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In 2024 FreightTech 25, top companies survive year of struggles

FreightWaves unveiled the winners of its 2024 FreightTech 25 awards on the final day of the F3: Future of Freight Festival. This sixth iteration of the award series was full of surprises.

The 2024 list honors industry veterans and newcomers that have found a way to hang on in one of the most difficult environments for technology companies in recent memory. In light of that, this year’s edition is probably best defined as a shake-up. 

Seventeen companies are newcomers. Meanwhile, many previous...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-announces-2024-freighttech-25-winners

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

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

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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

Epstein lays out benefits — and morality — of fossil fuel use

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CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee — To an audience full of people most of whose livelihoods are directly tied...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/epstein-lays-out-benefits-and-morality-of-fossil-fuel-use

F3 Day 1: TMS is dead; cargo theft scams; autonomous trucks; TaaS – WTT

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is live from day 1 at The Future of Freight Festival and we’re bringing the gong show to Chattanooga.

He’s joined by special guests Matt Zimmer, President at Zengistics; Andrew Culhane, Chief Strategy Officer at Torc; Justin Bailie, Co-Founder at Rose Rocket; Chad Eichelberger, President and Ronald Ramsey, Chief Commercial Officer at Reliance Partners.

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Kodif demos customer support automation platform at Innovation Alley

With service reps for e-commerce and supply chain-related firms having to reply to hundreds or thousands of messages daily, using AI can help streamline customer experience workflows, said Kodif co-founder Mike Zayonc.

Kodif offers two core products that leverage generative AI: the AI agent assistant and the customer-facing self-service platform.

“[Kodif] is a Chrome plug-in. It sits on top of any different platform, and you can choose how you want to adjust the platform,” Zayonc said during the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/kodif-demos-customer-support-automation-platform-at-innovation-alley

Convoy’s collapse, legacy tied to ushering tech into volatile freight markets

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Despite one of the most unprecedented downfalls in transportation and logistics...

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As economy motors along, trucking prepares to downshift

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To underscore the fragile state of trucking, FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller pointed to a development...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/as-economy-motors-along-trucking-prepares-to-downshift

J.B. Hunt, BNSF launch premium intermodal service Quantum

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J.B. Hunt Transport Services and BNSF Railway announced Tuesday the launch of Quantum, a premium...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/j-b-hunt-bnsf-launch-premium-intermodal-service-quantum

F3 demo: FreightWaves’ SONAR SCI provides valuable lane data

FreightWaves experts demonstrate SONAR SCI.

FreightWaves demonstrated its SONAR Supply Chain Intelligence (SCI) tool during the F3 Virtual Experience on Thursday.

SONAR SCI was launched in 2020 and updated in June. The update added an “Opportunity View,” which shows users the low-hanging fruit opportunities to reduce spending and risks.

This tool merges SONAR data and customer data so companies can understand where they rank compared to competitors in the market, explained Travis Rhyan, chief product officer at FreightWaves.

Companies can...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/f3-demo-freightwaves-sonar-sci-provides-valuable-lane-data

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