FreightWaves LIVE: Streamlining paperwork through AI — At Your Doorstep

For most people in the corporate world, one of the biggest pain points is keeping track of and organizing paperwork. It gets especially tedious for logistics brokers, who have to handle hundreds of documents for dozens of clients. 

That’s where Deep Cognition steps in to help. On this episode of At Your Doorstep, Kaylee Nix talks to Vice President of Marketing Kate Curtain about how Deep Cognition is easing the stress of managing documents. 

Deep Cognition is an artificial intelligence platform...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-streamlining-paperwork-through-ai-at-your-doorstep

FreightWaves LIVE: Blue Triton Brands takes Shipper of Choice Award

This recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves Live @Home.

TOPIC: Top 25 organizations for managing strong carrier relationships

DETAILS: A diverse panel of 40 judges from trucking, logistics and technology companies that deal with large amounts of freight picked the Top 25 companies that demonstrate an ability to foster mutually beneficial partnerships with carriers.

SPEAKERS: Andrew Cox, FreightWaves’senior retail analyst,andDennis Anderson, chief customer officer at ArcBest 

KEY QUOTES FROM ANDERSON: 

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FreightWaves LIVE recap: Making complex supply chain innovation more accessible

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This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How technology and innovation are key to navigating today’s supply chain 

DETAILS: Necessity is the mother of all invention and innovation, and the past year is likely to be the seed for hyper-innovation over the next five to 10 years. ArcBest Technologies’ Michael Newcity and FreightWaves Executive Publisher Kevin Hill discuss these innovation seeds in this fireside chat.

SPEAKER: Newcity is the chief...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-recap-making-complex-supply-chain-innovation-more-accessible

FreightWaves LIVE: Health and work-life balance in freight — WTT

Dooner and The Dude are back for the second special episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME. They host a slate of guests from every corner of the logistics industry and get some good insights from top to bottom. 

First they welcome Melissa Forman, chief strategy officer at TriumphPay, to talk about how integrated payments are growing in scale and popularity. She discusses the upcoming acquisition of HubTran and how the loop payment system will impact the industry. 

Next up is...

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FreightWaves LIVE demos: FreightTech innovations to boost supply chain efficiency

Three FreightTech companies demonstrated their innovative technology solutions, including digital freight-matching tools and automated solutions designed to increase supply chain efficiency during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME on Thursday. 

Lean Solutions Group

Lean Solutions Group launched Efficiency, a new version of an automation platform designed to help streamline the creation of automation projects tailored for the logistics industry. The framework is able to provide insights on key performance...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-demos-freighttech-innovations-to-boost-supply-chain-efficiency

FreightWaves LIVE recap: Technology partnerships becoming table stakes

This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Great companies should always be in stealth mode

DETAILS: Drew McElroy of digital freight marketplace Transfix and FreightWaves’ JP Hampstead discuss the dissolving borders between freight matching, transportation management systems and real-time visibility and speculate on the next generation of FreightTech startups born in an API-rich ecosystem.

SPEAKER: McElroy is the founder and executive chairman of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-recap-technology-partnerships-becoming-table-stakes

FreightWaves LIVE: Scoring sales with FreightTech — Put That Coffee Down

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Kevin Hill and Richie Daigle are back for another special episode of Put That Coffee Down during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME.

On this episode, they look at how two companies have designed platforms to help with the sales process from automation to revenue generation. 

First to the stage is Scott Barghaan from Salesforce and he talks about how the Salesforce platform is committed to generating better insights about performance using Customer 360. Barghaan explains how it is essential to keep a tracked...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-scoring-sales-with-freighttech-put-that-coffee-down

FreightWaves LIVE recap: Sustainability shapes shipper strategies

Loadsmart VP talks about how sustainability initiatives shape shipper strategies.

This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How sustainability initiatives are driving shipper strategies 

DETAILS: Jim Nicholson and FreightWaves’ Zach Strickland discuss how shippers have modified their strategies over the past year with an increasing focus on sustainability and improving compliance.

SPEAKER: Nicholson is the vice president of operations at Loadsmart.

BIO: Nicholson leads the carrier team in servicing partnerships with more than 30,000...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-recap-sustainability-shapes-shipper-strategies

FreightWaves LIVE recap: Retaining driver appreciation in short news cycle culture

This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves Live @HOME.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Navigating through volatile times

DETAILS: Navigating ships through volatile times is challenging, but it’s where great companies position themselves for the future. Derek Leathers of Werner Enterprises discusses the past year and the industry trends he sees coming together with FreightWaves President George Abernathy.

SPEAKER: Leathers is the president, CEO and chairman of Werner Enterprises.

BIO:Throughout...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-recap-retaining-driver-appreciation-in-short-news-cycle-culture

FreightWaves LIVE: Making email competitive — At Your Doorstep

For some people, email is the lifeline to connections in the business. For others, email is a pain point of junk to sift through and a sink for productivity. 

Email can be a useful tool, if you use it right and on this special episode of At Your Doorstep, Kaylee Nix explores how email can be used to stay relevant even as communication evolves. 

Nix welcomes Nate Coyle, enterprise account executive at Front, to discuss how the Front platform is changing communication styles to make more focused...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-making-email-competitive-at-your-doorstep

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