Freight Procurement Blog

The Cheapest Award Is Rarely the Cheapest Year

Why Every Shipper Should Run Their Own Marketplace

What Is Agentic AI in Freight?

Will AI Replace Freight Procurement Teams?

Labor Day Freight: Grills On, Drivers Home, Rates Up

The 8 Best Freight Quoting Software Platforms for Shippers (2026)

Enforcement Is Quietly Tightening Truckload Capacity

Can AI Predict Freight Rates?

The Newest Cargo Theft Never Touches a Truck

Fewer Storms, Less Warning, No Trucks to Spare

The Voice Is Real. The Carrier Isn't.

Brake Safety Week: The Capacity Dip on the Calendar

Spot Rates Are Falling. Don't Misread It.

How Tornadoes Disrupt Freight for Months

Harvest Season Freight: When Produce Moves, Your Capacity Tightens

The Freight Market Flipped at Midyear

Tariffs Hit Your Freight Twice. Here’s How.

The Back-to-School Freight Rush Started Without You

How to Run a Freight RFP (Without It Taking Months)

How the Strait of Hormuz Reaches Your Truckload Lanes

Can a General AI Chatbot Run Your Freight Procurement?

Use These AI Prompts for Smarter Freight Procurement

Spot Rates Set Off Fireworks Over July 4

Tesla Won't Fix Truckload Capacity. Here's What Will.

How to Prove Freight Savings to Your CFO in a Rising Market

What Is a Light TMS? (And How It's Different From a Full TMS)

How the World Cup Is Moving Freight, and Spiking Spot Rates

How Is a Spot Rate Estimate Calculated?

The True Cost of Quoting Freight in Spreadsheets and Emails

The Hidden Problem in Freight RFPs: Outliers

Transforming Freight Procurement with Emerge AI: Automation for Spot and Contract Success

When It’s Time to Hit the Road but You Can’t Move a Load: What is Your “Plan B” for Full Truckload Shipping?

Why shippers should invite new carriers to their RFPs

Today’s Volatile Market: 3 Ways to Source Carriers

Understanding Logistics Network Optimization: A Shipper's Perspective

Top 5 Full Truckload Procurement Challenges and How to Overcome Them

Talking Logistics Interview with Brian Honer, Enterprise Sales Director

Procurement Insights: Outbound Tender Volume Index

Optimizing Freight Services: A Guide to Success with Mini-Bids

Navigate RFP Season by Benchmarking Your Procurement

Key Performance Indicators for Full Truckload Shipping

Load Planning: What It Is, How It Works, and How to Do It Well

How to Master Mini Bids: Your Guide to RFP Season

How to Model Freight RFP Scenarios

3 Ways Carriers Can Secure Long-Term Trucking and Transportation Contracts

Decoding Load Tendering: Understanding Shipping Tender Times

The 5 Step Plan to Creating a Multi-Carrier Shipping Strategy

Emerge Named Ace Hardware's 2026 Carrier Broker of the Year

Emerge Founder Andrew Leto Joins Freight Caviar's Freight Gong Friday

Introducing LTL: Your Carriers, Your Brokers, One Screen

Introducing ProcureOS: A Message from Co-Founder and President, Michael Leto

Introducing Carrier Visibility and Automated Performance Tracking with Carrier Scorecards

Introducing Rate Pulse

Emerge Ranks No. 37 on the 2022 Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Emerge Partners with IntelliTrans to Connect Shippers and Carriers, Providing Greater Visibility and Access to Capacity

Emerge Partners With MercuryGate to Streamline Spot Transactions

Emerge is Named to azcentral's Top Workplaces for the Second Consecutive Year

Emerge Announces DAT to Provide Branded Rate Benchmarking for the Emerge Freight Procurement Platform

Andrew Leto Joins the Freight Caviar Podcast to Discuss The 10-20% Hiding in Every Lane

Mark McEntire Joins Emerge as Chief Executive Officer

The Cheapest Award Is Rarely the Cheapest Year

Why Every Shipper Should Run Their Own Marketplace

What Is Agentic AI in Freight?

Will AI Replace Freight Procurement Teams?

Labor Day Freight: Grills On, Drivers Home, Rates Up

The 8 Best Freight Quoting Software Platforms for Shippers (2026)

Enforcement Is Quietly Tightening Truckload Capacity

Can AI Predict Freight Rates?

The Newest Cargo Theft Never Touches a Truck

Fewer Storms, Less Warning, No Trucks to Spare

The Voice Is Real. The Carrier Isn't.

Emerge Named Ace Hardware's 2026 Carrier Broker of the Year

Brake Safety Week: The Capacity Dip on the Calendar

Introducing LTL: Your Carriers, Your Brokers, One Screen

Spot Rates Are Falling. Don't Misread It.

How Tornadoes Disrupt Freight for Months

How to Vet a Carrier (and Build a Network That Covers You)

Emerge Founder Andrew Leto Joins Freight Caviar's Freight Gong Friday

Harvest Season Freight: When Produce Moves, Your Capacity Tightens

The Freight Market Flipped at Midyear

Tariffs Hit Your Freight Twice. Here’s How.

