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Unveiling The Tesla Semi

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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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Navigate The Future Of Transportation With Breakthrough At The Gartner Supply Chain Symposium XPO

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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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Breakthrough Adds Individual Spot And Contract Linehaul Rate Forecasts For Dry Van And Temperature-Controlled Truckload Freight

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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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5 Freight Market Trends To Watch In 2024

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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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Real-Time Resilience Shipping Solutions For Severe Weather

6 min read

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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Fuel Hedging Strategies For Effective Fuel Cost Management For Shippers

3 min read

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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Global Turmoil Fuels Demand For Supply Chain Diversification

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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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How To Optimize Your Transportation Network For Efficiency Gains In 2023

6 min read

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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Why Shippers Should Invest In Data Transparency

5 min read

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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5 Key Transportation Data Points Most Companies Are Missing

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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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Unlock Better Benchmarking For Your Network

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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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See The Breakthrough Team Bring FELIX To Life At Gartner Supply Chain Symposium

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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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How Our Technology Is Solving The Puzzling Problems In Transportation

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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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It Is Time For A Transportation Transformation

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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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Truck driving through a mountainous road

5 min read

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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Transportation Strategies Beyond The Bottom Line Navigating Market Cycles With Data.jpg

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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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Several trucks parked in a warehouse port

4 min read

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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Truck driving on a country road with sunset

3 min read

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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4 min read

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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Blue truck driving under a bridge

2 min read

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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Truck driving on a road with a mountain background

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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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Container Hub With Forklift

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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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8 min read

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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Close-up image of an overpass road.

14 min read

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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