CarrierDirect

DSC chat: You’re only as good as your carrier network

Watch: Ryan Schreiber and Drew Herpich discuss how to source capacity in a challenging supply chain environment.

This fireside chat recap is from the FreightWaves Domestic Supply Chain Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How to get the most out of capacity

DETAILS: For shippers, building a world-class carrier network involves relationships, as well as technology such as dynamic appointment scheduling software to help source capacity. 

SPEAKERS: Ryan Schreiber, vice president of industry and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dsc-chat-your-only-as-good-as-your-carrier-network

F3 chat: FreightTech, M&A strategies and other brokerage transformations

This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves’ F3 Virtual Experience. 

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How a hybrid tech strategy leads to success

DETAILS: FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller talks with CarrierDirect CEO Peter Renstchler on technology trends in the brokerage industry, the 3PL M&A environment and changing growth strategies to reach maximum value.

INTERVIEWER AND SPEAKER: Craig Fuller, founder and CEO of FreightWaves, and Peter Rentschler, CEO of CarrierDirect.

BIO: Rentschler is the CEO of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/f3-chat-freighttech-ma-strategies-and-other-brokerage-transformations

F3 demos: FreightTech visibility innovation

FreightTech companies showcased products and services in demos during F3.

FreightTech companies demonstrated their innovative technology solutions for fleets during FreightWaves’ F3 Virtual Experience Tuesday. These demos highlight how important visibility, communication and real-time data are for supply chains.

Truckstop.com

Improve profit margins or provide savings back to customers for better service using machine-learning technology to choose more cost-effective loads.

Check out the demo to learn how valuable real-time rates for loads and lanes can be for companies.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/f3-demos-freighttech-visibility-innovation

Viewpoint: How to fight the talent war in freight

This commentary was written by Peter Rentschler, CEO of CarrierDirect. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

By Peter Rentschler

Someone is recruiting your employees, and your employees may be looking for new jobs. What are you doing to keep them?

According to Prudential’s Pulse of the American Worker Survey, an estimated 25% of workers are planning to look for a new job “once the threat of the pandemic...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/viewpoint-how-to-fight-the-talent-war-in-freight

Finding meaning in sales information flows — Put That Coffee Down

Surge Transportation is the fastest growing 3PL in the logistics space today. Based in Chicago and Jacksonville, they offer unrestricted access to almost all accounts, limitless territory, and a chance to be a key player in a growing company. To find out more email jobs@eric-lisciandrellosurgetransportation-com

On this episode of Put That Coffee Down, Kevin Hill and Richie Daigle take an unusual approach to looking at sales: comparing it to the finance world. 

They discuss how information flows...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/finding-meaning-in-sales-information-flows-put-that-coffee-down

Logistics Tech Summit: How to compete with the big freight brokerages

Mustafa Azizi, co-founder and CEO of ZUUM Transportation, talks to Ryan Schreiber of CarrierDirect during FreightWaves’ North American Logistics Tech Summit.

This fireside chat is from FreightWaves’ North American Logistics Tech Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How small and medium-size brokerages can use technology to compete with bigger players

DETAILS: With carriers facing a wealth of choices in freight brokerages — including tech-forward firms like Uber Freight — smaller firms have their work cut out for them to attract customers. Mustafa Azizi, co-founder and CEO of ZUUM Transportation, talks to Ryan Schreiber of CarrierDirect about how...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/logistics-tech-summit-how-to-compete-with-the-big-freight-brokerages

Viewpoint: How Silicon Valley is transforming the freight industry

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

By Ryan B. Schreiber 

Because of the work we do at CarrierDirect, the single most common question I get is, “Where’s the industry going?” Yet, often the same companies that ask this also reject out of hand what the most innovative companies in the space are taking on. The ethos seems to be, “That’s not how it’s done here.”  

The recent announcement from Redwood...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/viewpoint-how-silicon-valley-is-transforming-the-freight-industry

Commentary: Uber getting out of “Freight” would be bad for freight

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. 

In late 2017, when Uber announced “Freight,” I was about to build a digital freight brokerage, one with a very different focus but in the same pool. In the 2.5 years since, I have had a front row seat for the impact – first selling against them, and now helping companies with their digital transformations.

Before everyone starts celebrating the possible demise of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/commentary-uber-getting-out-of-freight-would-be-bad-for-freight

FreightWaves LIVE @HOME: Fuller Speed Ahead with guest Peter Rentschler, CEO of CarrierDirect Innovations in the Market

On the first afternoon of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME, Craig Fuller, CEO of FreightWaves and Peter Rentschler, CEO of CarrierDirect, candidly discussed the innovation and strategies required for companies to remain agile in a pandemic-struck economy. 

“COVID-19 has put a spotlight on the businesses that are architected to move quickly and make fast decisions,” said Rentschler. “We had some clients that spent the first two weeks of the pandemic going to every Best Buy within a 100-mile radius buying...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-home-fuller-speed-ahead-with-guest-peter-rentschler-ceo-of-carrierdirect-innovations-in-the-market

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