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Know Freight Costs with Freight Market Price Indicators

IMPARGOApril 17, 2024 4 min

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. What Are Market Price Indicators for Freight Costs?
  3. The Importance of Market Price Indicators for Your Freight Company
  4. Reliability of Market Price Indicators for Freight Costs
  5. Is Investing in Market Price Indicators Worth It for Freight Costs?
  6. Why IMPARGO TMP® for Managing Freight Costs?

Introduction

Freight costs for truck transport change frequently. Transport companies must not only know average prices but also use market price indicators to set profitable and competitive freight costs. Here's why these indicators are crucial for success in the trucking industry.

What Are Market Price Indicators for Freight Costs?

Market price indicators are tools for analyzing real-time data and market trends in the freight industry. By using these indicators, companies can continuously adjust their pricing strategies and maximize their profit potential.

The Importance of Market Price Indicators for Your Freight Company

Absolutely essential. Market price indicators offer numerous benefits, enabling transport companies to:

  • Avoid missed profit opportunities.
  • Adjust their freight costs competitively.
  • Improve the sustainability of revenue in a dynamic market.
  • Optimize pricing strategies for both spot and contract rates.

Reliability of Market Price Indicators for Freight Costs

Yes, market price indicators are highly reliable, but only when integrated with advanced algorithms and real-time data.

IMPARGO TMP® provides a smart market price indicator specifically designed for freight companies. This platform provides accurate average market prices based on real transactions and invoices, taking geographic factors and other parameters into account so that you can confidently set freight costs.

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Investment in market price indicators: is it worth freight costs?

Definitely. The advantages of investing in market price indicators outweigh the initial costs. Not only do you optimize your pricing, you also minimize risks.

The real investment however, is getting the most value out of the money you paid. 

Full TMS platform with an integrated market price indicator

 

Why IMPARGO TMP ® to optimize freight costs?

IMPARGO TMP®, originally developed for small and medium-sized freight forwarders, is an affordable all-in-one solution. It integrates transport planning, order processing, fleet management, and telematics—all in one place.

IMPARGO's features help reduce unnecessary fuel consumption (empty kilometers), enable intelligent route optimization, and provide quick communication with all parties involved in the transport.

The primary difference between IMPARGO and conventional Transport Management Systems (TMS) is that our platform is cloud-based and built on a modular architecture.

You can seamlessly integrate IMPARGO into your existing software systems (no IT knowledge required), while efficiently managing your entire transport process from A to Z.

We are witnessing changes in trucking rates day by day. Therefore, the market price indicator is a strategic asset that every transportation company must have to unlock their untapped profit potential, enhance pricing competitiveness, and ensure long term success in the industry.


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