The use of real-time visibility (also known as digital load tracking) technology has grown immensely over the last four to five years. What used to be a nice-to-have service offering for freight brokers and 3PLs to provide to their customers has become a mandatory service offering for many freight brokers and logistics providers. Not so long ago, real-time visibility was…
Over the last few years, there’s been considerable buzz in the industry around digital freight matching technology and rightfully so. Digital freight matching provides a host of benefits to freight brokers and logistics providers like you — and to owner operators and carriers. When digital freight matching technology first came on the scene, it was only affordable to the biggest…
June is National Safety Month, which makes it the perfect time to raise awareness about cargo theft in the transportation industry. Despite some previous dips in theft rates during the last 18 months, CargoNet is reporting that theft activity was more than 15 percent higher in the first quarter of 2022 than it was before the pandemic began. With the…
As FreightWaves analyst Kevin Hill notes in a recent blog, profitability is key for freight brokerages and logistics businesses. Unlike top-line revenue, gross margins are what matter most because they reflect true profit — the difference between the revenue you earn from your shippers and your expenses. “Automating as many processes as possible boosts productivity and increases profitability across…
Technology has become an integral part of how you do business. It can deliver higher gross margins, greater productivity and simplified workflows for your team. One of the technologies that can provide the highest return on investment for you as a freight broker or 3PL business is Book It Now®. Book It Now® automates rate cons and load/truck booking for…
You may be planning to hold off implementing Trucker Tools’ Smart Capacity until after your next transportation management system update, but now is the time to add our Smart Capacity platform to your operations. Implementing Smart Capacity immediately lets you tap into Trucker Tools’ massive owner operator and carrier network, increase efficiency and gross margins, and move more loads without…
As is the case in most industries, relationships matter in the transportation business. Cultivating relationships with carriers over the long-term is vital if you want to continue to meet your shippers needs. Trucker Tools’ Broker Advantage was created to do just that: nurture good business relationships with specific carriers for the long-term. In fact, we created Broker Advantage based on…
Trucker Tools’ new full-stack integration with MasterMind® TMS helps you manage your freight brokerage or logistics business with greater efficiency, cohesion and intelligence. This integration partnership with Mastery Logistics Systems brings the power of Trucker Tools’ Smart Capacity platform directly to the cloud-based transportation management system MasterMind® TMS interface, including Smart Capacity’s real-time load tracking, digital freight matching, carrier relationship…
In this new Customer Success Story blog series, you’ll be hearing how Trucker Tools’ technology is helping freight broker and logistics companies become more efficient and strengthen their relationships with customers and carriers alike. In this first blog in the series, we’re highlighting third party logistics provider, Loadsmith. This Colorado-based 3PL began using Trucker Tools’ Smart Capacity real-time visibility platform…
Welcome to my inaugural Trucker Tools CEO update. In this blog and each quarter, I’ll be sharing what’s new at Trucker Tools, from spotlighting new product features to highlighting the talents of folks who are new to the team. Our People: New COO and CRO, Company Offsite We are building the best team in freight tech. To that end, Rohit…
