Freight Spot Rates Explained: A Practical Guide for Shippers
Freight spot rates aren’t unpredictable; they’re responsive. Those that plan for the inevitable shifts can adapt faster.
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Whether you ship your own freight or manage it for others, Descartes 3G TMS unifies operations and reduces costs.
Shippers
From order to delivery, find the modes, rates, automations, and integrations that prepare your business to control costs and deliver for customers, no matter what.
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daily orders per employee
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decrease in freight spend
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reduction in miles
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faster load optimization
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ISOFlex has devoted significant time and resources to developing industry-leading logistics strategies, and we sought a TMS that could help us operationalize them. This wasn’t just an exercise in checking boxes, but rather in identifying a partner that could meet our immediate needs and help us prepare for whatever might come our way – whether predictable or not. For us, that partner was Descartes: up and running rapidly with a demonstrated ability to evolve along with us.
When you’re one of the largest suppliers of the nation’s most popular meat, there are a lot of moving parts. The key is having them move in harmony as much as possible to mitigate macro-level uncertainty and realize otherwise hidden opportunities. That is what Descartes 3G TMS does for Koch Foods. We’ve been in this business a long time, and there aren’t too many ways to immediately cut spend from one of our largest cost centers. It takes a pretty unique partner to make that kind of opportunity happen.
We needed transportation management software to help us automate the planning, plus take into account data points like fuel surcharges and intermodal rates. Descartes 3G TMS has taken the most important part of our business – where we spend the largest percentage of our budget – and has allowed us to take full advantage of each carrier’s service so our customers get the order when they need it.
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