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Reinvigorated Emerge’s goal: Help carriers from ‘pricing themselves out of business’

22 July 2022

Scottsdale, Arizona-based Emerge celebrated the opening of its Atlanta office this week while commemorating five years in business and looking ahead with a clear focus on providing shippers and carriers a modernized procurement process.

Emerge plans to leverage the Atlanta office to expand its customer base along Freight Alley, a market that holds about 17% of national outbound freight volume and employs over 12% of the national truck driving population.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/reinvigorated-emerges-goal-help-carriers-from-pricing-themselves-out-of-business

ChaTech: FreightWaves is Technology Company of the Year

25 August 2021

The FreightWaves headquarters in downtown Chattanooga. (Photo: Josh Roden/FreightWaves)

FreightWaves was recently honored to receive the Technology Company of the Year at the Chattanooga Technology Excellence Awards, known as TechX.

Presented by the Chattanooga Technology Council (ChaTech), the awards “recognize the community’s technology leaders, entrepreneurs, developers and professionals in all specialties with awards in 10 categories.”

FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller said, “On behalf of the entire staff of FreightWaves, I want to thank the Chattanooga Technology...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-receives-technology-company-of-the-year-award-from-chatech

Montreal-based ENERGY Transportation Group opens Chattanooga office

28 July 2021

Aerial view of Chattanooga with Lookout Mountain in the background

On Tuesday, ENERGY Transportation Group, an asset-based third-party logistics firm headquartered in Montreal, announced the opening of its brokerage division in Chattanooga, Tennessee, furthering its penetration into the North American transportation ecosystem.

“The choice to locate our newest business division in Chattanooga was a no-brainer,” said Shawn Girard, CEO of ENERGY. “Chattanooga has always held a storied place in the history of transportation across the Southeast and the vibrancy of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/montreal-based-energy-transportation-group-opens-chattanooga-office

Founders Camp returns to Chattanooga in 2021

18 May 2021

In 2018, Smarthop was one of hundreds of startups hoping to carve out a niche in the North American logistics space. The company provides intelligent dispatching services and now offers full-fledged dispatch solutions for over-the-road owner-operators.

The experience the company gained at Foun d ers Camp, powered by Dynamo, proved a crucial rung in Smarthop’s growth trajectory.

“There is no better way to describe Founders Camp other than life changing,” Guillermo Garcia, CEO and co-founder of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/founders-camp-returns-to-chattanooga-in-2021

FreightWaves bringing F3: Future of Freight Festival to Chattanooga in November

26 February 2021

FreightWaves in-person events quickly became known for their trendsetting experiences since their launch in 2018, but the COVID pandemic forced a change in 2020. While the company switched to virtual events last year, the same on-site experience was missing.

It won’t be later this year. FreightWaves will open the doors to an in-person event with F3: Future of Freight Festival.

FreightWaves will be bringing the F3: Future of Freight Festival to its home city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Nov....

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