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FreightWaves LIVE recap: Is LPaaS the future of FreightTech?

Redwood expert talks about FreightTech.

This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves LIVE @HOME.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: LPaaS as the future of FreightTech

DETAILS: FreightWaves’ President, George Abernathy, and Mark Yeager chat about the future of FreightTech and how Logistics Programming as a Service (LPaaS) can help shippers overcome integration challenges.

SPEAKER: Yeager is the CEO at Redwood Logistics.

BIO: Yeager has more than 25 years of experience in transportation and logistics. In addition to working as Redwood’s CEO,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-recap-is-lpaas-the-future-of-freighttech

Holistic approach helps shippers cope with driver shortage

The infamous driver shortage — or driver squeeze — has been a hot-button issue across the transportation industry for years. The lack of qualified drivers, coupled with sky-high turnover — has affected every segment of the industry. While the impact on carriers is most apparent, shippers have been tasked with navigating related challenges, including capacity constraints. 

Carrier-centric culture

Many companies have implemented different types of programs to address the driver shortage. Carriers...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/holistic-approach-helps-shippers-cope-with-driver-shortage

Tech solutions prove useless without real-world collaboration

The transportation industry has witnessed the transformative power of technology over the past several years. From electronic logging devices (ELDs) to virtual document sharing, digital tools have helped streamline operations in pretty much every segment of the industry. In an environment as hands-on as trucking, however, bridging the gap between the digital and physical worlds can prove challenging. 

Digital tools lose a lot of their potential usefulness when they exist in silos, unable to work...

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Manufacturing proves resilient: What to expect from industry in 2021

Manufacturing has proven resilient in the face of great uncertainty this year. Despite dramatic drops and general pandemic-related volatility earlier this year, the segment has experienced a steady upswing as lockdowns have eased across the country and consumers have started to abandon toilet paper hoarding for somewhat more normal buying habits. 

The October ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index made headlines when it jumped to 59.3, its highest value in over two years. This overall...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/manufacturing-proves-resilient-what-to-expect-from-industry-in-2021

Redwood Logistics celebrates GivingTuesday

Redwood Logistics celebrated GivingTuesday.

This year, Redwood Logistics and its employees announced they donated over $100,000 to front-line workers through the company’s #HeroChallenge and $5,000 to the Dress for Success organization, supporting women’s empowerment.

“Giving back to the community has always been central to Redwood Logistics,” the company told FreightWaves. On Tuesday, Redwood Logistics released a statement about its fundraising efforts to honor GivingTuesday.

Redwood announced $5,000 was raised during the company’s Women...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/redwood-logistics-celebrates-givingtuesday

How the pandemic is accelerating freight digitalization (with video)

Digitalization panel

Many of the trends underway before the pandemic have been accelerated by the pandemic. The shift to e-commerce, virtual working and learning, supply chain diversification and — in a big way — the digitalization of the freight business.

Eric Rempel, chief innovation at Redwood Logistics, discussed digitalization trends with FreightWaves Chief Strategy Officer J.T. Engstrom during the FreightWaves LIVE @HOME virtual event on Thursday.

“It’s almost like something we were preparing for, less the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-the-pandemic-is-accelerating-freight-digitalization-with-video

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