White Paper – The Future of RFPs: The Key to Unlocking Greater Efficiency and Profitability

For decades, request for proposal (RFP) processes have served as the cornerstone for freight procurement. Shippers have historically gravitated toward contract freight for its reliability and pricing consistency, but due to the recent onslaught of digital freight partners that promise shorter-term contracts and real-time pricing, many industry constituents wonder whether or when RFPs will evolve.

In an effort to dig beneath the surface of RFPs’ stronghold on the industry, Trimble and...

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Technology can help shippers navigate uncertain freight environment

The pandemic has made planning for 2021 extremely difficult for businesses, and shippers are no different. As they look to lock in capacity and rates for next year, several unanswered questions are complicating the process:

  1. Are we in a freight peak?
  2. Is COVID-19 driving rates artificially higher?
  3. Is this the new normal for freight rates?

Management from some of the nation’s largest truckload carriers spoke recently during the Stephens Annual Investment Conference, and the conclusion they have...

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‘I’ve got a lot of problems with you people!’

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. 

In an epic Seinfeld episode, Frank Costanza, the father of Jerry’s buddy George, gets fed up with the commercialization of the holidays and adopts a new celebration, “Festivus for the rest of us.” As he prepares to engage in one of the holiday’s primary rituals, the airing of grievances, Frank proclaims, “I’ve got a lot of problems with you people!” 

Frank’s words...

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