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

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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

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

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

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Edge Logistics fighting through the freight brokerage winter

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Surge Transportation declared bankruptcy in July. Convoy shut down its freight operations in...

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Coyote Logistics restructures, lays off unspecified number

Chicago-based freight brokerage Coyote Logistics laid off an unspecified number of workers Friday morning, the company confirmed to FreightWaves.

“We’re reducing the size of our staff, primarily within corporate services, to improve efficiency and better meet evolving business needs,” a Coyote spokesperson told FreightWaves. “Our people are extremely important to us. These changes are difficult but necessary to make our company more agile and better positioned for the future.”

According to a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/coyote-logistics-restructures-lays-off-unspecified-number

Breaking: Convoy cut off by OTR Solutions

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The factoring company OTR Solutions has put Seattle-based digital freight brokerage Convoy on its...

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Report: Convoy is for sale

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Seattle-based digital freight brokerage Convoy has hired an investment bank to help it explore...

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Check Call: Identity theft is not a joke, Jim!

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