The Back-to-School Freight Rush Started Without You

How to Run a Freight RFP (Without It Taking Months)

How the Strait of Hormuz Reaches Your Truckload Lanes

Can a General AI Chatbot Run Your Freight Procurement?

Use These AI Prompts for Smarter Freight Procurement

Spot Rates Set Off Fireworks Over July 4

Tesla Won't Fix Truckload Capacity. Here's What Will.

How to Prove Freight Savings to Your CFO in a Rising Market

The Best Freight Procurement Platforms of 2026, by Category

Spot vs. Contract Freight: Which Should You Use and When?

What Is a Light TMS? (And How It's Different From a Full TMS)

How the World Cup Is Moving Freight, and Spiking Spot Rates

How Is a Spot Rate Estimate Calculated?

The True Cost of Quoting Freight in Spreadsheets and Emails

Fuel Volatility Isn’t Letting Up: Here's What That Means

Tender Rejections: Why They're Rising and What to Do About Them

The Evergreen Freight Model: A Practical Alternative to the Annual RFP Cycle

Why Nearshoring Is Reshaping U.S.–Mexico Freight

How to Stay Ahead of the Holiday Freight Crunch

Make This RFP Season Your Smoothest Yet

The Rising Threat of Freight Fraud: How to Respond

Build Carrier Relationships That Weather Any Market

What Really Goes Into the Cost of a Truckload Shipment?

Manual, Integrated, or Hybrid: Which Carrier Tracking Method Works Best?

What Outdated Freight Procurement Is Really Costing You — Time, Flexibility, and More

Rolling the Dice on Freight? There’s a Better Way

The Hidden Problem in Freight RFPs: Outliers

Big Solutions in Small Bids: The Mini Bid Advantage

Optimizing Freight Spend: What top shippers are doing to look beyond cost

No Storm Too Strong: The Power of Dynamic Booking in Winter Logistics

Weathering Winter: How Strong Carrier Partnerships Keep Freight Moving

From Trucks to Trust: Emerge’s Asset-Powered Marketplace

Freight Forward: Strategies for the Black Friday Frenzy

Navigating Tight Markets: How Emerge Supports Shippers with Vetted Carrier Solutions

Tackling Peak Produce Season: Smart Solutions for Shippers

A Shippers Guide to Preparing for Halloween and Holiday Freight Spikes

5 Tips for Optimizing Full Truckload Shipments During the Fall Season

Emerge and SMC³ Partner to Redefine Freight Procurement

Transforming Freight Procurement with Emerge AI: Automation for Spot and Contract Success

Introducing ProcureOS: A Message from Co-Founder and President, Michael Leto

Freight Marketplace vs Load Board: What's the Difference and Which Should You Use?

When It’s Time to Hit the Road but You Can’t Move a Load: What is Your “Plan B” for Full Truckload Shipping?

Where Are the Shippers? Three Strategies to Help Carriers Connect with More Customers

Why shippers should invite new carriers to their RFPs

What to Expect and How to Prepare for Brake Safety Week

What Carriers Need to Know About Book It Now

Today’s Volatile Market: 3 Ways to Source Carriers

Understanding Logistics Network Optimization: A Shipper's Perspective

Top 5 Full Truckload Procurement Challenges and How to Overcome Them

Three Reasons to Look Outside Your Organization for Benchmarking Data For Full Truckload Shipping

Tips & Tricks for New Dispatchers, Sourced from Veteran Dispatchers

Tips for Trucking Companies to Decrease Their Insurance Premiums

Three Ways to Address Empty Miles to Help the Environment and Gain Efficiency

Three Areas to Gain More Efficiency and Save Money for Trucking Companies

Talking Logistics Interview with Joe Piazza, Director of Customer Strategy

Systems Integration for Full Truckload Shippers

The Top Three Reasons to Have an Effective Returns Process

The Impact of Freight Technology on Integrated Supply Chain Management

The Role of Asset-Based Carriers in a Changing Transport Landscape

The Grocery Industry “Takes the Cake” With Supply Chain Complexity

The Benefits of Building Mini RFPs for Shippers

Talking Logistics Interview with Kyle Jepson, SVP of Product at Emerge

Talking Logistics Interview with Brian Honer, Enterprise Sales Director

Taking a Peek at Peak Season Surcharges: Budgeting for Transportation Costs in Uncertain Times

State of Supply Chain: What to expect for the rest of 2022

Spot Rates Are Down: Three Ways Shippers Can Navigate the Current Market

Runaway Rates: Four Tips for Taking Control

Profitable Trucking: Deep Dive into Average Cost per Mile Strategies

Increasing Full Truckload RFP Participation Rates: From a “Shot in Hell” to “Ringing the Bell” 

Request for Quote or Proposal: Which Fits Your Freight Needs Best?

RFP Red Flags Carriers Should Be on the Lookout For

Procurement Platform Tips for Grocery Demand Forecasting

Optimizing Truck Loads & Rates with Load Planning Software

Procurement Insights: Outbound Tender Volume Index

How to Develop an Effective Logistics & Transport Pricing Strategy for Trucking Contracts

Optimizing Freight Services: A Guide to Success with Mini-Bids

Podcast: How Technology is Transforming Transportation Procurement with Mark McEntire