article thumbnail

3 Ways a TMS Platform Offsets Inflated Shipping Costs

Supply Chain Collaborator

TRILLION on Shipping Costs in 2017” blares the headline from the Wall Street Journal Logistics Report article. Using TMS and route optimizers to plan more efficient shipments , a shipper can significantly reduce lead times and shrink dwell times. “Companies Spent a Record $1.5 Up a whopping 6.2% Finding Capacity.

article thumbnail

3 Strategies for Locking In Trucking Capacity

Supply Chain Collaborator

UltraShipTMS was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article last week on this very subject and the interview with WSJ’s Loretta Chao got us thinking about ways shippers can gain and retain access to capacity. Here are three ways Ultra experts recommend. Use Technology to Benefit Drivers. Develop Private Fleet as a Strategy for Retention.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

TMS SuperUser Secrets – Benchmarking Using TMS Data

Supply Chain Collaborator

Examination of KPIs such as on-time performance (and the reasons for lateness, long dwell times, slow loading/unloading, OS&D claims, etc.) is useful in understanding the correlation between performance and carrier relationships.

Data 60
article thumbnail

How AEI Tags Are Changing the Way Freight Moves!

Supply Chain Game Changer

AEI tags article and permission to publish here provided by Adrian Brito on behalf of Industrial Networks. They can keep track of the time that cars are being serviced, and they can watch for excessive dwell time. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.