F3: Future of Freight Festival Archives

The transformative impact of rapid TMS integrations

20 November 2023

In the freight logistics landscape, transportation management systems (TMS) have long been key players, working efficiently behind the scenes. Now, the rise of technology integration services is significantly broadening the capabilities of the TMS.

Speaking at the F3: Future of Freight Festival in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Nov. 7, Eric Rempel, Redwood’s chief innovation officer, and Daniel Pickett, FreightWaves’ chief technology officer, highlighted the ongoing transformation of TMS. They...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-transformative-impact-of-rapid-tms-integrations

Loaded and Rolling: Freight media’s evolving landscape on display at F3

16 November 2023

Freight media’s evolving landscape on display at F3

(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loaded-and-rolling-freight-medias-evolving-landscape-on-display-at-f3

Wanna succeed as a small carrier? Get to know your neighbor.

10 November 2023

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

How better inventory planning has offset the need for speed

9 November 2023

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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

Finance expert points to cautionary signals for US freight demand

9 November 2023

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

A founder’s journey: ‘You have to bootstrap, figure out how to make money’

9 November 2023

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Andrew Leto believes that a panoramic freight procurement platform is the missing piece of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-founders-journey-you-have-to-bootstrap-figure-out-how-to-make-money

New mode, more data: FreightWaves announces SONAR updates at F3

9 November 2023

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 rates

FreightWaves already boasts more than $200 billion in annual...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-mode-more-data-freightwaves-announces-sonar-updates-at-f3

F3 keynote: China’s COVID policy showed global supply chain’s fragility

9 November 2023

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A leading authority on supply chain, geopolitical tensions and financial risks in China says that country’s zero-COVID-19 policy exposed an already fractured global supply chain.

Leland Miller, CEO of China Beige Book, which compiles independent Chinese economic data, urges companies to diversify and disentangle themselves from the world’s second-largest manufacturer and exporter of goods.

“What really broke the dam on this is COVID-zero because you had all these problems,”...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/f3-keynote-chinas-covid-policy-showed-global-supply-chains-fragility

5 takeaways from XPO’s Brad Jacobs at Future of Freight Festival

9 November 2023

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Brad Jacobs took the stage Wednesday at FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival, participating in a town hall Q&A event with a live audience.

Jacobs, executive chairman of Greenwich, Connecticut-based XPO Inc. (NYSE: XPO), is a career CEO and serial entrepreneur with a unique track record, having started five companies that all became billion-dollar or multibillion-dollar enterprises.

Along with XPO, Jacobs is the non-executive chairman of its two relatively recent...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/5-takeaways-from-xpos-brad-jacobs-at-future-of-freight-festival

FreightWaves bolsters SONAR TRAC with more data, flatbed spot rates

8 November 2023

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — FreightWaves announced during its F3: Future of Freight Festival on Wednesday...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-bolsters-sonar-trac-with-more-data-flatbed-spot-rates

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