freight network

Zuum search tool gives carriers visibility to available loads

Automated logistics platform Zuum Transportation announced Wednesday it has launched a carrier acquisition solution that aids shippers and brokers in expanding their capacity networks.

The carrier acquisition tool works in two ways — one powered by shippers and brokers and the other by a load search function made for carriers.

Shippers and brokers already using Zuum Transportation products can produce a web link, made specifically to represent individual available loads, and share load...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/zuum-search-tool-gives-carriers-visibility-to-available-loads

FreightWaves Carrier Summit: Know your freight network to unlock profits (with video)

Garner Trucking President and CEO Sherri Brumbaugh talks with KSM Transport Advisors President David Roush during the FreightWaves Carriers Summit. They discussed freight networks and profitability.

Not long after Garner Trucking began working with KSM Transport Advisors, the Ohio-based truckload carrier learned an uncomfortable truth about the biggest customer on its freight network.

“We’re losing money doing it. But it was a lot of freight,” Garner President and CEO Sherri Brumbaugh said. 

Brumbaugh recalled the episode in a discussion with KSM President David Roush during the FreightWaves Carrier Summit on Wednesday. The pair talked about how truckload carriers can improve their...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-carrier-summit-know-your-freight-network-to-unlock-profits-with-video

A new digital network for freight forwarders booms during COVID-19

Instead of attending international conferences to engage their complex networks and logistical needs, freight forwarders have had to adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many forwarders are leveraging technology to navigate the buying and selling terms between manufacturers and importers, as well as provide trusted recommendations. Needless to say, those online platforms are experiencing success. 

The Israel-based software company All Forward, launched in 2020, is one such platform, calling itself...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/a-new-digital-network-for-freight-forwarders-booms-during-covid-19