3PLs
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How Do You Build Your Final Mile?
Customers’ heightened demands—such as white glove delivery and fast shipping times—have changed expectations for shippers dramatically. Many companies are struggling…
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Technology
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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News
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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News
J.B. Hunt launches new drop trailer program 360box
J.B. Hunt is transforming into a truly mode-agnostic capacity provider.
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News
Coyote calls for year-long slide in contract rates, but 2020 will tighten up
FreightWaves has also observed downward pressure on contract rates and the beginning of a capacity bleed-off.
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Company earnings
Updated: Echo Global Logistics squeaks out an earnings win against tough comparisons
Despite a crash in truckload spot prices (approximately 50% of ECHO revenue), the freight brokerage beat analyst expectations.
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News
Wintrust Bank: the financiers of Chicago’s high-growth 3PLs
Wintrust’s working capital lines of credit leave brokerages with more control than equity raises and have lower cost-of-capital than factoring.
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Why so many freight brokerages have offices in Colombia
Better talent at a lower cost improves brokers’ cash flows.
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At TIA, Capital Logistics’ Feig explains how brokers price volatile markets
Have a strategy that you believe in and don’t forget to price in volatility, Feig said.
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News
“Flywheel is turning faster and faster”: Transfix’s Drew McElroy at TIA
Transfix is betting that its carriers care more about asset utilization than rate per mile.
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