The JBF Freight Transportation Industry Bulletin is a newsletter curated by the JBF Consulting team, with a focus on supply chain, transportation, logistics technology and of course freight.

Industry Update Welcome to Edition #44 of the JBF Bulletin! Q4 Industry Update Energy – WTI Oil/Diesel Prices Truckload – Tender Rejection Index Truckload – Contract vs. Spot Rate Spread​ US Trucking – Stock Performance​ BONUS: ORTEC 2023: Five Key… Read More

Welcome to Edition #43 of the JBF Bulletin! Top stories: A Warning to Software Founders Everywhere (and to the shippers who use the software) Latest Developments & Trends from Trade Disputes and AI Robots The Road Ahead for Now-Defunct Freight… Read More

Welcome to Edition #42 of the JBF Bulletin! Top stories: Truckload Prices Still Scraping The Bottom In 2023 | Unpacking FourKites’ Vision for Connected Supply Chains: A Recap of the 2023 Visibility Conference | Cleveland Team Meetup | Estimating TMS Implementation Duration And Budget | 7 Ways To Run A Painless Transportation Bid | The Latest Cool Project JBF is Working On in Supply Chain Strategy Development

Top stories: 5 Key Aspects of OTM 2023 Update | Freight Savings Consumed by Cost of TMS | Power and Deficiencies of Modern Fleet Routing and Scheduling Solutions | From Legacy Providers to Web-Native Technology } Meet JBF Team at FourKites Visibility 2023

Top stories: JBF Welcomes Eight New Digital Logisticians! And featured articles: How to Choose the Right System for Appointment Scheduling | The Key To Effective TMS Vendor Selection | How to Greatly Improve TMS Implementation Outcomes | Highlights from the FreightWaves Future of Supply Chain conference

Howdy and Happy Summer, Welcome to Edition #39 of the JBF Bulletin! Back to business after a long holiday weekend – we have several insightful articles curated in this month’s collection highlighting the importance of due-diligence ahead of vendor selection…. Read More

Howdy, Welcome to Edition #38 of the JBF Bulletin!  Lots happening this month! With a shifting market across both the demand and supply sides, there are fundamental questions that many transportation leaders are asking: Are these prices going to stabilize?… Read More

In this month’s edition of the JBF Bulletin, we reveal the results of a poll “What part of your transportation network are you focusing on this year?” If your perspective is that of a shipper, LSP, carrier, or other participant in the transportation function, your definition may be different. Regardless, nearly 4 out of 10 respondents in our recent poll identified a new TMS as a priority.

In this month’s edition of the JBF Bulletin, Adam Gray explores a very common impact point to ROI for TMS projects – Order Dates. Order date logic is key to unlocking the value of your TMS, and in the vast majority of shippers we work with, this logic is in various pockets and corners of the business. These ‘policies’ need to be controlled, starting with documentation of the rules.