Kuebix is now a part of FreightWise
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
Director of Supply Chain Engineering
Matt is the Director of Supply Chain Engineering responsible for supporting current customers and working closely with our carrier partners to determine the optimal carrier mix across truckload and less-than-truckload. Prior to FreightWise, Matt has worked in a number of operations roles on the shipper side including AkzoNobel, Amazon, and Aladdin Temp-Rite. He also spend over a decade at Averitt Express.
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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
Tracking KPIs on Carrier Scorecards to Improve Shipper-Carrier Relationships
Key performance indicators (KPIs) are an effective way to measure the performance of your transportation operations, including the performance of your carriers. With transport costs having a direct impact on the bottom line of the business, KPIs are of the utmost … Read More
The Recipe for an Unbeatable Inbound Freight Management Strategy
Managing inbound freight operations is an ongoing challenge for businesses with large numbers of suppliers. Companies are impacted by the inefficiencies, low levels of visibility and lack of standardization associated with the management of their inbound freight. These problems are … 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, intermodal, LCL, … Read More