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Hot Market Creating A 'War' For Freight Brokerage Talent
Thursday, May 6, 2021 - 10:57am | 1909Read More...On Monday, Amit Mehrotra, an analyst at Deutsche Bank, stated that due to customer demand, low inventory levels, housing demand and federal stimulus, the current market constraints on trucking and international container capacity are likely to continue into 2023. Shippers are moving to a "stronger...
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Startup Democratizes Freight Broker Financing
Friday, August 14, 2020 - 11:11am | 785Read More...Axle Payments secures $27.7 million in debt and equity financing to help brokers manage cash flow Cash flow problems are a perennial challenge in the trucking industry. The reasons are varied, but topping the list is that shippers often wait for one to two months after a load has been delivered...
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BlueGrace Logistics Acquires Freight Brokerage Anthym
Monday, March 9, 2020 - 4:02pm | 500Read More...BlueGrace Logistics announced Monday afternoon that it had acquired Anthym Logistics, a freight brokerage with primary offices in Tampa, Florida, and Chicago. Anthym Logistics was formed in the fall of 2019 when Eddie Leshin, a veteran of American Backhaulers and Coyote Logistics, returned to the...
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Atlanta Volume Jumps Ahead Of Schedule – FreightWaves NOW
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 3:30pm | 123Read More...Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland examines the U.S. outbound tender reject index before diving into the New Orleans, LA and Atlanta, GA markets in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, then SONAR Data Analyst Luke Falasca identifies reefer opportunities in the Green Bay...
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Brokerage Allan Lund Buys Des Moines Truck Brokers, Another Foodstuffs 3PL
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 - 10:52am | 690Read More...The Allan Lund Co. (ALC), a 3PL based in Southern California but with approximately 35 offices around the country, has acquired Des Moines Truck Brokers (DMTB), another company with a focus on moving foodstuffs. Eddie Lund, president of ALC, said while both companies are involved in moving various...
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How Trucker Tools Helps Brokers Increase Micro-Carrier Volume And Efficiency
Thursday, December 12, 2019 - 12:30pm | 37Read More...Image Sourced from Pixabay
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Truckstop.com's New Platform Benefits Both Carriers And Brokerages
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 - 10:19am | 701Read More...With advances in technology and new entrants into the freight marketplace, Truckstop.com restructured to both navigate and help usher in the digital movement of freight. Talking with FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller on the FreightWavesTV show "Fuller Speed Ahead," Truckstop.com Chief Relationship...
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The Evolution Of Daseke – Great Quarter, Guys
Friday, December 6, 2019 - 10:19am | 208Read More...On this episode of Great Quarter, Guys, Seth Holm, Kevin Hill and Andrew Cox break down leading flatbed operator Daseke Inc's (NASDAQ: DSKE) business model and talk freight broker compensation, trucking supply and demand and TeslaI Inc's (NASDAQ: TSLA) new Cybertruck. Listen to more FreightWaves...
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NCBFAA Appoints New Washington Representative
Thursday, November 21, 2019 - 11:02am | 326Read More...The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) has selected Washington, D.C.-based government relations and consulting firm Whitmer & Worrall to be its representative on legislative matters. The association began its search in September after its 35-year...
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For Freight's Sake: Advice For New Freight Brokers And Investors
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 - 10:38am | 767Read More...Freight markets have always been a magnet for entrepreneurs. Long gone are the days of the Vanderbilts and Carnegies, but there are still fortunes to be made in freight. FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller has pointed out that the global freight, transportation, and logistics industries are worth over...
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Brokerage Rivals Pyatt, Silver Talk About The Culture Of Competition
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 - 2:00pm | 857Read More...In a conversation at FreightWaves LIVE about the future of freight brokerage, at least half of the time was spent talking about a somewhat unlikely topic – people. The chief executive officers of Arrive Logistics and MoLo Solutions, Matt Pyatt and Andrew Silver, joined FreightWaves president George...
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Transfix CEO Wants Less Waste, More Competition In Freight Brokerage Industry
Friday, November 8, 2019 - 9:59am | 943Read More...Drew McElroy is in the freight brokerage business for one reason only: to eliminate waste. That's a tall order, given the billions of empty-truck miles driven in the U.S. each year, but he's up to the challenge. As CEO and co-founder of Transfix, McElroy has brought together both freight- and data-...
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FreightWaves NOW: Freight Broker Performance And The Drayage Update
Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - 3:29pm | 98Read More...In this episode of FreightWaves NOW, Meteorologist Nick Austin tells you about an impending snow storm in the Midwest, FreightCaster Kyle Cunningham dives into our carrier update presented by PowerFleet, Market Expert Seth Holm talks about ways to measure broker performance, Market Expert Donny...
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Automatic Load Booking Can Save Brokers Hours Per Load
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 - 1:00pm | 802Read More...Moving loads from dock to dock is a race against the clock. In an industry where every minute counts, all players can see big returns when one member of the supply chain integrates innovative technologies and efficiencies into its processes. When brokers see their load-matching time go from a...
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RMIS Automates Carrier Compliance For Brokers Big And Small
Friday, October 25, 2019 - 10:52am | 927Read More...A little-known technology company in California automates carrier compliance and sources certificates of insurance for many of the largest freight brokerages in North America. RMIS, or Registry Monitoring Information Services, has the largest database of carrier certificates of insurance and...
