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March 27, 2025
What is a Transportation Management System?
Discover how a TMS streamlines planning, execution, and logistics with real-time visibility, automation, and data-driven insights to optimize freight moves.
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March 17, 2025
Breakthrough at Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo 2025
Learn how Breakthrough can enhance your strategy at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium. Gain actionable insights for cost, efficiency, and sustainability.
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May 28, 2024
Unlocking Compounded Value: Using Transportation Solutions for Fuel and Freight Management
Learn how Breakthrough redefines transportation management with integrated, sustainable fuel and freight solutions. Cost savings, efficiency, and decarbonization.
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March 12, 2024
Navigate The Future Of Transportation With Breakthrough At The Gartner Supply Chain Symposium XPO
Breakthrough will be attending and presenting at the 2024 Gartner Supply Chain Symposium XPO.
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February 28, 2024
Breakthrough Adds Individual Spot And Contract Linehaul Rate Forecasts For Dry Van And Temperature-Controlled Truckload Freight
Discover how Breakthrough's spot and contract linehaul rate forecasts for dry van and temperature-controlled truckload freight can inform your freight strategy.
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January 5, 2024
5 Freight Market Trends To Watch In 2024
Be prepared for 2024 with these freight market trends from Breakthrough. From macroeconomic shifts to emissions standards, stay informed and ahead of the curve.
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December 12, 2023
Real-Time Resilience: Shipping Solutions For Severe Weather
Discover how weather impacts shipping and how food and beverage shippers can leverage primary data and user-driven technology to overcome disruption.
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November 21, 2023
Fuel Hedging Strategies For Effective Fuel Cost Management For Shippers
Learn how fuel hedging strategies like T-Fuel provide an effective solution for fuel cost management, enabling them to lock in a fixed wholesale fuel hedge.
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March 14, 2023
Global Turmoil Fuels Demand For Supply Chain Diversification
Geopolitical events are contributing to a tumultuous landscape for shippers, highlighting the need for supply chain diversification efforts.
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February 23, 2023
3 Best Practices for Transportation Network Optimization
Discover how transportation network optimization can help you achieve your fuel, freight, and sustainability goals.
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October 13, 2022
Why Shippers Should Invest In Data Transparency
Improving shipping data transparency — especially around fuel costs — supports strategic decision-making and stronger shipper-carrier relationships.
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September 16, 2022
5 Key Transportation Data Points Most Companies Are Missing
Turn information overload into meaningful data with the right freight transportation technology partner.
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November 9, 2021
Unlock Better Benchmarking For Your Network
Stay ahead in the ever-evolving freight market with linehaul rate benchmarking that reflects market dynamics. Upgrade your transportation team's benchmarking data and methodologies to revolutionize your network planning and performance measurement.
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October 12, 2021
See The Breakthrough Team Bring FELIX To Life At Gartner Supply Chain Symposium
Join the Breakthrough team and supply chain professionals from across the industry at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo on October 25-27th. This online conference is bringing together service providers and practitioners to discuss trends and solutions to the most pressing challenges facing supply chain and transportation today.
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June 16, 2021
How Our Technology Is Solving The Puzzling Problems In Transportation
Achieving the goals of a transportation team is more than just an ideal best practice or cost saver; it is essential. So why aren’t transportation professionals and their teams equipped with the state-of-the-art technology they deserve? See how FELIX is weeding through the messiness of a fragmented and opaque industry.
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October 15, 2020
It Is Time For A Transportation Transformation
IF the last ten years of industry evolution, the disruption of a pandemic is pushing the transportation industry to transform the way we think about freight.
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June 26, 2020
The Value Of A Shipper Consortium | Peer Collaboration For Strategic Innovation
When strategic conversations occur with a provider, they can be inherently biased. A shipper consortium promotes open communication.
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June 5, 2020
Transportation Strategies Beyond The Bottom Line: Navigating Market Cycles With Data
When considering the challenges facing the transportation industry today, a paradigm shift must occur that promotes collaboration among stakeholders. Read more.
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September 13, 2019
How To Present A Disruptive Idea To Your Organization
Get advice for selling innovative ideas and dealing with resistance in your organization. Includes examples from supply chain and fuel management.
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July 26, 2019
Benefits Of A Centralized Transportation Management Strategy
Learn about the benefits of centralizing an organization's transportation team
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July 17, 2019
3 Principles Motivating Supply Chain Innovation
An acceleration in new technologies, strategic choices, and basic ways of thinking creates a completely new supply chain environment sparking innovation.
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June 21, 2019
Shipper Of Choice | Implementing Strategic Initiatives
FreightWaves' Shipper of Choice awards were announced, and Breakthrough clients topped the list, read more about the importance of carrier relationships here.
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May 17, 2019
Transportation Strategy & Forecasting | Conversation With Our COO’s
Read to learn what our two Chief Operating Officer's say about utilizing forecasting as a strategic pillar in all parts of business.
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March 21, 2019
Removing Distortion | Conversation With Our COO’s
Jenny and Heather explain the importance of removing distortion for shippers actively managing their transportation energy and supply chain strategies.
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January 21, 2019
2018 Year In Review | Economic Drivers For Transportation And Supply Chain
As 2019 ramps up, 2018 continues to be a relevant year driving the economic relationships pertinent to the transportation and supply chain industries.
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December 21, 2018
Transportation & Supply Chain Start-Up Trends 2019
Discover the latest transportation and supply chain industry trends, including the impact of startups, risk management technology, and more. Stay ahead of the curve.
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September 25, 2018
The Latest Supply Chain Trends To Watch As 2019 Approaches
How can shippers best address supply chain challenges and adapt to emerging transportation trends in 2019? Get a head of the curve in the upcoming year with advice from our industry experts, who have your interests in mind.
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