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We're celebrating a decade of moving more with less! 🚚 ⏩ Check out this video featuring 'Loadies' speaking about their experience at Loadsmart over the years! Learn more about our 10-year milestone here: https://hubs.li/Q02Kv7xk0

Scotts Miracle-Gro was facing a logistics conundrum — decentralized transportation management and limited tech infrastructure led to limited visibility and inefficiencies in booking and tendering shipments. That’s why Scotts partnered with Loadsmart to adopt ShipperGuide TMS and Opendock. Learn how their logistics operations has been transformed. ⬇️

Are you a current customer of ShipperGuide TMS or a shipper interested in the latest in logistics technology? Join us for our quarterly Product Updates and Upcoming Features webinar next Wednesday, March 19 2:00 PM CST (3:00 PM EST). The ShipperGuide TMS product team will also be there to answer your questions live! Product update topics include: - 1️⃣ New Vendor Portal for End-to-End Inbound Execution - 2️⃣ Easy Integrations with Public Order API - 3️⃣ Use Your Own LTL Carriers - 4️⃣ Know the Best Carriers in Your Network with Carrier Scorecards - 5️⃣ Updates to FreightIntel AI - 6️⃣ Pay with Confidence with Embedded Audit Capabilities Sign up here: https://hubs.li/Q03bL9cD0

We want to connect! Our team will be at ProMat next week at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois! We’re looking forward to meeting other professionals in the supply chain and manufacturing space, and we hope to see you there!

The March Freight & Economic Indicators Report is out! Here are some highlights: ❄️ Q4 2024 price gains were more likely driven by weather-related disruptions and seasonality than a fundamental market shift. 📈 The market is expected to remain inflationary YoY for the entire year. 💰 Incremental price gains of ~7% YoY are forecast in most months (this is slightly lower than in 2024 when price gains were ~10% YoY). ◀️ Macro data from early 2025 suggest that demand may be losing momentum. 🚚 Continued reductions in active carriers may sustain the inflationary market (in YoY terms). Read the full report linked in the comments ⤵️

Next week, our Loadsmart team, Madison J. Solka and Mark Carroll, will be at the American Trucking Associations & Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) of American Trucking Associations, Inc. Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition in Nashville, TN! We’re excited to see you there! #tmcannual25

🎬 And the Oscar goes to… Loadsmart’s incredible team! 🎭 Our Chicago HQ just rolled out the red carpet for an Unofficial Oscars Ceremony, recognizing our team’s biggest (and funniest) achievements. Think The Dundies, but Loadsmart-style. 🏆 From "The Person Who’s Always Snacking" to "The Person Who is Most Indispensable" our culture is full of camaraderie, healthy competition, and a little bit of comedy. Want to be part of the action? We’re hiring for our growing Account Sales team in Chicago! If you're an upcoming or recent grad looking to kickstart your career in tech & logistics sales, this is your chance to join a fast-growing team that knows how to win—and have fun while doing it. No sales experience? No problem. If you’re ambitious, we’ll teach you everything you need to know. 📍 Want in? Apply now! → https://hubs.li/Q039KRtH0 #NowHiring #SalesJobs #ChicagoJobs #EntryLevelRoles

March is Women’s History Month, and at Loadsmart, we’re honoring women in supply chain and logistics all month long! Check out this blog to learn about organizations empowering women in our industry and to learn about pioneers, like: 🔸 Lillie Elizabeth McGee Drennan – The first licensed female truck driver and trucking company owner in the U.S. 🔸 Edwina Justus – Union Pacific’s first black female locomotive engineer. https://hubs.li/Q039s3-z0

Didn’t make it to Manifest: The Future of Supply Chain & Logistics this year? Don’t worry! You can watch the recording of our session “What’s Next for Everyone’s Favorite Dock Scheduling Solution,” where Nate Allan talks about all things Opendock YMS, here: https://hubs.li/Q038tMQg0

Check out this new article from SupplyChainBrain on Five Reasons to Choose a Managed Transportation Strategy! https://hubs.li/Q038s8wW0