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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...

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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...

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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,”...

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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...

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Truckstop.com earns 2021 FreightTech 25 distinction

Truckstop.com placed 11th on the 2021 FreightTech 25 list — holding this rank for the second year in a row. The internet’s largest neutral freight marketplace didn’t skip a beat as the New Plymouth, Idaho-based company continued to innovate and serve its customers amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

In its third year, the FreightTech 100 awards recognize some of the most outstanding companies in logistics, including both startups and legacy companies.

Companies join the ranks of this distinguished list...

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Spot market carries momentum from Thanksgiving into December

Chart of the Week:  Truckstop.com 7-Day Average Van Rate Per Mile – USA, Van Outbound Tender Reject Index – USA SONAR: TSTOPVRPM.USA, VOTRI.USA

With truckload services going for a premium on the spot market since Labor Day, it has been difficult to discern where and when there has been opportunity to negotiate lower rates. Looking at the chart comparing Truckstop.com’s average van rate for its top 100 lanes and the national Outbound Tender Reject Index for van load requests, there has been a...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/spot-market-carries-momentum-from-thanksgiving-into-december

Career Tracks: Volga-Dnepr gears up for COVID-19 vaccine delivery

To ensure the efficient and safe transportation of COVID-19 vaccines, the Volga-Dnepr Group has strengthened its global health care team. 

Yulia Celetaria has been appointed health care director to lead the team. She began her professional career in 2005 with AirBridgeCargo Airlines. Volga-Dnepr said over the years Celetaria “has been able to upscale her knowledge, expertise and gain the right experience necessary to meet the 2020 logistics challenge of the whole pharmaceutical industry.”  

Russia...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/career-tracks-volga-dnepr-gears-up-for-covid-19-vaccine-delivery

FreightWaves replaying FreightTech Venture Summit, LIVE @HOME

FreightWaves just completed its most recent LIVE @HOME annual event as well as a special venture capital summit. But we recognize that everyone is busy these days and doesn’t have the ability to sit and watch three days of content. Because of requests we received asking how to access all the great content from last week’s FreightTech Venture Summit and FreightWaves LIVE @HOME, FreightWaves will replay the two events again this week.

The three days of content will stream on live.freightwaves.com...

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Best transportation companies for female employees named

The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has released its 2020 list of the top transportation companies for females.

The annual Top Companies for Women to Work for in Transportation list was created by WIT magazine Redefining the Road in 2018 as part of its mission to promote the accomplishments of businesses focused on the employment of females in the trucking industry.

Companies making the list this year were listed alphabetically, beginning with AGT Global Logistics, founded and led by Angela...

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Are spot rates peaking before the peak?

Chart of the Week:  Freightos Baltic Daily Index – China to North America West Coast, Intermodal Spot Rates, Truckstop Dry Van Rate per Mile – USA SONAR: FBXD.CNAW, TSTOPVRPM.USA, INTRM.USA

Spot rates for shipping ocean containers, dry van truckload and intermodal containers are all hitting multiyear highs in almost pure synchronicity — an indication that shipping demand is strong across global supply chains.

The spot market may not be the largest volume of transactions in transportation, but it...

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