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The hidden costs of manual LTL shipment life cycle management

The digital era has ushered in innovative technology solutions to complex problems the supply chain has historically faced. While businesses have digitized their operations, too often data remains siloed between various systems and programs. This creates disconnects, requiring manual processes to complete and connect workflows and the resulting communication and information flow to customers. 

Shippers still managing their businesses using individual carrier websites or through internal isolated...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-hidden-costs-of-manual-ltl-shipment-life-cycle-management

Drilling Deep: Training next generation of LTL staffers

LTL has a unique set of practices, pricing and operations that sets it apart from truckload companies.

Training people wanting to enter the LTL field is a major challenge, especially if they are coming in cold from the outside. On this week’s Drilling Deep, host John Kingston sits down with Brian Thompson, the chief commercial officer of SMC3, to discuss how his company approaches the challenges of getting the next generation of LTL employees and managers ready to take on the market.

Also on the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drilling-deep-training-next-generation-of-ltl-staffers

SMC³ online education paves way to brighter LTL future

Navigating the intricate world of less-than-truckload freight transportation can be daunting. With its numerous movements and classifications, LTL requires a great deal of training and experience. Seasoned professionals and industry newcomers alike have discovered that no matter how much time they spend in the LTL freight industry, there’s always more to learn.

Those who want to expand their career opportunities and refine their knowledge — regardless of their career stage — are turning to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/smc³-online-education-paves-way-to-brighter-ltl-future

SMC³ aims to further simplify LTL freight with technology enhancements

The ongoing capacity crunch is making things less than ideal for the less-than-truckload industry, as the push for faster technology and greater efficiency intensifies.

Now more than ever, access to high-quality information into freight transportation sourcing, pricing and visibility is the factor separating leading shippers and carriers from the rest of the competition.

“The stress that they’ve endured with the pandemic followed by the capacity crunch has definitely put additional emphasis...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/smc³-aims-to-further-simplify-ltl-freight-with-technology-enhancements

Supply Chain Bottleneck – Addressing the Issue Head On

Written by Steve Keppler, Co-Director, Scopelitis Transportation Consulting

One of the nation’s most pressing challenges of today is the condition of the supply chain. The pandemic has stretched its ability to serve the evolving needs of today’s global marketplace. This issue is front and center for government and private sector leaders alike and has become front page news. It also has come home to roost for many households as they cope with significant delays in purchasing products both online...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/supply-chain-bottleneck-addressing-the-issue-head-on

Biden sends federal motor fuels tax packing, Washington insider says

President Joe Biden has thrust a dagger into the heart of the federal motor fuels tax and, with it, the trust fund that’s long been dedicated to paying for highway projects.

So says Randy Mullett, a multidecade veteran of the inside-the-beltway transportation wars and head of a Virginia-based consultancy. Biden’s staunch opposition to an increase in the federal fuels tax — which hasn’t been raised since 1993 — sends a clear message to Congress that the Highway Trust Fund, which for decades has...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/biden-sends-federal-motor-fuels-tax-packing-washington-insider-says

High-profile supply chain conference returns to the road in 2021

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) said Tuesday it plans to hold its annual global conference in person next September, becoming one of the first supply chain management organizations to restore a conference to its traditional setting for 2021.

The conference, known as EDGE, will be held Sept. 19-22, 2021, in Atlanta. The 2020 conference, originally scheduled for Orlando, Florida, was scrubbed in favor of a virtual platform due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

CSCMP CEO Rick...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/high-profile-supply-chain-conference-returns-to-the-road-in-2021

Digital LTL Council ready for launch, electronic bill of lading first on the agenda

Standardizing electronic bills of lading (EBL) tops the agenda of the Digital LTL Council, which expects to release its recommendation by the end of January.

The formation of the Digital LTL Council was announced in November. But it has been in the works for many months, according to Brian Thompson, chief commercial officer of SMC3 and Christian Piller, vice president of value engineering at project44. The release of the EBL standard could trigger the Council’s formal unveiling, they told...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/digital-ltl-council-ready-for-launch-electronic-bill-of-lading-first-on-the-agenda

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