The digitization of freight management and transportation logistics is well underway and is being widely adopted by carriers, 3PLs, shippers and other supply chain companies. This was inevitable because of our society’s proclivity, need and expectation of instant information. While the transportation industry lagged behind in adoption of technology, it is quickly catching up because of the benefits realized. One of the most adaptable, advantageous and easiest implementations to make has been the inclusion of freight-pricing application programming interfaces (APIs).
