freight brokerage

Check Call: Tariff watch Round 3, the big one 

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Another month has passed, which means it’s tariff watch again. The forever will-they won’t-they has returned. Basically everything from the March tariffs that lasted two days will still be in play. The roundup of March tariffs was 25% on Canada and Mexico, 20% on goods from China, and 10% on Canadian energy. The tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico were paused for a month as leaders negotiated a solution.

During the pause, some tariffs were introduced that would go into effect...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-tariff-watch-round-3-the-big-one

Freight brokers: What your role will look like tomorrow

For years, the narrative around freight brokerage technology has centered on automation freeing up employees to focus on relationship-building and high-level tasks. But what does that mean in practice?

FreightWaves spoke with Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Ally Logistics and one of its technology providers, Fleetworks, to get a clearer picture of how these roles are evolving.

Traditionally, entry-level positions in freight brokerage involved repetitive tasks like posting loads, responding to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freight-brokers-what-your-role-will-look-like-tomorrow

SONAR inks data partnership with Transfix

Chattanooga, Tennessee-based supply chain intelligence platform SONAR announced a data partnership with Transfix, a New York City-based technology and data solutions provider for the logistics industry.

SONAR’s extensive datasets on the truckload market, including rates, volumes and capacity information, will be used as inputs for Transfix’s Data Solutions suite, a machine learning and AI-enabled platform for brokers that allows them to quickly respond to RFPs with confidence, and win freight at...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sonar-inks-data-partnership-with-transfix

Check Call: A great hope comes after disappointing Q2

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Tis the season of quarterly earnings, and there was no Christmas in July this time around. Second-quarter earnings...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-a-great-hope-comes-after-disappointing-q2

C.H. Robinson slashes over 50% of US sales team, sources say

Truck brokerage giant C.H. Robinson Worldwide laid off around 80 members of its remaining 150 sales representatives in the U.S. on Thursday, according to sources familiar with the cuts.

The source said the sales division of the publicly traded brokerage has slashed U.S. sales jobs by around 89% over the past six years as it turned its focus from its people to embracing technology.

“We once had about 650 sales reps in the U.S. divisions, but that number dropped as C.H. Robinson’s focus switched...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/c-h-robinson-slashes-over-50-of-us-sales-team-sources-say

Freight brokerages struggle through a long trough

The freight winter that sent Surge into bankruptcy and shut down Convoy isn’t over yet, even if the bottom is likely in. Tender rejection rates are hovering around 4%, indicating that capacity is still loose and that asset-based carriers aren’t in a position to reject contracted freight.

J.B. Hunt’s first-quarter results, reported Tuesday after markets closed, revealed the pain felt by the largest transportation providers and their brokerages. Integrated Capacity Solutions (ICS), Hunt’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freight-brokerages-struggle-through-a-long-trough

Landstar adds 2 new sales roles to the C-suite

Freight broker Landstar System said Monday it has added two new members to its executive team. The roles were filled from within.

Matt Dannegger is now the company’s chief field sales officer, which will oversee the recruitment and management of independent sales agents. Landstar works with more than 1,000 agents currently. Dannegger was most recently senior executive vice president of agent field sales. He has been with the company for 16 years.

Jim Applegate is now Landstar’s (NASDAQ: LSTR)...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/landstar-adds-2-new-sales-roles-to-the-c-suite

Flexport launches The Convoy Platform

Almost four months after acquiring the technology and IP of shuttered digital truck brokerage Convoy, Flexport has launched The Convoy Platform.

The slimmed down technology platform aims to offer small carriers access to freight, while offering shippers and brokers real-time competitive rates, shipment visibility and on-time performance, Flexport officials said.

“Today’s launch of The Convoy platform furthers Flexport’s product vision to build a true one-stop-shop to ship any product, in any...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flexport-relaunches-digital-freight-network-convoy

Check Call: A first for the FMCSA

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has some research data that could prove helpful to the public and itself. This data has findings that relate to carriers’ safety and operations. Since this...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-a-first-for-the-fmcsa

New app brings freight brokerage into the 21st century

Freight brokerage has historically been characterized by costly overhead and littered with inefficiencies. This environment has led to suppressed carrier revenue and oversized shipper expenses. TRAUXIT has set out to change that.

“Our primary mission is to increase owner-operator pay by 7.5% average, while reducing shipping costs by the same,” TRAUXIT Chief Strategy Officer Kevin O’Brien said. “We’re building a shorter bridge between shippers and carriers and streamlining the process via the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-app-brings-freight-brokerage-into-the-21st-century

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