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Your freight making it to its destination on time hinges on decisions you made well before it ever loaded. Prime among these decisions is which transportation provider(s) you trust to handle your freight needs.

Composing a transportation network can take years of work. This is rarely a set-it-and-forget-it process. Your company’s supply chain is dynamic — with inbound and outbound freight volumes fluctuating periodically. Your network of transportation providers (freight brokers, asset carriers, 3PLs, etc.) should adjust to match these needs.

You oversee the freight moving to and from your company’s door. In doing so, you’re tasked with meeting certain deadlines, budgetary benchmarks and performance goals. As a logistics manager, achieving these ends is essential for the success of your business. But it’s not always easy to do so.

When it comes to choosing your transportation provider, there’s certainly no shortage of options. Sure, depending on your location(s), commodity type(s), company goals and the time of year, your pool of viable providers may fluctuate — however slightly.

For decades now, companies have been dedicating more resources to their transportation supply chains, investing in technologies to improve processes and in-house experts to run the show.
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