“Stewardship means taking ownership of the investment you have made and ensuring that solution quality decay does not occur.”
Driving Value on Your TMS
Transportation
Transport-Centric Macroeconomic Metrics: June 25, 2021 Update
📭 Subscribe to the JBF Monthly Bulletin for Industry Updates DAT DRY VAN Contract Van Rates and Spot Van Rate Trends Source: DAT Dry van spot (excluding broker mark-up) and contract rates continue to hover around $2.70 / mile while reefer spot… Read More
First-Time TMS Implementation: Essential Organization Considerations for Transportation Leadership
Based on our extensive work with first-time TMS’ers, below is a distilled list of the Top 6 items to get organized prior to go-live.
Transport-Centric Macroeconomic Metrics: May 28, 2021 Update
OCEAN CONTAINER RATES (Asia to US) Spot Rates – FEU Container Rates: Asia to US East & West Coast Source: Freightos Ocean spot rates continue to set records. Asia to west coast trade lane spot rates averaged $5575, while the… Read More
Roadblocks in Transformational Technology Implementations
“Just because someone has domain expertise and knows the logistics functions inside and out, does not mean they are well-suited to drive a project to successful completion.”
The Essence of Managing Transportation
“A rule of thumb in transportation is to plan centrally for scale, and execute locally to fulfill unique requirements.”
Transport Management – Coordinated Inbound and Outbound Planning
“ There is no “silver-bullet” technology solution”
Transport-Centric Macroeconomic Metrics: March 21, 2021 Update
March 21, 2021 Update If a pandemic isn’t enough, let’s throw in a polar vortex that disrupts transportation across 2/3 of the country! Contract Van Rates and Spot Van Rates CLICK ON THE INTERACTIVE CHART Shippers were hopeful that the… Read More
Transport-Centric Macroeconomic Metrics: February 18, 2021 Update
February 18, 2021 Update Average spot and contract rates converged in January at $2.36 / mile as the spot market cooled slightly in January. The spot market has leveled off in February, but those prices are the same level as… Read More
New Year, New Technology, New Frontiers
The calendar has flipped from 2020 to 2021. Many people are bidding 2020 a hearty ‘raspberry’ farewell and are assuming 2021 has GOT to be better. Perhaps. But two things come to mind. One is that just because the number has… Read More
