This recap is from Day 3 of FreightWaves’ F3 Virtual Experience.
TECH IN ACTION TOPIC: Per-load cargo insurance coverage simplified with Reliance Partners and EZ Loader.
DETAILS: Trucking insurance specialist Reliance Partners and freight brokerage transportation management software company EZ Loader want to level the playing field for small and midsize carriers that want access to the same freight markets as the bigger guys. Reliance Partners’ Jessie Merritt and EZ Loader’s Brad Clark discuss how their companies have teamed up to accomplish that by extracting time and costs out of the cargo insurance process for truck brokers.
SPEAKERS: Merritt is the VP of sales at Reliance Partners and Clark is the sales director at EZ Loader TMS.
BIOS: Merritt serves on the board of the Tennessee Trucking Foundation and is the current chairman of the Tennessee Trucking Association’s Young Professionals Council. She combines her technology and transportation experience in her work with RUBI, Reliance Partners’ usage-based insurance for motor carriers and freight brokers.
Clark, who was previously a sales manager at a freight brokerage, started at EZ Loader TMS in 2019. He currently heads up new client acquisition and utilizes customer feedback to help drive future development efforts.
KEY QUOTES FROM MERRITT AND CLARK:
“On the LTL side, anyone in the industry has seen that they’re never covered for the value. It takes months to get your money back. It has become a big headache for the freight broker, and it puts the broker in a bad position with the client as well.” – Brad Clark
“For any high-value freight, [brokers] can now not only source carriers that match up with a particular lane, they can source carriers based on whether the carriers’ cargo insurance covers it.” – Brad Clark
“We’re at a point with the supply chain where we have to level the playing field for midsize and small motor carriers to move every piece of freight with every opportunity that they have.” – Jessie Merritt
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Industry-defining keynotes, rapid-fire technology demos, and industry leaders networking in experiences across Chattanooga - plus the inaugural F3 Awards Dinner featuring the FreightTech and Shipper of Choice reveals.
The day before F3. Every compliance issue you face - fraud exposure, carrier liability, FMCSA rules, cargo theft, insurance gaps - navigated by attorneys and operators defining best practices in a changing industry.
The Signal at Chattanooga Choo Choo • Chattanooga, TN Register NowThe night before F3. FreightTech100 companies honored. FreightTech 25 and Shipper of Choice winners revealed live. Cocktail reception into dinner and live music - 300 industry leaders in one purpose-built room.
The Signal at Chattanooga Choo Choo • Chattanooga, TN Register NowIndustry-defining keynotes, rapid-fire technology demos, and industry leaders networking in experiences across Chattanooga - plus the inaugural F3 Awards Dinner featuring the FreightTech and Shipper of Choice reveals.
The Signal at Chattanooga Choo Choo • Chattanooga, TN Register Now