Automation helps brokerages move past ‘tyranny of the urgent’

Two expedited delivery trucks on highway

While all transportation modes feel pressure to move shipments quickly, it is particularly intense for expedited shipping companies. Beyond just getting cargo from point A to point B, speeding the process also requires streamlining the supportive tasks surrounding the process, such as rate quoting, booking and tracking.

“For a shipment to be truly expedited, the entire process must also be expedited,” said Dale Prax, president and CEO of Direct Expedite. “I like to compare it to an ambulance. If...

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How small brokers can compete with digital freight matching

Brokers inside office sitting in front of computer screens

Digital or not, brokerages rely on people. But the growth of digital freight-matching (DFM) platforms like Uber and Convoy is forcing small to midsize brokers to compete by starting their own technology programs and rethinking traditional human labor. 

But considering that DFM platforms can flood $200 million into their technology, competing is a daunting prospect for smaller firms.

Hubtek, a staffing and technology company, hosted a webinar with FreightWaves to discuss automation opportunities...

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