Transinnovate & Sustainability
Transport and Logistics Netherlands (TLN) has expressed its ambition (see link) to halve CO2 emissions from road transport by 2030 compared to 2015. As the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement requires the transport sector to contribute as well. Digitalisation (smarter) and sustainability (cleaner) are currently the magic words when it comes to industrial policy […]
Comparing Freight Rates
Comparing Freight Rates Comparing transport rates is an essential part of the transportation procurement process. For sea freight, the complexity lies mainly in the periodic (often monthly) changes in sea freight rates, and for road and parcel freight, the complexity lies mainly in the large and challenging rate tables with varying zones and surcharges. Especially […]
Freight Cost Reduction
Freight costs often contribute significantly to a company’s total operating costs. However, in the daily rush, companies often have limited insight and control over annual transport costs. This often results in no clear picture of the potential for savings and how savings can be achieved. We are happy to provide some practical tools to help […]
Pitfalls & Procurement of Transport: The Killing Rate Template
Transport procurement is a complex matter, if you want to do it right! There are many pitfalls, and this blog tells you how easily logistic buyers shoot themselves in the foot by their decision to use a prescribed freight table template. Unfortunately, in transport freight tables often lack transparency due to their enormous sizes. Load […]
Why freight tendering is like bar tendering!
If you go into a bar and order the best drink the bartender can serve, it would probably cocktail of some kind. The bartender will do his best to create the optimal mixture of different flavors, sweets, sours and bitters to “blow your pants of”. But if you are lucky, the bartender will have a […]
INCOTERMS 2024 / 2025 in Procurement, what are the key points to remember?
We regularly receive questions about which Incoterms should be used in 2025, whether there are any changes compared to the Incoterms in 2024, and what considerations there are regarding purchasing transportation. We receive frequent questions about which INCOTERMS in 2025 should be used, whether there are any changes compared to the Incoterms in 2024, and […]
Grip on Transport – Your own logistics Control Tower
Transinnovate offers solutions for a logistics control tower, both the necessary software system and the service. Because it is a buzzword, we explain on this page why a control tower is useful, what is needed, and how Transinnovate can help shippers with this. If you want to discuss with us what a control tower can […]
10 Tips to Reduce Freight Costs
We have compiled the top 10 tips to save on freight costs: Ensure you procure periodically Leverage the strengths of carriers Optimize packaging sizes & pallet layout Optimize order volumes Optimize delivery frequencies Analyze and reduce surcharges Find the ideal balance between contract rates and spot rates Use a different modality, larger or different trailer […]
What multinationals and SMEs can learn from each other
Over the years, Transinnovate has supported a wide range of shippers in procuring, organizing, and optimizing transportation. We have been active in many sectors, from metals to chemicals to pharmaceuticals to food. We have also supported companies ranging from SMEs with €100K in freight costs to multinationals with millions in transportation costs. It strikes us […]
