Case Studies

SONAR Data Integrations Support Automation at Hubtek and Trucker Tools

Logistics technology has evolved significantly in the past 10 years, putting an increasing emphasis on workflow and process automation. The data that feeds the decision logics and algorithms in modern...

Grocery Chain Finds Millions in Savings with FreightWaves SONAR SCI

Grocery supply chains are full of nuances associated with the movement of goods ranging from dry van freight from consumer packaged goods companies to produce from various sources around the...

Fortune 500 Packaging Company Improves Carrier Compliance and Contract Negotiations

A Fortune 500 packaging company has faced numerous challenges over the past few years as raw material prices have risen dramatically, raw material availability was challenged and transportation networks were...

CPG Company Identifies Key Macroeconomic and Freight Market Trends to Improve Transportation Purchasing Behavior

A newer entrant to the consumer packaged goods industry is primed for growth as the calendar turned to 2023. Unlike some participants in the freight market, this CPG company has...

Automotive Manufacturer Finds $15 Million in Transportation Savings with FreightWaves SONAR

A leading automotive manufacturer was facing challenges in its North American truckload network that resulted in spending more than the market price and still not receiving the levels of service...

Fortune 100 Retailer Uncovers $30 Million in Transportation Savings with FreightWaves SONAR

A Fortune 100 retailer, like many others, suffered a shock to the supply chain over the past two years that reared its head in the form of higher transportation costs....

How a CPG shipper stayed out of the spot market and achieved a 20x ROI

Tricky freight, short lead times, and inflexible delivery windows meant that one consumer packaged goods shipper was punished when its core carriers fell off and it had to put its freight into the...

How Edge Logistics Uses FreightWaves SONAR To Automate Years Of Tribal Knowledge

The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented uncertainty to the freight market, sending freight rates from some of the lowest levels in recent years to record-high levels in just 18 months. When...

Best Dedicated Solutions Uses SONAR To Help Its Customers And Itself

Best Dedicated Solutions (BDS), which is headquartered about 40 miles northwest of Chicago in Vernon Hills, Illinois, has two companies operating under its umbrella. Best Dedicated is an asset-lite brokerage...

Using SCI To Evaluate The Efficacy Of Transportation Spend

Find out how CPG companies can apply SONAR Supply Chain Intelligence (SCI) Platform to their business.  SONAR SCI is an expansion of the SONAR platform, the only freight forecasting platform....

Talon Logistics Applies FreightWaves SONAR Insights To Thrive Through Disruption

  Crossing lines between an asset-based and non-asset-based third-party logistics provider (3PL), the Talon Logistics network is continuously looking for new ways to expand operational excellence. And in the wake of...

Big M Transportation Manages A 300+ Fleet And Helps Get Freight From A To B At A Better Price Via SONAR

Big M Transportation/Diesel Express provides freight transportation and logistics services from its headquarters in Blue Mountain, Mississippi. As a family-owned and -operated business with freight transportation offered in the 48 contiguous...
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