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Truckstop’s new CEO sees scaling, integration as major challenges

Kendra Tucker is becoming CEO of Truckstop.com at a time when it is firmly established as a major load board but trying to diversify its offerings to become much more. 

Tucker recently was named CEO of Truckstop.com effective April 1, less than two years after joining the company as its chief revenue officer. Most recently, she was chief operating officer.

In an interview with FreightWaves, Tucker talked about the numerous existing Truckstop  offerings that she hopes to expand upon. But the load...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truckstops-new-ceo-sees-scaling-integration-as-major-challenges

Tucker rising to top position at Truckstop.com, replacing retiring Cole

Truckstop.com is getting a new CEO as current leader Paris Cole steps down: Kendra Tucker, the company’s chief operating officer.

The Boise, Idaho-based company, known primarily as a load board but which describes itself as a “neutral freight marketplace,” announced Thursday that Cole would retire as CEO effective April 1. He will remain on the company’s board of directors.

Tucker joined Truckstop.com in August 2020 as chief revenue officer. A little more than a year later, she became COO with...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tucker-rising-to-top-position-at-truckstop-com-replacing-retiring-cole

F3 demos: FreightTech visibility innovation

FreightTech companies showcased products and services in demos during F3.

FreightTech companies demonstrated their innovative technology solutions for fleets during FreightWaves’ F3 Virtual Experience Tuesday. These demos highlight how important visibility, communication and real-time data are for supply chains.

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Improve profit margins or provide savings back to customers for better service using machine-learning technology to choose more cost-effective loads.

Check out the demo to learn how valuable real-time rates for loads and lanes can be for companies.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/f3-demos-freighttech-visibility-innovation

What is a truck dispatcher?

Many of the close to 40,000 truck dispatchers in the U.S. are making lucrative careers out of being organized, working independently and running their own businesses. But truck dispatching is not the same as truck brokering. Here’s why.

The main difference is that a truck broker generally is considered a bridge between carrier and shipper, whereas a truck dispatcher works mainly with the trucker to find and dispatch loads – often for independent owner-operators.

“A broker’s primary function is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/what-is-a-truck-dispatcher

Why is carrier compliance increasing along with spot rates?

Chart of the Week: Van Outbound Tender Reject Index, Truckstop.com top 100 all-in van rate per mile – USA  SONAR: VOTRI.USA, TSTOPVRPM.USA

Tender rejection rate changes typically lead spot rates by several days as the underlying contract market destabilizes in front of the spot market. Currently they are moving in different directions. Why is this happening?

The freight market is going through a lot of changes. The pandemic year capacity crunch has motivated shippers to change their behaviors and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/why-is-carrier-compliance-increasing-along-with-spot-rates

Fuel costs push rates higher faster in 2021

Chart of the Week: Truckstop.com 7-day Van Rate per Mile, Department of Energy average retail price of diesel – USA  SONAR: TSTOPVRPM.USA, DOE.USA

Truckload spot rates continue to trend higher in 2021, averaging $3.18/mile over the past two months compared to $2.96/mile (7.4%) from November to December of last year, according to Truckstop.com’s average top 100 lanes. What can get lost in the cost of transportation is the rising underlying costs such as maintenance, insurance and the most easily...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fuel-costs-push-rates-higher-faster-in-2021

FreightWaves LIVE recap: Innovation at Truckstop.com

This Fireside Chat is part of FreightWaves’ LIVE @HOME virtual event.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Fuller Speed Ahead: Innovation and Growth Strategies with Kendra Tucker of Truckstop.com 

DETAILS: FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller interviews Kendra Tucker on her move into the trucking industry last year when she joined Truckstop.com. 

SPEAKER: Kendra Tucker, chief revenue officer, Truckstop.com

BIO: For more than 10 years, Tucker has grown and led teams across a variety of business models and industries. In...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-recap-innovation-at-truckstop-com

Transportation costs keep rising as service deteriorates

Chart of the Week:   Van Contract Base Rate per Mile Initial, Van Outbound Tender Reject Index, Truckstop Average Van Spot Rate per Mile – USA SONAR: VCRPM1.USA, VOTRI.USA, TSTOPVRPM.USA

Truckload carriers have continued to struggle to provide consistent coverage through the first quarter of 2021, and in return costs have increased. This relationship seems counterintuitive at a base level — why would you spend more to get less? — but it is a common result of demand exceeding supply in just about...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/transportation-costs-keep-rising-as-service-deteriorates

ACERTUS names former Truckstop.com exec Broberg CEO

Trent Broberg, an experienced trucking and logistics executive who most recently served as chief operating officer for Truckstop.com, has joined ACERTUS as chief executive officer. 

Broberg replaces William Billiter, who co-founded the company and has served as CEO since 2010. Billiter will remain involved with the tech-focused automotive logistics and services company as a strategic member of the board.

“It has been both an honor and a privilege to have led ACERTUS for more than a decade,”...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/acertus-names-former-truckstopcom-exec-broberg-ceo

Truckstop.com acquires carrier compliance firm RMIS

Online load board and digital freight marketplace Truckstop.com announced Monday the acquisition of RMIS, the Westlake Village, California-based carrier compliance automator.

RMIS’ capabilities — the most important of which is fulfilling 98% of freight brokers’ requests for carrier certificates of insurance within 60 seconds — will augment SaferWatch, a similar carrier onboarding solution acquired by Truckstop in 2018.

“There are two primary reasons why we did the deal and why we’re excited about...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/truckstop-com-acquires-carrier-compliance-firm-rmis

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