IntelliTrans

The freight market has a capacity tax. Rail is one of the few ways to avoid paying it. Hear the conversation.

Seeing where a railcar is doesn’t stop it from sitting. That’s one of five criteria in IntelliTrans’ rail TMS buyer’s guide: does the platform help you act, or only watch? It also covers eight red flags to catch in vendor demos, and a scoring worksheet to compare finalists.

You already know your rail operation needs better tools. Getting the budget approved is the harder part. The IntelliTrans Rail TMS Buyer’s Guide gives your team a business case framework for executive sign-off, plus a worksheet to score vendors side by side. Inside: - Six self-assessment areas, from demurrage exposure to fleet sizing - Five criteria that separate purpose-built rail platforms from generic ones - Guidance by commodity, including chemicals - Eight red flags to watch for Get the guide.

If you ship bulk, you’ve probably seen more tender rejections and higher quotes on flatbed lanes this year. Blake Ezell, VP of Customer Success and Support at IntelliTrans, says the fix starts before the next bid: 1. Use lane and regional data, not national rate indices 2. Check carrier contracts against today’s capacity 3. Build a tiered backup carrier plan 4. Test rail transload on the lanes where it fits Hear his full breakdown.

Comparing rail TMS options? The evaluator's guide covers six operational dimensions, five structural criteria and a vendor scoring worksheet.

A 500 MW data center takes about 30,000 truckloads to build, per FreightWaves’ Craig Fuller. Those builders are largely price-insensitive. Your freight budget is not. IntelliTrans’ Blake Ezell on what that does to your next bid, and why rail transload deserves a lane-by-lane look.