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FreightCasts Weekly Recap (5/4-5/10)
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Users of the FreightWavesTV app also have access to a full lineup of FreightWavesTV...
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FreightWaves LIVE @HOME Day 3: Digitization, Diversity and Demos
Thursday was the final day of FreightWaves’ three-day-long virtual event FreightWaves LIVE @HOME. The event, which was originally scheduled to occur in Atlanta on May 5-7 but was changed to a virtual conference because of the COVID-19 pandemic, featured thought-provoking discussions, innovative company demos and interviews with many of today’s freight leaders.
Viewers could express their thoughts and observations at the event’s own Slack channel, and they could watch live versions of...
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FreightWaves LIVE @HOME: Fuller Speed Ahead with Loadsure CEO and Founder Johnny McCord (with video)
Large volumes of freight move through the spot market every day with insurance that inadequately protects its transporters from liability. With brokers, shippers and carriers in a constant clash for the best deals, often insurance is an afterthought.
Enter Loadsure, a U.K.-based insurance startup offering “pay-as-you-go” insurance for the spot freight industry. Its mission is to deliver a simple, full-service insurtech solution for the freight spot market.
Loadsure CEO and Founder Johnny McCord...
Pricing transparency eases marketplace friction, says Uber Freight’s Bill Driegert
Every second counts in the freight industry, especially during a pandemic, said Bill Driegert, Uber Freight co-founder and head of operations.
Driegert said when freight volumes were spiking in late March because consumers were hoarding supermarket staples, Uber Freight was able to help a shipper set up an application programming interface (API).
“As the market was surging, we had one enterprise shipper who reached out to get an API set up; we were able to get the shipper set up in four hours,...
FreightWaves LIVE @HOME: Embracing diversity isn’t just right; It’s good business (with video)
Women account for just 15% of executives in the transportation industry, despite numerous studies showing companies that embrace diversity in their management tend to make more money.
“So there’s still an opportunity for us to build out the diverse set in the transportation space,” Tracy Black, operating partner at New Road Capital Partners and former J.B. Hunt executive, said during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME on Thursday, May 7.
Black highlighted the gap in executive diversity during “Driving...
FreightWaves LIVE @HOME Day 2: Shipper of Choice Awards and pandemic’s spotlight on logistics
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, FreightWaves has taken its spring 2020 conference completely virtual. FreightWaves LIVE @HOME, held May 5-7, still featured the high-energy content and network opportunities FreightWaves events are known for, but this time participants were invited to stream the conference from home and chat with each other in a dedicated Slack channel throughout the event.
The second day of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME was packed with thought-provoking speakers, innovative...
FreightWaves LIVE @HOME: Truckers praise Driver Appreciation Award winners
What makes a driver feel appreciated?
Clean bathrooms, water, snacks, short wait times and simple courtesy are what many drivers responded to on the survey by FreightWaves for its Driver Appreciation Award.
Winners were named Wednesday for the Driver Appreciation Award during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME. The winners of the driver appreciation survey highlights leaders in the supply chain who value and respect truckers.
In alphabetical order, the companies that went above and beyond to make drivers...
Keeping dwell times low propels Shipper of Choice Efficiency winners to the top
The Shipper of Choice Awards, sponsored by Transflo, are designed to recognize shippers committed to eliminating supply chain inefficiencies and to being excellent partners with their carriers.
“This is an important award because it reflects on the positive nature of the shipper to carrier relationship,” FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller said. “It really focuses on things shippers are doing right.”
This year’s awards were broken down into three main categories – Availability, Efficiency and...
FreightWaves LIVE @HOME: Industry keynote with Derek Leathers, CEO, Werner Enterprises and George Abernathy, President, FreightWaves (with video)
FreightWaves President George Abernathy spent time with Derek Leathers, President and CEO of truckload (TL) carrier and transportation provider Werner Enterprises’ (NASDAQ: WERN) to talk all things freight at FreightWaves LIVE @HOME.
When asked about the current state of the business, Leathers referred to it as “hectic.” The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shelter-in-place mandates have created volume surges for some of the carrier’s customers while others have seen volumes...