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Freightology

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Freightology

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  1. FREIGHTOLOGY: FREIGHT DRIVEN BY TECHNOLOGY Theysaygoodthingscometothosewhowait. Well,we’reexcitedtoletyouknowthatthewaitisover!Infact,thewaitwasoveracoupleofyears agobutyoujustneverheardaboutit.We’reheretoenlightenyouonsomeincredibleadvancesin theFreightshippingindustrythatwillmakeyourlifeawholelotsimpler.Youcanthankuslater. Let'sfaceit. Whilemostindustriesareevolvingatarapidpace,thefreightindustryisnotoneofthem – atleast that’swhatmostpeoplethink.Lackofinformationoutthereisprobablythemainreasonalotof freightforwardershavejustgivenupandcometotermswiththearchaicwaysofdoingthings despiteitmakinglifehecticandcumbersome.Herearesomeofthebiggestchallengesmostfreight shippersfacetoday: Contactinganumberoftruckingcompaniestogetaquote (highwaittimes) Comparingeachquotetofindonethatmeetsyourbudget Inaccessibilityofthedriveroncethefreightispickedup Limitedtrackingforyourshipment Miscommunicationofcriticalinformation

  2. Alloftheabovecannowbeavoidedbecause (drumrollplease) thereareactuallyautomated platformsavailableinthemarkettodaythatcandoalloftheabovewhilemakingyourfreightlifea lotmoreefficient,guaranteed.Ifyou’retiredoftheoldbrickandmortarpracticesinthisindustry thenwecanpromiseyouthattheseplatformsaregoingtobeagodsend – youcanholdustothat. Checkoutsomeoftheamazingbenefitsoftheseplatformsbelow: #1:QuoteComparisonandReal-TimeRates That’sright,nomoreratenegotiations!Commonpracticeamongfreightshippersatthemoment istocontacteachandeveryindividualcarrierouttheretotryandgetareasonablerate.Thisisa taxingandatremendouslyfrustratingprocessandcanbecompletelyeliminatedbyusingan automatedplatform.Ataclickofabuttonyoucanhaveaccesstoratesfromhundredsofcarriers savingyoutonsoftimetofocusonotherthings.Youknow,likecountingyourmoneyfromallthat extrabusinessyou’redoing.Automatedplatformsareintegratedwithvariouscarriers,allowing youtoseetheratesinrealtime.Thatmeanswhatyouseeiswhatyoupay (mosttimesanyways!). Thisoffersratestabilityandveryrarelywouldyouseemajorpricefluctuations. #2:ReverseLogistics Whenpurchasingproductsfromvendors,commonpracticeistoallowthevendorstoshipthem toyouandthenaddtheshippingcosttothefinalbill.Mosttimesthevendorsaddamark-upto thisshippingcost (extracharge).Thiscannowbeavoided!Someautomatedplatformsgiveyou theabilitytoarrangeyourownshippingfromyourvendor.Allyouneedtodoisarrangeapickup fromyourvendor,printareturnslabelandsendittothevendortouse.Thiswayyouareintotal controlofhowmuchyoupayforshipping.LifechangingIknow!

  3. #3:Visibility Likecourier,wouldn’titbeamazingifwehadtotalvisibilityofourshipmentsatalltimes?Well nowyoucan.Justlikeautomatedcourierplatforms,freightplatformsalsogenerateatracking numberthatallowsyoutotraceyourshipmentfromorigintodestination.Theseplatformshave veryclearlymarkedtransittimeseverytimeyoumakeashipment,allowingyoutoplanfor warehousingspace,docks,andeverythinginbetween. #4:In-HouseSupportServices Now,weknowthisisnotexactlyanecessity,butneitherwastheiPhoneyetwestillcan’tlive withoutit!In-houseoperationsandcustomerserviceiskindofliketheiPhoneofthefreightworld. Itisaninvaluableresourcewhentrackingjustdoesn’tgiveyouthatlittlenuggetofinformationto calmyournervesaboutyourpreciouspallet.Thisisjustoneexamplewhereateamofin-house expertscanbeveryimportant.Let’sjustputitthisway:thein-houseteamistotheplatformwhat Dr.WatsonistoSherlockHolmes. #5:DataAnalysisReporting Theabilitytoruncustomisablereportsforanalysisisanotherhugeadvantagewithautomated platforms.Thisisparticularlyusefulforlargerorganisationwithveryhighshippingvolumes.

  4. #6:CentralizedBilling Imaginenothavingtodealwithallthosefiles,receipts,andinvoicesonadailybasis.Justthe thoughtofitismusictoourears.Besides,nooneelsedoesitanymoresowhyshouldyou?Well, someofthemorerobustplatformshaveveryintelligentlydesignedbillingsystemsallowing shipperstoreceiveoneinvoiceforalltheirshipping – IbetBerniefromtheaccountsdepartment willappreciatethis (alot!). #7:Coverage Notmanyplatformhaveservicesthatspanacrossthecontinenthowever,thereareafewthat offerservicesacrossCanadaandUSA.Idon’tthinkweneedtoexplainhowincrediblyusefulthis canbe. Thereitis. Nowyounowknowwhatyou’vebeenmissingouton.Moreandmorefreightshippersare makingtheswitchtoanautomatedplatformforconvenience,speed,coverageandscalability andwe’vegivenyouplentyofgoodreasonswhyyoushouldtoo.Ifyou’reinterestedintrialingan automatedfreightshippingplatform,checkoutwww.eShipper.com.It’sasimpleyetpowerful Cloud-basedtoolthatallowsyoutostreamlineyourshippingprocessandcompareratesand optionsfromthemostreputablecarriersworldwideinCanadaandUSA,allinoneplace.

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