inbound freight routing guide, automated tracking technology, reporting capabilities, and much more.
Shippers need to understand the trends throughout the industry affecting inbound freight management and how to plan accordingly.
Continue reading “6 Trends Affecting Inbound Freight Management!”According to Steele’s Transportation Group, freight management services help companies more efficiently move freight from one point to an end destination. This cost-effective, strategic process involves the use of a variety of transportation modes, technologies and intermediaries.
Through these services, you gain the expert logistical and supply chain support your company needs. You also gain access to a variety of physical assets, such as warehouses, distribution centers, trucks and technologies.
Continue reading “What are Freight Management Services?”Truckers and shippers have real fears over the effects and long-term impact of the supply chain coronavirus disruption on the freight market. The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, continues to change basic supply chain functions.
UPS and FedEx both have released statements professing their need to continue shipping as an essential business, but it will be harder for smaller, more local carriers to keep up with their pace.
Meanwhile, the global air cargo volume has dropped significantly, explains Greg Knowler, JOC Senior Editor, “up to 5,000 tons of cargo in air freight from China to the U.S. have vanished per day.”
The entire situation seems to be on track to a worsening, and shippers need to understand that the supply chain coronavirus is having a worldwide impact that will undoubtedly continue for the coming weeks.
Continue reading “The State of Uncertainty in the Freight Market!”In principle, it sounds simple. If an organization finds a way to reduce operational costs, it can lead to savings that apply directly to the bottom line.
In virtually any business, there is usually more that can be done in an organization through a deeper dive into fleet operation. Here are 5 ways that a company can reduce fleet management costs.
Continue reading “5 Ways to Reduce Fleet Management Costs!”In the shipping industry, automatic equipment identification, or AEI tags, are the lifeblood of data collecting.
Railyards and trucking companies place the AEI tags on their freight cars and tractors to help track shipping all over North America.
Continue reading “How AEI Tags Are Changing the Way Freight Moves!”Shipping damage can cost any business owner a significant loss in annual gross sales. Although it can be prevented, damages on shipping can happen more often and might bring a series of detrimental effects for both the buyer and the seller.
The reputation of a brand also relies heavily on its capability to secure its products during the shipment process. For exporters, as well as those who own an eCommerce business, maintaining the pristine condition of each product before it reaches the customer must always be a priority.
Continue reading “How to Prevent Shipping Damage! (Infographic)”The road to freight management Hell is laden with poor freight visibility and outdated systems. Failures within freight data visibility contribute to compounding consequences throughout downstream supply chain operations, and the problem only grows worse from there.
Yet, many continue to operate with blind ignorance of the real problem—limited visibility.
According to Dan Cicerchi via Transport Topics:
“A recent benchmark study by ‘American Shipper’ called ‘A Clear View of Supply Chain’ asked supply chain decision-makers which transportation and logistics challenges are most critical to their enterprises.
Underscoring the rising importance of freight visibility, nearly three-fourths of respondents cited visibility, coming in second only to cost reduction.
Those that prioritize freight visibility will have a competitive advantage over those that do not.”
Continue reading “The Road to Freight Management Hell!”For many, trucks are crucial vehicles. These crafts often prove vital to the efficient, safe, and smooth operation of numerous industries. When businesses in need require a truck’s services, they often turn to hire a trucking company.
Continue reading “When Do You Need to Hire a Trucking Company?”Heavy-haul trucking might just be the one key thing that turned western societies into industrial powerhouses. The ability for one business to create goods in one area, and then have someone else in another area receive those goods without having to go pick them up, really revolutionized the way that societies operate.
It’s such an effective method that it hasn’t changed much even after all these years. Besides heavy haul trucking businesses actually getting better at what they do, with better equipment and quicker delivery times with advanced GPS routes, the principles are still the same.
If you operate a business that creates goods and needs to ship those goods out, you might not have any way of doing this and have had to rely on some expensive methods. Perhaps you would benefit greatly by going with a trusted trucking service.
Here are some key ways in which you can benefit.
Continue reading “Does Your Business Benefit From Heavy-Haul Trucking?”Have you ever been extremely frustrated with a process at work? That was where we were six years ago. Our technology business, Horizon Technology, was being hindered by our shipping processes.
Our outdated manual methods were wasting a lot of time and money, which we attempted to solve by subscribing to a transportation management solution; however, we were sorely let down by the lack of customization. We couldn’t make existing shipping software work for our business, at least at a cost we could afford.
So we had to develop our own. As a technology company, we had the resources and experience. And we were so satisfied with the results, we brought our solution to market with a start-up known as FreightPOP.
Continue reading “How Shipping Software Innovation Led FreightPOP Into Freight Management!”In December 2019, 1001 Networks officially launched!
This site, which operates out of Antibes, France allows people to take control over their business’ shipping and delivery needs. The website offers a place for people to come together and share information.
Right on the homepage of the website, people can see real customer reviews of companies. These detail the experiences people had with their chosen provider, and allows others to learn who to use, or not to use.
Continue reading “1001 Networks Offers Delivery Solutions! (Sponsored)”For companies trying to make a sale of their goods and services overseas, saving money on shipping expenses is a big thing. There are numerous ways that can assist a company in lessening the costs of freight shipping while increasing their profit and customer satisfaction at the same time.
If ever your shipping expenses are giving you a hard time to meet your target profit quota, you need to take note of some tips on how you can save money on freight shipping.
Continue reading “Tips for Saving Money on Freight Shipping! (Infographic)”
