Freight media’s evolving landscape on display at F3
The changing freight media landscape was on full display at the F3: Future of Freight Festival last week in Chattanooga Tennessee, as influencers, salespeople, presenters and executives intermingled during and after the events. One topic discussed is the changing way media is being consumed and how traditional legacy media outlets are responding to tech-savvy upstarts. While at the event, I noted that for...
The freight industry has seen a wave of brokerage bankruptcies in recent months, and that surge is causing significant disruptions for carriers, undermining their financial and operational stability.
Rachel Premack, editorial director at FreightWaves, and Clayton Griffin, chief strategy officer and EVP at OTR Solutions, spoke on current challenges during a fireside chat Wednesday at FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival. Their conversation centered on obstacles faced by freight brokerages...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/what-recent-brokerage-failures-tell-us
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — When it comes to a negotiation, Chris Voss said he never focuses on goals but instead on the process of getting the best outcome possible.
“Never be so sure of what you want that you wouldn’t take something better. The more focused you are on a prize, the more likely it is you’re going to miss a better opportunity,” said Voss, a former FBI lead hostage negotiator and authority on high-stakes negotiation, at FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival. “That’s why I’m much...
Know your neighbor.
The advice is common sense for anyone looking to build a business.
But in the rough-and-tumble cyclical freight world, it is essential.
As individual drivers signed on for Department of Transportation trucking authorities during the pandemic, the vision of unending top-dollar-per-mile freight rates — a fixture of social media — blinded some truckers to reality.
As freight rates plummeted in the past year, those who jumped in with both feet — and maybe purchased a used truck at...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/wanna-succeed-as-a-small-carrier-get-to-know-your-neighbor
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The landscape for freight — and FreightTech — has changed. It’s not as much about shipping goods as...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-better-inventory-planning-has-offset-the-need-for-speed
It’s actually possible for the freight economy, which has been stuck in recession for 18 months, to get worse even though the economy produced robust 4.9% growth in the third quarter, according to Danielle DiMartino Booth.
The QI Research CEO said the firehose of federal stimulus that has lasted three years is finally coming to an end, which will reduce purchasing power for millions of consumers. Her comments came Thursday during the second annual F3: Future of Freight Festival in Chattanooga,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/finance-expert-points-to-cautionary-signals-for-us-freight-demand
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On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is coming to you live from day 2 at FreightWaves’...
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — From his position as CFO and chief revenue officer of one of the largest...
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Andrew Leto believes that a panoramic freight procurement platform is the missing piece of...
As more and more companies partner with FreightWaves to revolutionize the way they look at their supply chains, new and unique applications arise that create growth opportunities. The SONAR team has listened to customer input and is launching a new mode and new ways to analyze and leverage data.
Here are the new features announced this during F3: Future of Freight Festival in Chattanooga, Tennessee:
Announcing flatbed spot ratesFreightWaves already boasts more than $200 billion in annual...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-mode-more-data-freightwaves-announces-sonar-updates-at-f3