Transportation management tools are invaluable, especially when it comes to a freight audit

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Written By Jennifer Joslyn

🚛 Transportation management tools are invaluable, especially when it comes to a freight audit.

Data-driven decisions are how companies can best unlock their value and freight audits will deliver actionable intelligence points. In this article, Adrian Gonzalez from Talking Logistics discusses the matter with Dirk Grewenig, Global Account Director, and Stefanie Bergfeld, Director of Audit and Settlement Tribe, at Transporeon.

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