Category: Best Practices and Benchmarks

TMS Tips to Find Capacity in a Snowstorm

Trucks sidelined by snow in Buffalo, NY, in November 2014. (Photo credit: CNN) The November snowstorm that brought more than

This is the second in a series of special reports on important freight hubs, to offer some fresh insight based

It’s time to park the notion that load boards are just for backhaul freight. This year, about 45% of all

Imagine that you’re on the phone with a new customer, a shipper who wants you to find ten trucks to

Why are outbound van rates always so high in Memphis? Usually, when rates remain elevated in a market or lane,

If you’re like a lot of brokers we talk to, this year’s record-setting freight volumes and decrease in capacity have

RFP bid season is an annual ritual, but 2015 presents a unique opportunity for getting on a shipper’s routing guide.

Bid season is right around the corner, with many shippers issuing Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the coming year. Given

If you’re a broker or 3PL, we don’t have to convince you there’s a capacity crunch. You’ve got the loads,

If you’re a broker or 3PL, we don’t have to convince you there’s a capacity crunch. You’ve got the loads,

As capacity tightens and freight volumes on the spot market increase, brokers and 3PLs are looking for new ways to

Sue Spero, president of Carrier Services of Tennessee What impacts the financial health of a brokerage faster: more revenue producers