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Freight brokers: What your role will look like tomorrow

For years, the narrative around freight brokerage technology has centered on automation freeing up employees to focus on relationship-building and high-level tasks. But what does that mean in practice?

FreightWaves spoke with Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Ally Logistics and one of its technology providers, Fleetworks, to get a clearer picture of how these roles are evolving.

Traditionally, entry-level positions in freight brokerage involved repetitive tasks like posting loads, responding to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freight-brokers-what-your-role-will-look-like-tomorrow

FreightTech Friday: Harbor Lab modernizing accounting for vessel operators

Athens, Greece-based Harbor Lab has raised $16 million to continue working toward streamlining vessel accounting practices with AI technology.

Atomico led the Series A with participation from existing investors Notion Capital, Venture Friends, Speed Invest and The Dock. New investors included Endeavor Catalyst and TMV.

“Harbor Lab’s platform gives peace of mind to shipping companies by enabling them to run critical parts of their operations in a more seamless, transparent and efficient way. It is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freighttech-friday-harbor-lab-modernizing-accounting-for-vessel-operators

Qued aims to streamline, automate load scheduling for shippers, carriers

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

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How automation is revolutionizing appointment scheduling

DETAILS: Qued President Tom Curee sits down with FreightWaves’ Thomas Wasson at FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit on Wednesday to discuss his cloud-based company’s new software offering, which streamlines and automates the load appointment scheduling process among shippers, 3PLs and carriers.

KEY QUOTES FROM CUREE: “We built our process out to give users...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/qued-aims-to-streamline-automate-load-scheduling-for-shippers-carriers