Ryan Schreiber

Evaluating FreightTech: Prioritizing business needs and user enablement

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

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: A guide on how to evaluate FreightTech products

DETAILS: In this fireside chat, Ryan Schreiber, chief growth officer at Metafora, dives into the critical considerations leaders must ponder when assessing their companies’ FreightTech requirements. He dissects the distinction between early and late technology adoption, pinpointing key business challenges. 

KEY QUOTES FROM SCHREIBER:

“Number one, you need to...

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Real-time visibility: new year, same lean strategy

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To kick off 2022, supply chain visibility providers announced record-breaking investment rounds,...

FreightTech investment now that the cheap money is gone

The tug of war between bear and bull markets is a natural force that elegantly showcases how contrary economic forces actually complement each other over time.

The past few years brought a global health crisis that left economic engines sputtering, including one of the most important — global supply chains.

However, as quickly as closures happened for health and safety reasons, a competing force surfaced. Locked down consumers pushed demand for goods — often purchased through e-commerce pathways...

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CarrierDirect rebrands as Metafora to reflect drive ‘to go even deeper’

CarrierDirect announced Monday it has changed its name to Metafora, Greek for transportation, as the company continues expanding its full-service consulting and technology development offerings.

“When I joined, we were the best kept secret in transportation — having done incredible work with some of the biggest companies and being behind some of the most innovative work in the space,” Ryan Schreiber, vice president of industry and growth, told FreightWaves. “This change comes at a time when...

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DSC chat: You’re only as good as your carrier network

Watch: Ryan Schreiber and Drew Herpich discuss how to source capacity in a challenging supply chain environment.

This fireside chat recap is from the FreightWaves Domestic Supply Chain Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How to get the most out of capacity

DETAILS: For shippers, building a world-class carrier network involves relationships, as well as technology such as dynamic appointment scheduling software to help source capacity. 

SPEAKERS: Ryan Schreiber, vice president of industry and...

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