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General Rate Increases (GRIs) can be confusing across modes, especially for less-than-truckload. Below outlines why and how carriers impost GRIs, what a GRI will impact, and how to mitigate the impact of a GRI. In Summary: General Rate Increases (GRIs) … Read More
VP of Supply Chain Engineering
Jeff is the Vice President of Supply Chain Engineering, responsible for leading carrier strategy and solution design teams. Jeff also manages the FreightWise Preferred Carrier Program. With extensive experience in all aspects of logistics including warehousing, parcel, and transportation, Jeff provides a holistic strategy when looking at client needs.
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Furniture Transport and Logistics: How to Move Your Furniture Smartly
Moving furniture is one of those tasks that sounds simple until you’re knee-deep in logistics. It often calls for in-home, white glove delivery, a level of service that demands extra care, timing, and coordination. At FreightWise, we understand these challenges—and … Read More
5 Ways to Manage LTL Freight Costs
Securing competitive rates is critical for businesses that depend on Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) shipping. It’s not just about pinching pennies; it’s about protecting your bottom line and creating room for growth. In today’s fast-moving market, figuring out if you’re using the … Read More
Using a Vendor Compliance Program to Improve Inbound Shipping Behavior
Companies can’t always control their suppliers’ actions or the efficiency of suppliers’ systems. What they can do is implement a set of Vendor Inbound Compliance Standards (VICS) to help improve supplier behavior. The goal is to increase collaboration to improve supplier behavior … Read More
The Top Freight Companies: LTL + FTL Carriers
If what you’re planning to ship is too big to be shipped parcel, you have two options: full truckload (FTL) and less-than-truckload (LTL). The logistics behind both of these modes are very different, but in the end, they will get your … Read More
The Importance of a Standardized LTL Rate Base
Understanding the relevance of an LTL rate base is crucial for shippers utilizing LTL services to move their freight efficiently while minimizing costs. In the past 20 years, carriers have progressively increased their rate bases, leading some carriers to offer … Read More
LTL and FTL Shipping: What’s the Difference?
The terms less-than-truckload (LTL) and full-truckload (FTL) get thrown around often within the shipping and logistics community. However, newcomers may find themselves at a loss for what these terms actually mean. To clear this up, we are breaking down each … Read More
5 Alternative Fuels that Will Reenergize the Transportation Industry
The transportation industry relies heavily on diesel to help it successfully transport products from manufacturers to consumers via trucks worldwide. Technology has been instrumental in reducing the number of empty miles driven, and finding an alternative fuel source is the next step … Read More
What You Need to Know About Calculating Freight Rates
For shippers, calculating freight costs can be one of the hardest expenses to predict and can seriously impact the bottom line. Using a transportation management system (TMS) can help optimize your shipping process and cut freight costs for LTL, truckload, parcel, … Read More
6 Ways to Manage Time Critical Shipments
Amazon has instilled a new mindset into the wants of consumers today – they want their orders immediately, in a day or two, instead of next week. And often they want them shipped for free. Plus, businesses may need to … Read More