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Technology offers serious relationship-building benefits

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As spot rates decline and pricing power continues to shift from carriers to shippers, some companies may be wondering how to continue taking advantage of the technological solutions they adopted to help them weather a tight market.  

Even in a loose market, technological solutions aimed at optimizing freight movements remain useful. In some ways, these technologies shift from rate negotiation tools to relationship building tools, which is an important part of proving relational consistency and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/technology-offers-serious-relationship-building-benefits

Trucker Tools just made finding middle ground easier for brokers, carriers

As the market continues to challenge carriers with low spot rates and rising operational costs, fleets are currently at a disadvantage when it comes to booking loads that grow margins. 

Strong relationships between brokers and carriers are always integral to the trucking industry, but during times of hardship such as this, they are even more critical.

It’s clear, then, why new Trucker Tools COO Rohit Bezewada is seeing margin optimization as a top priority for both carriers and brokers right now....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trucker-tools-just-made-finding-middle-ground-easier-for-brokers-carriers

Visibility tools play essential role for carriers in enduring weak market

All carriers know that unfavorable market conditions aren’t a matter of if but when simply due to the natural ebbs and flows of the supply chain. That time may have unfortunately come for carriers. 

Shippers have taken the upper hand in rate negotiation as slowing consumer spending and dwindling tender rejections are putting carriers into a corner. With higher operating costs due to inflation added to the mix, the pressure is coming from all angles.

Rocky times won’t last forever, though, and Truc...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/visibility-tools-play-essential-role-for-carriers-in-enduring-weak-market

Small Fleet keynote: ‘Get scrappy with where you’re finding loads’

This keynote recap is from FreightWaves’ Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit on Wednesday.

KEYNOTE TOPIC: Simple ways carriers can drive efficiencies in their operations. 

DETAILS: Trucker Tools has more than 250,000 carriers on its platform. It was designed specifically to help those carriers mitigate their biggest challenges. Trucker Tools’ Kary Jablonski explains those challenges to FreightWaves’ Grace Sharkey, as well as how her company can help.

SPEAKER: Jablonski is the CEO of Trucker Tools. 

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/small-fleet-keynote-get-scrappy-with-where-youre-finding-loads

Digital freight matching offers benefits in soft market

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Like other technologies aimed at generating cost savings, digital freight matching (DFM) took off during the recent pandemic-fueled capacity crunch. Getting loads covered at the push of a button – and exercising a modicum of control over pricing – was an attractive sell for shippers and their freight brokers working hard to move massive amounts of freight without compromising their bottom lines.

Now, volumes are balancing out, capacity is loosening up and rates are dropping from their historic...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/digital-freight-matching-offers-benefits-in-soft-market

Pilot’s near-death experience spawns weather app for truckers

A white tractor-trailer travels in rain storm next to a cell phone screen shot of the Drive Weather app.

In 2014, Paxton Calvanese launched a unique aviation weather app called Wx24 Pilot. In the ensuing years, he developed a similar road weather app called Driver Weather. With constant refinements and updates, it’s now a popular tool for truckers.

Calvanese loves hearing the positive feedback, Some truckers have told him it’s a life-changer. “It probably saved a life or two somewhere along the way,” he said. 

Perhaps that’s a fitting reward, given that Calvanese’s own near-death experience was the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/pilots-near-death-experience-spawns-weather-app-for-truckers

Driving out supply chain inefficiencies key to eliminating food waste

Albertsons grocery delivery subscription like Amazon Prime for groceries

Citizens and governments alike have taken a special interest in sustainability and climate change over the past few years. Emerging regulations — coupled with pressure from consumers — have pushed companies across the transportation industry to clean up their act, with many issuing public sustainability pledges. While the most common measures involve switching from diesel to electric vehicles or eliminating empty miles, there are unique opportunities for companies in the produce space to take...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/driving-out-supply-chain-inefficiencies-key-to-eliminating-food-waste

Digital freight matching offers planet-saving perks

Several companies are going all out to help in times of COVID-19 (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

Over the last few years, sustainability has proven to be a hot button issue for just about every industry across the globe. The worsening climate crisis – and increased consumer awareness to its effects – has pushed both governments and corporations to make concrete efforts toward better environmental stewardship. 

Transportation is the single largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for 29% of all emissions, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This number...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/digital-freight-matching-offers-planet-saving-perks

Keeping up with the pace of digital freight change

The logistics industry has been undergoing a major technological revolution since the ELD mandate became official in 2018, and the pace of change has accelerated in response to the coronavirus pandemic. This explosion of high-tech offerings can be overwhelming for brokers, and many 3PLs have had a hard time staying ahead of the curve. 

“A lot of brokers can’t keep up with all the technology. There are a lot of opportunities. Vendors are coming at you all the time,” Tom Curee, Kingsgate...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/keeping-up-with-the-pace-of-digital-freight-change

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