How Edge Logistics uses FreightWaves SONAR to Automate Years of Tribal Knowledge
View the Full Case Study The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented uncertainty to the freight market, sending freight rates from some of the lowest levels in recent years to record-high levels in just 18 months. When looking for partners, shippers are seeking those that actively participate in the freight market in addition to providing strong service […]
How a CPG Shipper Stayed Out of the Spot Market and Achieved a 20x ROI
Tricky freight, short lead times, and inflexible delivery windows meant that one consumer packaged goods shipper was punished when its core carriers fell off.
Best Dedicated Solutions Uses SONAR to Help Its Customers and Itself
View the Full Case Study Best Dedicated Solutions (BDS), which is headquartered about 40 miles northwest of Chicago in Vernon Hills, Illinois, has two companies operating under its umbrella. Best Dedicated is an asset-lite brokerage and Best Courier focuses on asset-based last-mile movements and other deliveries for local routes. As an asset-lite brokerage, BDS has 300 trailers […]
Using SCI to evaluate the efficacy of transportation spend
Find out how CPG companies can apply SONAR Supply Chain Intelligence (SCI) Platform to their business. SONAR SCI is an expansion of the SONAR platform, the only freight forecasting platform. SONAR SCI subscribers have access to $80 billion of shipper-to-carrier freight spend. These invoices are submitted every evening and include what shippers actually pay carriers, […]
Talon Logistics Applies FreightWaves SONAR Insights to Thrive Through Disruption
View the Full Case Study Crossing lines between an asset-based and non-asset-based third-party logistics provider (3PL), the Talon Logistics network is continuously looking for new ways to expand operational excellence. And in the wake of COVID-19, Brandon Briscoe, President of Talon Logistics, knew he needed to find a viable, effective way to tap market data […]
Big M Transportation manages a 300+ fleet and helps get freight from A to B at a better price via SONAR
View the Full Case Study Big M Transportation/Diesel Express provides freight transportation and logistics services from its headquarters in Blue Mountain, Mississippi. As a family-owned and -operated business with freight transportation offered in the 48 contiguous states, insight into national and local markets is a key focus among owners Michael and Lisa Massengill. Michael founded […]
Nussbaum Transportation Services streamlines quotes with FreightWaves SONAR
View the Full Case Study Nussbaum Transportation Services has a rich history that goes back to its founding in Fairbury, Illinois. Operating as an employee-owned organization since 2018, Nussbaum provides a variety of brokerage services as an asset-based carrier. The company offers multi-stop, round-trip, power-only and irregular truck route transportation and services to various industries. […]
ReedTMS Logistics uses FreightWaves SONAR to make data-driven decisions
View the Full Case Study Tampa-based ReedTMS Logistics is a family-owned and operated asset-based third-party logistics provider (3PL) that has been in business for more than 20 years. Combining a robust 3PL business and a mixed 3PL asset division, the company has improved its present circumstances and helped ready itself for the future with FreightWaves’ […]
ARL Logistics Achieves Day-to-Day Rate Positioning and Gains 54% Profit Increase with SONAR
View the Full Case Study Working as both an asset-based and non-asset-based broker, ARL Logistics unlocks new value, profitability and strong growth by using FreightWaves SONAR. In modern freight management, the word of a broker is an unbreakable bond. And ARL Logistics upholds that commitment with a promise to honor the quote regardless of whether […]
How Edge Logistics uses FreightWaves SONAR as the Backbone for Growth
View the Full Case Study “Edge Logistics is all about data, so we use everything we can find. My career has been very IT-centric. That’s how I learned to be a broker, and that was how we got started back in 2010/2011. And using technology is the way that we built the company. In addition […]
Taimen Transport moves into the 4PL space with SONAR-powered freight management
View the Full Case Study Taimen Transport LLC – A rapidly growing North American Logistics Services Provider –is advancing its ability to become a best in class 4PL and add even more value through its latest software use case: deploying FreightWaves SONAR. Having previously deployed the single pane of glass potential of Turvo, Taimen Transport […]
How Loadsmart uses SONAR to Train Pricing Algorithms & Provide Freight Market Insights to Customers
View the Full Case Study Founded in 2014, New York-based Loadsmart is a technology company whose online platform makes it easier for shippers to move freight fast, and easier for carriers to keep their trucks full. Loadsmart’s mission statement is simple – to transform the future of freight by leveraging cutting-edge technology and strategic partnerships […]
Mountain Valley Freight Solutions moves to capture a larger market share with SONAR-powered rating and next-gen appeal
View the Full Case Study Mountain Valley Express, which owns Freight Solutions, was acquired in late 2019 by ground parcel services provider General Logistics Systems (GLS) to create a combined freight and parcel offering as a fast, flexible alternative to national carriers. The company sought to expand its ability to source truckload transportation and offer […]
How SONAR & a Powerful Freight Tech-Stack continues Q Carriers’ dependable four decades of service
View the Full Case Study over the last year, Q Carriers has been updating its tools and culture – and FreightWaves SONAR has been a key part of the transformation that has occurred. While managing its daily businesses, the company has been adapting culture and process while implementing results-oriented change management. These changes have been […]
ITG– A major non-asset based freight broker, chooses FreightWaves SONAR to stay relevant and offer market-indicative rates
View the Full Case Study ITG, an established non-asset freight broker with a strong focus in the full container drayage market, has reaped significant rewards using FreightWaves SONAR’s data and insights. Prior to implementing use of SONAR, ITG had worked primarily with freight forwarders and applied limited data. However, the biggest allure for ITG in […]
Kingsgate Logistics Uses FreightWaves SONAR to Automate Workflows, Improve Service Levels, & Grow Business
View the Full Case Study Kingsgate Logistics is a non-asset based, third-party logistics provider (3PL) that offers a full scope of logistics services facilitated by leading-edge technology and provides truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), expedited, intermodal and international shipping. Ohio-based Kingsgate Logistics’ formula to be a successful 3PL is “one part near-term and two parts long-term.” The […]
