John Paul Hampstead, Associate Editor

John Paul writes about current events and economics, especially politics, finance, and commodities, and holds a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Michigan. In previous lives John Paul studied Shakespeare in London and Buddhism in India, but now he focuses on transportation and logistics in the heart of Freight Alley--Chattanooga. He spends his free time with his wife and daughter herding cats, collecting books, and walking alongside the Tennessee River.

Innovation

John Paul Hampstead, Associate Editor 4 days ago
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Drop trailers and matching algorithms – how freight brokers keep your trucks moving

Making carriers more productive is good business for Arrive Logistics.
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Finance

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Do Lyft and Uber IPOs signal stretched mobility tech valuations?

Two of the most-anticipated initial public offerings (IPOs) of the year have not gone exactly as planned, but what does…
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Last Mile

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Expedited spot markets crashed harder than regular truckload

Expedited carriers and brokers discuss the reasons for weakness in expedited spot markets.
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Blockchain

John Paul Hampstead, Associate Editor 1 week ago
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Smart contracts bringing the world economy online

Agoric CEO Dean Tribble explained how smart contracts use cases in logistics are interdependent and build on each other.
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Blockchain

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IBM’s Stephen Rogers addresses BiTA on transport’s adoption of blockchain

According to IBM research, transport execs are keen to adopt blockchain and understand its use cases.
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Technology

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Redwood Logistics acquires Eminent Global Logistics, Oracle Transportation Management consulting firm

Eminent, founded in 2003, is made up of 37 consultants.
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FW News

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Craig Fuller unveils FreightWaves SONAR 4.0

On stage at Transparency19, FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller unveiled SONAR 4.0 (video included).
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Finance

John Paul Hampstead, Associate Editor 2 weeks ago
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“Not hedging is the risky behavior”: trucking freight futures at Transparency19

On Monday afternoon at Transparency19, Addison Armstrong, executive director of trucking freight futures at FreightWaves, moderated a conversation between Nodal…
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Digital Supply Chains

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How to survive intensifying supply chain competition

Presented by Slync... smart investments in supply chain tech is crucial to competing.
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News

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Krug, Waggoner and Yeager talk mergers and acquisitions

During the morning session at Transparency19 on May 6, Stifel investment banker John Larkin moderated a discussion about mergers and…
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