15 Best Questions to Include in Your Next Freight RFQ

15 Best Questions to Include in Your Next Freight RFQ

When logistics procurement teams launch a freight RFQ (Request for Quotation), the depth and clarity of their questions often dictate the quality of vendor responses. A well-structured RFQ attracts better aligned bids, transparent pricing and strategic value....
What is managed freight procurement? What are the benefits?

What is managed freight procurement? What are the benefits?

What is freight or logistics procurement and is there a difference between the terms procurement, purchasing and buying? We explain why procurement is of added value to your organisation. And we take a closer look at the increasingly ‘in demand’ managed...
E-Sourcing freight checklist: What is logistics looking for?

E-Sourcing freight checklist: What is logistics looking for?

Despite the fact that the procurement and transportation sectors are slow adopters of technology, the rat race has already begun. Many companies are inquiring the platform provides full visibility all the different steps in the project and the timing associated....

How do you rally your carriers around your freight tender?

How do you rally your carriers around your freight tender? For many, shippers and carriers alike, freight tenders are a necessary evil, yet one has to put in full effort to get satisfying results. Often this does not happen and tenders are not complete, are stretched...