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FreightTech Friday: Learn to Win raises $30M, captures the industry’s attention

Enterprise training software provider Learn to Win announced on Wednesday an oversubscribed $30 million Series A raise led by the Westly Group with participation from Norwest Venture Partners and PearVC.

The company plans to use the funds to continue building out training platforms for high-pressure work organizations that can’t easily remove employees from everyday work for continuous job training.

Since its founding in 2019, Learn to Win has implemented AI-driven training programs for Novartis,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freighttech-friday-learn-to-win-raises-30m-captures-the-industrys-attention

Asset-based logistics: A freight agent’s competitive advantage

On paper, a freight agent’s job seems simple: Provide shippers with stable access to capacity and connect carriers with stable access to freight.

Any agent would be able to tell you that the job is far from easy, even in the best market. For most agents, in today’s competitive market, more headwinds to providing stability exist than ever.

In an environment as volatile as today’s, freight agents are constantly battling to maintain great customer relationships and contracted freight — their bread...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/asset-based-logistics-a-freight-agents-competitive-advantage

Never miss out on detention time reimbursement again

In the trucking industry, one of the most valuable resources is time.

There is a reason for the saying, “If the wheels ain’t turning, you ain’t earning.” Because of the steep operating costs for a single semi-truck, lost hours of productivity greatly impact margins over time.

One way that time is often utilized inefficiently, which is out of the control of a driver or carrier, is long detention times — or when trucks are waiting to be loaded or unloaded at shipping and delivery sites.

According to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/never-miss-out-on-detention-time-reimbursement-again

What can a bird’s-eye view do for load planning and recruiting?

Most people are aware that truck drivers are an essential piece of the supply chain, carrying everything from essential supplies headed to store shelves to the latest online purchases that end up on customers’ doorsteps. But not many people dwell on what takes place behind the scenes to make this efficient system possible.

Everybody in the transportation industry can tell you that there is another journey that takes place before drivers deliver their loads. Without it, the trucking industry...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/what-can-a-birds-eye-view-do-for-load-planning-and-recruiting

How 2 freight agents found success with asset-based brokerage

What makes a freight broker agent successful?

Each person is likely to answer differently, but according to Anita Baker, who draws on her 38 years of experience in the transportation and logistics industry, it comes down to four characteristics:

  • Solid knowledge of the trucking industry.
  • A gooddegree of professionalism.
  • An eagerness to succeed.
  • The desire to thrive and have fun.

Baker has exercised these qualities throughout hertime as a freight broker, but most recently, she found her expertise...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-2-freight-agents-found-success-with-asset-based-brokerage

How broker agents can endure a soft freight market

In a soft freight market, one big challenge brokers face is securing new contracts at favorable rates.

Today’s market conditions, in which capacity is loose and rates are low, mean shippers have the advantage when it comes to pricing power. 

“Right now everyone’s just very, very hungry because there is additional capacity in the marketplace, but those that have those relationships with customers are the ones that still have the freight at the end of the day,” said Brian AuBuchon, vice president...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-broker-agents-can-endure-a-soft-freight-market

Partnering with an asset-based carrier gives broker agents a leg-up on the competition

Just as a flood of small carriers entered the trucking industry in recent years, the freight brokerage sector has been gaining momentum — and it doesn’t look like it’s slowing down anytime soon.

“The sheer number of non-asset brokers out there is phenomenal,” Brian AuBuchon, vice president of logistics at Artur Express, said. “In the last few years, it’s swelled exponentially.”

The numbers agree. According to FrieghtWaves’ 10-year model, traditional freight brokerage gross revenue is predicted to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/partnering-with-an-asset-based-carrier-gives-broker-agents-a-leg-up-on-the-competition

Best transportation companies for female employees named

The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has released its 2020 list of the top transportation companies for females.

The annual Top Companies for Women to Work for in Transportation list was created by WIT magazine Redefining the Road in 2018 as part of its mission to promote the accomplishments of businesses focused on the employment of females in the trucking industry.

Companies making the list this year were listed alphabetically, beginning with AGT Global Logistics, founded and led by Angela...

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