For the last year, shippers and carriers in the LTL industry have faced unprecedented challenges. During SMC³’s Basic Fundamentals of LTL Pricing & Costing course, Brian Thompson, chief commercial officer for SMC³, and Eddie Sorg, vice president of yield management for ArcBest, joined current students for a deeper discussion of what these changing dynamics look like and how both carriers and shippers can reimagine their workflows to create more efficient, profitable partnerships.

Ryan Poynter, senior vice president of LTL carrier relations and pricing at GlobalTranz, will be giving his expert insight into LTL RFP best practices during a special hybrid class from SMC³’s online education program – LTL203: LTL Carrier Pricing and Costing, beginning April 15. Poynter recently took some time to address the current state of the supply chain after a volatile 2020, and some insights into the importance of having an organized, well-prepared freight transportation RFP.

SMC³’s Justin Springer is constantly in discussion with customers regarding SMC³’s offerings and how these products can help optimize their freight transportation spend. Springer knowledgably steers these customers to solutions that deliver unrivaled shipment visibility, transit-time information and freight rating power. Get to know more about Justin and his role at SMC³ in this behind the scenes interview.

As the second day of the Jump Start supply chain virtual conference continued, industry experts analyzed many of the technology trends that are predicted to take the industry by storm over the next few years as well as the foundation of all of these transformational technology advancements: Data.

During the opening day of the virtual Jump Start supply chain conference, the focus was gravitated toward one common theme: Change. Industry experts discussed economic, political and technology changes that will set the stage for the post-pandemic recovery in 2021, the new presidential administration, among other topics.

Last week, a leading group of transportation executives and thought leaders have announced that they have brought together more than 20 organizations to support and evolve the LTL industry. The Digital LTL Council brings together carriers, logistics service providers, shippers and technology providers with the sole focus of developing a set of uniform standards that support the scalable automation and digitalization of LTL shipments.