Freight Bid Tip # 9. Sign Contracts with your Large Core Carriers

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Freight Bid Tip # 9. Sign Contracts with your Large Core Carriers

9 years ago

If your company provides hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars in revenue to certain carriers, they are a critical part of your success, or failure and vice versa. While a rate quote may be a suitable form of agreement between shipper and carrier, for low volume service providers, it is not adequate for larger […]

Freight Bid Tip #1. – Obtain Buy-in and Participation from the Operating Divisions

9 years ago

Over the past eleven years, my colleagues and I have worked on a variety of successful freight RFP or freight bid projects. During that time, we have observed a number of factors that are the keys to success. This is the first in a series of blogs that will provide tips on how to run […]

Omni-Channel Retailing – Part 2 – Implications for Freight Carriers and Logistics Service Providers

11 years ago

In last week’s blog I provided an overview of Omni-Channel Retailing, a very important transformational change that is taking place. This change will have a profound effect on the retail and freight industries. In this blog, I will outline some of the impacts that it likely to have on carriers and LSPs. The catalyst for […]

The Top Freight Transportation Stories of 2013

11 years ago

As the year 2013 winds down, it is time to reflect on the major transportation trends of the past year. While I saw and read about a wide range of developments, these are the ones that resonated most with me. 1.Technology Comes to Freight Transportation Last year I predicted that we would see a flurry […]

More on Shipper-Carrier Collaboration and Freight Bids

11 years ago

In last week’s blog, I shared some ideas from the recent SCL – CITA annual conference on how to improve shipper- carrier collaboration. Various suggestions were proposed by a panel consisting of two leading shippers and two major Canadian carriers. Some other thoughts were expressed during other tracks that day. The panelists presented some suggestions […]

The Keys to Successful Shipper – Carrier Freight Contracts

13 years ago

Tight capacity is driving shippers and carriers to take a hard look at the value of freight contracts. Shippers are seeking rate stability, good service and capacity commitments. Carriers are looking at securing the most attractive yields on their assets and consistent volumes on lanes that fit with their core competence. One method of helping […]