LTL shippers

Turvo, SMC3 team up to improve LTL shipping process

Cloud-based TMS provider Turvo announced Thursday that it struck a partnership to add SMC3’s less-than-truckload freight management capabilities to its platform.

The integration will allow Turvo users to access SMC3’s network through APIs to automate shipment functions like rating, scheduling pickups, tracking shipments and document retrieval. The freight management interface also allows shippers and 3PLs to receive contract, dynamic and volume pricing directly from LTL carriers, including...

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What’s involved in an RFP for an LTL shipper?

The more detail an LTL carrier has the more accurate your pricing will be.

RFPs in the less-than-truckload industry have changed significantly in recent years. The days of just providing shipment weights, volumes and lanes are gone. For shippers to get an accurate upfront quote, they need to provide much more detailed information.

For a carrier, the main cost drivers are space, time and risk, according to Curtis Garrett, VP of pricing and carrier relations at Recon Logistics.

The space component looks at cubed space and how loaded or dense the cube is. Also,...

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