Protecting freight is one of the responsibilities you have to your clients. Failure to exercise reasonable care in preventing accidents or incidents could result in you having to pay for the damages. In 2018, motor carriers reported almost 600 incidents of cargo theft nationwide. The average value of stolen goods per incident was $142,342. Cargo thieves can take advantage of opportunities for crime, such as low security at a cargo hold, to steal thousands of dollars worth of cargo. Thieves stealing cargo can cause disaster along the supply chain. Use these tips to protect your cargo ..read more

Are you in a stalemate with your current system, trying to grow but unable to move the needle? Whether your system is a robust network of excel spreadsheets, organized chaos of paper documentation, or an outdated Transportation Management System (TMS): if the following signs are apparent in your company, it is time for a new TMS. → Free Resource: The TMS Comparison Guide You’re Struggling to Provide an Excellent Customer Experience Is your team doing everything in their power to prioritize customer service, only to have customers calling in disappointed and frustrated? Are you seeing custo ..read more

Given the challenges inherent to today’s supply chain, every player — from trucking companies to brokers — needs every advantage they can get. That is especially true when it comes to drayage rate management imperatives like finding rate information, responding to RFQs and making connections between shippers and carriers. Envase created DrayMaster to provide a powerful tool, both for brokers and trucking companies, to move more quickly and decisively – and with the best information in hand – in response to such imperatives. One of the challenges of such a multifaceted rate management produc ..read more

Given the challenges inherent to today’s supply chain, every player — from trucking companies to brokers — needs every advantage they can get. That is especially true when it comes to drayage rate management imperatives like finding rate information, responding to RFQs and making connections between shippers and carriers. Envase created DrayMaster to provide a powerful tool, both for brokers and trucking companies, to move more quickly and decisively – and with the best information in hand – in response to such imperatives. One of the challenges of such a multifaceted rate management produc ..read more

In our previous post, we outlined what a freight broker is and what they do. Freight brokers don’t own fleets of trucks or make goods for sale, but they are essential to today’s modern supply chain. But to really make their businesses stand out, a freight broker needs a TMS to pull everything together. A TMS is the secret weapon in a freight broker’s arsenal. It lets them plan better, manage cash flow better, and even find new business easier. The days of spreadsheets, pen, and paper are gone. To succeed in today’s world, you need to let automation take of parts of your business for you so yo ..read more

In our previous post, we outlined what a freight broker is and what they do. Freight brokers don’t own fleets of trucks or make goods for sale, but they are essential to today’s modern supply chain. But to really make their businesses stand out, a freight broker needs a TMS to pull everything together. A TMS is the secret weapon in a freight broker’s arsenal. It lets them plan better, manage cash flow better, and even find new business easier. The days of spreadsheets, pen, and paper are gone. To succeed in today’s world, you need to let automation take of parts of your business for you so you ..read more

The simplest explanation is, a freight broker connects people who have things they want to get somewhere (shippers) with someone who can get it there (carriers). Simplistically, a freight broker is an intermediary between shippers and carriers. Just a person who can negotiate a rate for a given load and helps make sure it gets there. But like everything in shipping and trucking, freight brokering isn’t that simple. There’s more to brokering than money or time Shippers want to get their goods from A to B as fast as possible, as cheaply as possible. Carriers want to carry those goods from A to B ..read more

A new year’s resolution for Envase was to release a monthly newsletter… and so far, so good! Here’s what we’ve been up to in January 2022! Trends & Applications in Drayage “Covid-19 has accelerated digital adoption for many companies… [before] it was unfathomable that you could dispatch a truck from your kitchen” Larry Cuddy, CEO, Envase Technologies. Check out the full article from IANA’s Intermodal Insights. Read the Article Never Pay Retail Fuel Prices Again! Phone the Envase Fuel Team at 603-217-2119 (Option 2) or email them at fuelteam@envasetechnologies.com for more information… Co ..read more

After a busy summer of work (and play), as well as a great trip out to Long Beach, here’s the Envase Fall Newsletter! Envase at HTA DrayTech and the IANA Expo The Envase team was rockin’ the purple and blue shirts at this year’s IANA Expo and HTA DrayTech in Long Beach! Thank you to everyone who came by to get a sneak peek into our newest solutions, as well those who attended our post-event Drayage, Dining & Drinks receptions! Leveling the Playing Field for Owner-Ops Learn how Envase is leveraging our hundreds (upon hundreds) of collective years in dray-tech to make tools once only acces ..read more

Like most sectors, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the supply and transport industry to evaluate and improve their current processes. Around the world, companies have had to work with limited manpower, adjust to lockdown restrictions, and find ways to deliver goods safely. This is where innovations in technology come in. From real-time supply chain tracking to smart telematics systems, there are several tools that promise to refine freight operations and create a more streamlined supply chain. Below, we’ve listed some of the tech trends that are predicted to have the biggest impact on the ind ..read more