As an independent freight forwarders, your primary focus should be gaining more customers and when it comes to increasing the number of clients nothing works better than driving more traffic to your website. Entrepreneurs in the supply chain industry need to take special care of those virtual visitors checking out your website and convert them…
The upcoming digital transformation in the transportation and logistics industry after COVID-19
In less than four months, COVID-19 has changed the global economy forever. We currently live and develop our business within a globalized economy and the disruption caused by the pandemic has acted as a massive snowball dragging all the economies into a very difficult situation. But there is only one certain thing, the COVID-19 situation…
COVID-19 and its impact on the air freight shipping industry
The grounding of numerous passenger flights all over the world in an attempt to contain the spread of the COVID-19 has led to the skyrocketing of airfreight rates and supply chain professionals are trying their best to book the limited space on cargo flights. In today’s post, we are going to take a quick look…
How to benefit from xChange as a member of Conqueror
From Conqueror Freight Network, we are glad to announce a new collaboration with Container xChange. Enabling all of our members to directly access their services throughout the member’s area. To check how it works, please get in touch via network@container-xchange.com or directly schedule a demo Container xChange helps forwarders get access to a 3rd party container…
5 tips for improving customer service in the transportation and logistics industry
Client servicing more often than not is the crux of every business and freight forwarding is no exception. If you are planning to expand your business and gain loyal and returning customers then it’s time for you to focus on a strong strategy that will boost the reputation of your organization through a positive customer…
5 steps to help independent freight forwarders reduce their cost
Regardless of the size of the company, reducing the transportation cost is often the number one priority of independent freight forwarders. Poor decision-making and lack of research are two factors that are often responsible for excessive expenditures in our industry. The trick is to lower the cost of your supply and elude delays which may increase…
The era of smart containers is here
Containerised shipping amounts to more than $4 trillion industry with around 130 million containers being used for sending out various shipments. It goes without saying that smart containers – those that include sensors and are capable of real-time tracking of the movement and location of the cargo – have come up as one of the…
How independent freight forwarders can cope with the impact of the COVID-19
The outbreak of COVID-19 has been the most unfortunate disaster of the 21st century which has taken a toll on the global economy as well as the lives and wellbeing of people. The transportation and logistics industry is one of those industries which specialize in disaster response. However, are a few things independent freight forwarders…
7 Strategies to improve your networking and acquire new clients
If you want to survive the stiff competition of today’s market then the first thing you need to do as an independent freight forwarder is focused on building strong relationships which would positively affect your company’s bottom line. Independent freight forwarders who don’t take the power of networking seriously run the risk of falling behind…
How to save money in the network in difficult times
The Coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the supply chain industry, as the operations of a vast number of major ports and airports have been affected worldwide. As such, shipping companies are currently required to comply with various measures which are causing severe disruptions in the industry. However, on the bright side, it should be…