Procurement platform Emerge on Thursday launched an instrument within its Dynamic RFP product to assist shippers with choosing the most suitable carriers to transport their freight.
The carrier scorecards feature combines Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration records on safety and out-of-service orders with data from Emerge’s marketplace to provide its users with grades for pickup, delivery and tracking history and an overall scaled performance grade from zero to 100%.
Scottsdale, Arizona-based digital freight procurement platform Emerge named Cameron Ramsdell its chief operating officer Monday morning. Ramsdell, who joins Chief Executive Officer Andrew Leto and President George Abernathy on the company’s executive team, said he plans to focus on the capacity side of Emerge’s marketplace.
Previously, Ramsdell served for nearly three years as the president of Variant, an automated digital fleet inside U.S. Xpress (NYSE: USX). Prior to Variant, Ramsdell was at...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ramsdell-joins-emerge-as-chief-operating-officer
Procurement and logistics platform Emerge announced Tuesday it has named supply chain veteran Mark McEntire as the company’s senior vice president of operations.
McEntire has more than 35 years of industry experience, working as a fleet and project manager at J.B. Hunt Transport, followed by over 10 years as general manager of trucking leasing company Penske Logistics and then various executive positions during 17 years at Transplace.
J.B. Hunt, Penske and Transplace all “have been pioneers and...
This year has proven challenging for companies across the logistics industry. Elevated rates and constrained capacity have stressed shippers and brokers, while equipment delays and driver shortages have made it difficult for carriers to navigate surging demand. Changing consumer behaviors — including the swift rise in online shopping — have affected companies across the board.
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has either caused or exacerbated all of today’s industry headwinds. Over the past...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/year-in-review-outlining-rise-of-freighttech-standout
The COVID-19 pandemic has flipped the script on what is expected of specialty logistics providers. But one such provider is primed for the task.
FreightWaves President George Abernathy chatted with Scott Kluesner, executive VP of operations at UniGroup Logistics, about the company’s dedication to serve its customers with care and precision on the FreightWavesTV show Fuller Speed Ahead.
Household goods are at the core of UniGroup’s operations, but the company has a presence in many verticals. As...
George Abernathy is leaving FreightWaves to become president of Emerge. Following a $130 million fund-raise from 9Yards, Tiger Global and The Spruce House Partnership, Abernathy was chosen as the senior executive to lead the next generation of growth at Emerge.
“While this means he will be departing as president of FreightWaves, we are honored for the time that he spent in a key leadership role with our company,” stated Craig Fuller, FreightWaves’ founder and CEO. “With his leadership, the...
On Thursday, Uber Freight announced the acquisition of Transplace for $2.25 billion, a deal the companies say will “create one of the leading logistics technology platforms, with one of the largest and most comprehensive managed transportation and logistics networks in the world.”
We asked FreightWaves experts to provide us their Hot Freight Opinions (HFOs) on the deal:
Craig Fuller, founder and CEO
This is a monster deal in the FreightTech space and makes strategic sense for Uber Freight (NYSE:...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hot-freight-opinions-reaction-to-uber-freight-acquiring-transplace
This fireside chat recap is from Day 2 of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: High demand, tight capacity and how fleets are navigating the current freight market
DETAILS: A discussion on capacity challenges in trucking
INTERVIEWER and SPEAKER: George Abernathy, president of FreightWaves, and Adam Miller, CFO of Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE: KNX) and president of Swift Transportation.
BIO:
Miller was appointed president at Swift Transportation in November in addition to his role as...
Intermodal services need to be the top priority if the transportation industry is to reduce its carbon footprint while maintaining efficient and productive operations, the chief sustainability officer at J.B. Hunt Transportation Services Inc. (NASDAQ:JBHT) said Thursday.
Keynoting FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon Summit, Craig Harper, who is also an executive vice president of the Lowell, Arkansas-based transportation and logistics giant, said that all shipping stakeholders need to evaluate every...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nzcs-keynote-transport-must-double-down-on-intermodal-use
Only nine months ago, Tom Fogarty joined Bestpass as CEO via Zoom, bringing with him 11 years of fintech leadership experience from another fast-growth company that eventually combined with a division of Moody’s.
During a recent Fuller Speed Ahead, FreightWaves President George Abernathy interviewed Fogarty about his aspirations for growth and innovation at Bestpass — the Albany, New York-based comprehensive payment platform provider and leader in toll management solutions.
Bestpass runs the...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bestpass-ceo-emphasizes-innovation-and-integrity-grows-team-by-25