FreightWaves and ZUUM partner to provide SONAR features to mutual customers

SONAR information now available from ZUUM.

FreightWaves, an industry-leading provider of data, analytics and news for the global supply chain and logistics industries, and ZUUM, which connects shippers, brokers, carriers, and drivers on one Logistics Super Platform, are partnering. FreightWaves customers will have access to both the FreightWaves Trusted Rate Assessment Consortium (TRAC) Spot Rates TRAC Spot Rates and SONAR Capacity Lane Scores inside the ZUUM rating engine. Users simply enter their SONAR API credentials into the ZUUM...

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FreightTech integrations with SONAR continue to increase 

SONAR now includes the National Truckload Index and SONAR Container Atlas. (Photo: FreightWaves)

FreightWaves SONAR is the industry’s leading and fastest freight forecasting platform. SONAR provides the clearest insight into freight pricing, and subscribers can reliably forecast supply chain demand and capacity by using spot rate and tender data for predictive rates.

FreightWaves’ CFO/COO Spencer Piland noted, “SONAR has been proven time and again to make an operational and financial difference for shippers, carriers and intermediaries. What many SONAR users are asking for now is...

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Live demo preview: Data just Zuum’s through the network

Zuum logo on a dark background

Software integration is key to most successful shipper and broker relationships. However the gaps in the integration of two separate companies’ software are quite large. Full integration for a shipper’s entire order processing system flowing through all the way to the carrier’s bill of lading is rare if not impossible to attain. Constant workarounds and manual processes to allow automated processes to work hinder improvements and efficient work processes. 

A major attraction of FreightWaves’ The...

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GSCW: Getting things done in a crisis — Great Quarter, Guys

Great Quarter Guys 11/17

Great Quarter, Guys is typically headlined by lively debate between Andrew Cox and Seth Holm, but on this special live session for FreightWaves Global Supply Chain Week, Kevin Hill took Holm’s co-host spot to play “you care or nah?” They followed the debate with interviews from the CEO of Zuum Transportation and two leaders of Home Depot.

First up, Walmart’s earnings report was released showing same store sales up 8% in the fourth quarter, but Hill doesn’t care. Cox does care, noting “Walmart is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gscw:-getting-things-done-in-a-crisis-—-great-quarter-guys

The future of freight showcased during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME demos (with video)

Seven forward-thinking logistics companies displayed their innovative solutions during the FreightWaves LIVE @Home virtual conference. Each company was tasked with creating an intuitive demonstration to showcase their products without the use of PowerPoint.

The spotlight was on J.B. Hunt, Stratix, Zuum, Hubtran, Platform Science, Trucker Tools and LinkeDrive during FreightWaves’ free LIVE @Home conference on Friday.

J.B. Hunt

J.B. Hunt showcased final-mile solutions offered by Shipper 360, its...

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