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Resources for transportation managers

Shipper problems, worked through.

Tender rejections, detention, trailer pools, scorecards, carrier evaluation. Each guide is written from how we run freight, cites the research where it exists, and says what we would do about it. No gated PDFs.

Capacity
Capacity2 minHow to Reduce Freight Tender RejectionsTender rejections are mostly a mismatch between how freight is awarded and how carriers are able to plan.Read the guide →Capacity1 minDedicated Carrier vs Spot Market CapacitySpot looks cheap in a soft market and punishing in a tight one.Read the guide →Capacity1 minWhat Happens When a Carrier Rejects a Tender?The load falls to the next carrier in the routing guide, then to spot.Read the guide →
Procurement
Procurement1 minAsset-Based Carrier vs Freight BrokerAn asset carrier owns the trucks and dispatches the drivers that move your freight; a broker buys that capacity after you tender.Read the guide →Procurement1 minHow to Evaluate a Trucking CarrierLook past the rate.Read the guide →Procurement1 minHow to Build a Carrier ScorecardFive to seven metrics, measured by lane, reviewed weekly, with definitions both sides agreed to in advance.Read the guide →
Operations
Operations1 minDrop Trailer vs Live Load ProgramsLive load ties your dock to a driver’s arrival.Read the guide →Operations1 minHow Much Trailer Pool Capacity Do You Need?Start from daily loads, decide how many days of buffer the dock needs, add a spare for maintenance and swaps, then adjust for weekly peaks.Read the guide →Operations1 minHow to Reduce Detention at Shipping FacilitiesDetention is a scheduling and process problem that shows up as a carrier invoice.Read the guide →
Service
Service1 minHow to Improve On-Time Delivery PerformanceOn-time is decided before the truck leaves: the right carrier for the lane, an appointment the driver can legally make, freight ready at pickup, and a system that flags a late risk hours out instead of at the dock.Read the guide →
Primary sources

Research & case studies

MIT, Hershey, Schneider and Drewry, labeled by what they are, with full citations.

Goldmax Freight Data: original research→Research & case studies→Why ship direct→

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