##  [Transportation Procurement](/shippers/solutions/managed-logistics/transportation-procurement) 

  

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 #  Transportation Procurement 

 

 

 

 

 

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 ##  Create a stronger carrier and sourcing strategy 

 #####  Transportation procurement helps you identify, evaluate and manage carrier relationships that support cost, service and capacity goals. ArcBest analyzes your transportation networks, evaluates carrier performance and develops procurement strategies tailored to your freight profile and business requirements. 

 

 

 

 

  

  

   

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Common procurement challenges

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Rising transportation costs

### Understand market conditions and identify opportunities to improve transportation spend while maintaining service expectations

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Capacity constraints

Develop carrier strategies that support your transportation needs in changing market conditions

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Limited internal resources

Access transportation procurement expertise without expanding internal teams

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Carrier performance issues

Evaluate carrier performance and service levels to support stronger sourcing decisions

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Complex transportation networks

Manage procurement strategies across multiple transportation modes, carriers and geographic regions

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Changing business needs

Adapt carrier strategies as customer requirements, freight patterns and business priorities evolve

 

 

 

  

 

   

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How transportation procurement works

1. **Analyze**
    
    Review transportation data, lane activity, carrier performance and freight characteristics to understand how your network performs today
2. **Develop**
    
    Build a procurement strategy aligned with your business objectives, transportation requirements and growth plans
3. **Source**
    
    Identify and evaluate carrier options based on service, network fit, capacity and operational requirement
4. **Award**
    
    Support carrier selection, implementation and onboarding activities
5. **Improve**
    
    Monitor performance and refine procurement strategies as market conditions and business needs change

 

 

 

  

 

   

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## Transportation procurement support

- Transportation sourcing
- RFP management
- Carrier strategy development
- Lane and network analysis
- Performance benchmarking
- Continuous procurement improvement

 

 

 

  ## What you gain

- Improve transportation cost management
- Strengthen carrier performance
- Increase procurement efficiency
- Improve access to reliable capacity
- Increase visibility into transportation spend
- Reduce sourcing complexity
- Build a stronger freight network
- Support long-term business growth

 

 

 

  

 

   

 ####  Build a stronger freight network 



Whether you’re preparing for a transportation bid, evaluating carrier performance or looking for opportunities to improve transportation spend, ArcBest can help create a procurement strategy designed around your business goals.  
  
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