Question 1

How can I reduce high freight costs?

Accepted Answer

High costs often hide in urgent shipments, half-empty trucks, penalties and invoice errors. Use Integrated Freight Orchestration: contracts for stability, pre-negotiated spot for flexibility, and on-demand only when continuity requires it.

Question 2

Is spot freight cheaper than contracted freight?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes in soft markets; in peaks it often exceeds contract rates. Best practice is a hybrid: contracts for predictable lanes and pre-negotiated spot for swings, so you keep predictability and agility.

Question 3

How do I avoid overpaying for urgent or expedited freight?

Accepted Answer

Expedited shipments can cost 20–40% more than planned moves. Prevent panic buys with clear escalation paths, early exception alerts and pre-negotiated spot capacity, so urgencies remain the exception.

Question 4

How can I get end-to-end visibility across all shipments?

Accepted Answer

Unify carrier, ERP and TMS data in one view, use real-time tracking/ETA consistently and set exception alerts. Managing contract, spot and on-demand in one place removes blind spots and speeds reactions.

Question 5

What KPIs matter most in freight procurement?

Accepted Answer

OTD/OTIF, total cost per shipment or ton, share of urgent transport and invoice accuracy. One dashboard across contract, spot and on-demand turns KPIs from reports into proactive levers.

Question 6

What is Integrated / Hybrid Freight Orchestration?

Accepted Answer

A framework combining contracted freight, pre-negotiated spot and on-demand so each shipment uses the best option. It improves cost control and service while reducing emergencies.

Question 7

How can I benchmark my freight costs against the market?

Accepted Answer

Normalize data (per shipment/ton/km), compare with neutral lane benchmarks and include extras like urgencies, penalties and disputes. A single environment enables continuous, actionable benchmarking.

Question 8

How do I standardize freight purchasing across multiple plants?

Accepted Answer

Centralize visibility, set shared rules for when to use contract, pre-negotiated spot or on-demand and enforce common rate cards/approvals. Orchestration gives local flexibility with central governance.

Question 9

Why do companies face so many freight invoice disputes?

Accepted Answer

Complex rates/accessorials and decentralized rules drive errors. Standardizing processes and validating against rate cards in one system reduces disputes and financial leakage.

Question 10

How can procurement teams use data to negotiate better rates with carriers?

Accepted Answer

Bring facts: volumes per lane, seasonality, load factors, on-time performance and the cost of exceptions. Consolidated data across contract, spot and on-demand strengthens negotiations.

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Adquisición de Carga Sin Interrupciones y Soluciones de Transporte Costo-Efectivas

Nuestra misión es optimizar la adquisición de carga proporcionando acceso sin interrupciones a soluciones de carga premium, licitaciones spot y gestión de transporte en tiempo real, garantizando logística eficiente en costos y sensible al tiempo.