FreightWaves 3PL Summit

3PL Summit: The art of scheduling appointments for supply chain success

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The Key to Profitability: Securing Prime Appointments

DETAILS: One of the hidden profitability levers in a 3PL is controlling appointment selection to maximize profitability. Join Jeff Kim, SVP for enterprise strategy and initiatives at NTG, and Tom Curee, president of Qued, as they show how top 3PLs understand that scheduling is not just an administrative task, but a key driver of success and financial...

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3PL Summit: Retaining top talent for operational excellence

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit on Wednesday February 26.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Recruit, Train and Retain: How Your People Strategy Makes or Breaks Operational Excellence

DETAILS: Kaylee Nix sits down with Nick Strober of Lean Solutions Group to talk about how even though staffing trends across the transportation industry are changing, the key to ensuring the best possible team still boils down to the basics of recruiting and training.

KEY QUOTES FROM STROBER:

“It’s making...

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FreightWaves kicks off 2025 event season with 3PL Summit 

FreightWaves’ 2025 3PL Summit brought together experts from across the transportation industry on Wednesday to deliver their thoughts on trends that will impact 3PLs this year. 

Topics included fraud, market conditions, hiring and more. 

You can find all of our segments from the summit below or directly on the FreightWaves YouTube page.

Keynote: Chris Burroughs, TIA

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3PL Summit: Managing your inbox with AI technology

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit on Wednesday February 26.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Powering up your inbox with AI to fuel 3PL growth

DETAILS: In this fireside chat, Craig Klemp, VP of global partnership and business development at Front, talks about how AI-powered customer service platforms are helping 3PLs grow market share and optimize their workflows.

KEY QUOTES FROM KLEMP:

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3PL Summit: Addressing fraud in the industry

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit on Wednesday February 26.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: State of the 3PL Industry

DETAILS: In this keynote conversation, Chris Burroughs, president and CEO of the Transportation Intermediaries Association, joins FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell to discuss the state of the 3PL industry – from efforts to combat rising fraud to what to expect for the rest of the year from TIA.

KEY QUOTES FROM BURROUGHS:

“Fraud isn’t a new issue to the industry. Back in...

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3PL Summit: Truckstop reflects on 30 years of fighting freight fraud

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit on Wednesday February 26.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Defending against fraud

DETAILS: Fraud remains one of the biggest threats to the freight industry, with bad actors constantly adapting their tactics. As we look ahead to 2025, what are the most pressing security challenges, and how can brokers and carriers protect their businesses? Lisa Haubenstock, VP of product at Truckstop, discusses the issue and the strategies companies can leverage to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/3pl-summit-truckstop-reflects-on-30-years-of-fighting-freight-fraud

3PL Summitt: What does visibility actually mean?

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit on Wednesday February 26.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: When Visibility Fails: The Consequences of Ignoring Real-Time Load Compliance

DETAILS: Visibility is more than just dots on a map. Michael Caney, chief commercial officer at Highway, and FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell break down how true visibility is more than just location service and the role it plays in real end-to-end solutions.

KEY QUOTES FROM CANEY:

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Why brokers should care about nuclear verdicts and speed limiters

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Legal issues and regulations to watch for in 2024.

DETAILS: Transportation attorney Matthew Leffler dives into three hot topics affecting commercial trucking — nuclear verdicts, speed limiters and noncompete agreements — and how brokers should prepare for them.

KEY QUOTES FROM MATTHEW LEFFLER:

“If I’m the plaintiff’s attorney with someone involved in a catastrophic accident, I’m going after the motor...

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3PL Summit: The Suez Canal crisis — WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Dooner and The Dude are live from the FreightWaves 3PL summit with a round of industry expert “speed dating,” and they welcome guests from every corner of the freight world on this episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? The guys also discuss the big problem in the Suez Canal and what it means for freight delays globally.

First up is Larry Klein, vice president of logistics at Bringg, who talks about overcoming the challenges of resource shortages from drivers to trucks and trailers and overall capacity....

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