Time to Become a “Shipper of Choice”

Time to Become a “Shipper of Choice”

7 years ago

In last week’s blog, I highlighted the tight freight capacity being experienced across North America (https://dantranscon.com/index.php/blog?view=entry&id=310 ), and that it is likely to continue for another year or two. For shippers that are experiencing shortages of trucking or rail equipment, there is a series of steps that need to be taken to prevent service […]

Conducting Freight Bids in 2018 – It’s a New Ballgame

7 years ago

The New Year has started off with a bang. With the stock market at record levels, unemployment at historic lows in Canada and the United States and a new U.S. tax bill that promises to put extra dollars in the hands of American purchasers, it is not surprising that consumer confidence is at a high. […]

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Two Keys to Maintaining Truck Capacity this Winter

7 years ago

We have been hearing about the possibility of a trucking capacity shortage for several years. While there have been sporadic shortages in specific geographic areas, for particular modes, the predicted massive shortage never materialized. This year may be different. Two major hurricanes caused major damage to homes and infrastructure in Texas, Florida and adjoining areas. […]

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Shippers need to become more “Carrier Friendly” to Minimize Freight Rate Increases

7 years ago

As the long, slow recovery from the Great Recession continues, shippers and carriers have become used to modest economic growth. Demand for freight services has been steady but not robust. The muted demand for freight services has not put undo pressure on truck capacity; rate increases have been limited in recent years. This may be […]

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How to Bring Freight Costs Under Control

8 years ago

Much of the work we do at Dan Goodwill & Associates starts with a phone call or e-mail from a President, CFO or Vice President of Logistics or Transportation. One of the first questions that we are asked is can your firm help us reduce our freight costs. The answer is usually yes. Unfortunately, we […]

Is it Time to Conduct your Next Freight Bid?

8 years ago

A little over a year ago, I wrote a blog entitled “How do you know when it is time to conduct a freight bid?” (http://www.dantranscon.com/index.php/blog/entry/how-do-you-know-when-it-is-time-to-conduct-a-freight-bid ). In that blog, I outlined a set of general conditions that shippers can use as a guide to reach this decision point. Half way through the first quarter of […]

Shippers, Watch Out for Unprofessional Freight Bid Service Providers

8 years ago

The subject of online freight bids and internet freight auctions came up a few times at the Surface Transportation Summit that took place in Toronto on October 13. The carriers that raised this topic spoke of the high volume and poor quality of bids that have been hitting the transportation industry this year. One […]

LTL Shippers Need Effective Strategies to Address Rate Increases

8 years ago

Some large LTL carriers have announced rates increases this fall. Old Dominion, XPO Logistics, YRC Freight and UPS Freight have all declared 4.9 percent GRI rate increases on non-contract LTL freight that took effect in September. In survey after survey, shippers have claimed that cross reductions are their number one priority. How can these two […]

Managing Inbound Transportation – Part 2 – Action Steps to Save Money on Freight

8 years ago

The first blog in this series looked at the money saving opportunities for organizations that take control of Inbound Transportation. This blog will outline a series of steps that need to be taken to make this happen. A Commitment to Act In the last blog, it was highlighted that some vendors place a mark-up on […]

Managing Inbound Freight Transportation – Part 1 – Identify the Cost Savings Opportunities

8 years ago

Managing Inbound Freight is often overlooked or not optimally managed as an opportunity for cost savings in many companies. This is a conclusion we have come to after working with a range of companies and industries over the past 13 years. When we are invited to meet with a manufacturer or distributor of freight, the […]