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February 20, 2024
Less Than Truckload shipping is a shipping method that allows businesses to transport goods without needing to fill an entire truck, making it an ideal choice for small to medium-sized shipments. This cost-effective solution enables companies to pay only for the space their cargo occupies while sharing the rest of the available capacity with other loads. LTL Shipping cuts costs and offers flexibility for businesses with more minor freight needs or those looking to reduce their overhead.

By Michael Pair
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January 12, 2024
The article discusses the evolution of freight brokerages from relying on cumbersome, paper-based systems to embracing modern, digital solutions. It highlights the challenges faced by freight brokerages when dealing with large volumes of paperwork, such as inefficiencies, inaccuracies, and delays. These challenges hindered productivity and caused financial losses. The article emphasizes the necessity of incorporating a document management system into Freight Broker Software (TMS) as an essential component of modern freight brokerage. It outlines the benefits of an advanced document management feature in TMS, such as automated prompts, streamlined documentation, reduced human error, and improved efficiency and accuracy. Additionally, the article mentions the importance of a centralized digital document management repository for quick access and decision-making.

February 20, 2024
Less Than Truckload shipping is a shipping method that allows businesses to transport goods without needing to fill an entire truck, making it an ideal choice for small to medium-sized shipments. This cost-effective solution enables companies to pay only for the space their cargo occupies while sharing the rest of the available capacity with other loads. LTL Shipping cuts costs and offers flexibility for businesses with more minor freight needs or those looking to reduce their overhead.

By Michael Pair
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January 12, 2024
The article discusses the evolution of freight brokerages from relying on cumbersome, paper-based systems to embracing modern, digital solutions. It highlights the challenges faced by freight brokerages when dealing with large volumes of paperwork, such as inefficiencies, inaccuracies, and delays. These challenges hindered productivity and caused financial losses. The article emphasizes the necessity of incorporating a document management system into Freight Broker Software (TMS) as an essential component of modern freight brokerage. It outlines the benefits of an advanced document management feature in TMS, such as automated prompts, streamlined documentation, reduced human error, and improved efficiency and accuracy. Additionally, the article mentions the importance of a centralized digital document management repository for quick access and decision-making.

By Brad Clark
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July 5, 2023
A transportation management system (TMS) is a single platform for logistics that uses technology to help businesses plan, move freight and optimize the transportation of goods, and making sure the shipment is on time and proper documentation is available. In deciding whether to adopt TMS software for your business, it’s key to know not only what TMS software is, but also what it does.

By Brad Clark
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July 5, 2023
There was a time when phone calls and file cabinets full of paperwork served the freight brokerage industry well enough when managing freight. Fax machines and snail mail were the only options for quickly sending documents. And, of course, Excel spreadsheets, files and emails constituted transportation management systems. In some cases, they still do. They too, however, are reaching dinosaur status as companies and freight brokers recognize what TMS software providers now offer.