Forecasting trends with aggregated flatbed data

It’s building season. Housing starts are calling for lumber kits, industrial purchasers are ordering products for their projects, and construction companies are planning their moves and strategies for the year. Shippers often manage transportation for these projects with historical data, bids from trusted carriers and a lot of guesswork.  That’s getting ready to change. The […]

What Is a Freight Routing Guide?

Request a SONAR SCI Lane Acuity demo today to learn more about how your team can evolve the freight routing guide to find failures before they occur and prevent them by matching RFPs to market dynamics. Request a SONAR Demo

Winter Weather Causes Problems/Freight Rates Rise (w/ video)

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Heavy snow and icy conditions across large parts of the United States over the past two weeks have caused problems in many freight markets. And while the nasty winter weather has slowed and even stopped some trucks, freight rates have continued to rise. Back-to-back winter storms are stalling supply chains. The second winter storm of […]

How Shippers Can Reduce Network Risk (w/ video)

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Co-hosts Luke Falasca and Kyle Taylor discuss how shippers can reduce their exposure to volatility in the market on this episode of #WithSONAR.  Falasca and Taylor also discuss how shippers can reduce network risk by using SONAR’s various forecasting tools to give visibility into key metrics. Whether the freight market is tight or loose, whether freight […]

4 Top Challenges for Shippers in Capturing Freight Market Rate Deviations

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Understanding true freight market rates remains deceptive for shippers. Carriers realize that regardless of what contracts exist, it all comes down to carriers and drivers. Drivers in certain parts of the market, particularly driving on high-profit lanes, will choose freight based on their preferences. It’s evident by looking at the current rate of tender rejections […]

How to use freight data to become a shipper of choice

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Staying competitive remains a top priority for supply chain professionals around the globe. Regardless of industry, knowing how to become a shipper of choice is one of the best ways an organization can keep its freight spend under control. Moreover, shipper of choice status is associated with prestigious operations and quickly attracts carriers, logistics service […]

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