FreightWaves partnered with freight brokerage Convoy to recognize Target as one of its top Shippers of Choice.
The FreightWaves Freight Intel Group has released another study – this one on autonomous trucking. Read what they foresee for the trucking industry and drivers in the years ahead.
Ease of doing business ranked high with drivers serving over 40 facilities.
Blockchain technology can disrupt the transportation industry by bringing in digitization, trust and transparency to the market. But this will not be possible without a clear set of common and open standards.
Getting trucking right is particularly important for a company like General Mills (NYSE: GIS), which has faced so much cost pressure from this aspect of its supply chain in the recent past. General Mills is indeed getting trucking right. It placed tenth among 25 companies in FreightWaves’ Shipper of Choice Awards, conducted in partnership with […]
The FreightWaves Freight Intel Group is producing research culled from FreightWaves SONAR and other sources. Read about its first several research papers and how to learn more.
Global shipping and logistics giant UPS said it collaborates directly with its customers to reduce wait times at docks to increase efficiency and productivity and reduce detention time for its drivers.
Why is it hot for carriers in Fayetteville, AR and why is rail suffering?
Step inside FreightWaves Market Expert/President of CarrierLists Kevin Hill’s world as we discuss CarrierLists, plus the anthropology behind tribal knowledge, freight, and trade wars. Also, Amazon and how the world’s biggest retailer is using data and optimization to take on carriers and 3PLs. No paywalls. No borders. No boundaries. Just free. Subscribe now on Apple […]
Today on FreightWaves NOW, we hit reefer volumes and seasonality action out West, intermodal and rail year-over-year updates, and a jobs report.
Today on FreightWaves NOW, we talk to brokers, carriers, shippers, and even look at the maritime outlook from a global perspective. Where are volumes and rates heading Taco Tuesday, June 4?
FreightWaves has acquired StakUp as part of a multi-faceted partnership with the Truckload Carriers Association.
Kyle Cunningham, a former truck driver and freight broker, just so happened to stumble upon FreightWaves Now on YouTube months ago. The show inspired him to learn more about the company as a whole.
Market expert Brian Aoaeh writes about the impact of severe weather on supply chains, and tools to help companies and organizations modify those supply chains when disaster strikes.
FreightWaves SONAR now features railroad-related data from Commtrex. The article provides insight about the Commtrex, the data it will provide to SONAR and how SONAR users will benefit from it.
Rail market expert Jim Blaze discusses how FreightWaves SONAR can help determine how best to ship freight.
Freight intelligence company FreightWaves presented the American Logistics Aid Network with a $7,400 check on May 8 as part of FreightWaves’ initiative to raise $50,000 in support of the humanitarian logistics organization’s work.
On stage at Transparency19, FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller unveiled SONAR 4.0 (video included).
For the first time, FreightWaves and its partner Convoy have recognized the manufacturers, distributers and retailers who do the best job of keeping the American economy moving by fighting driver detention, providing accessible facilities, and understanding what it takes to remove inefficiencies from the supply chain.
IMO 2020 is will increase demand for distillates and put upward pressure on diesel. How should truckers prepare?
Australian ports recorded in excess of 1.94 million twenty foot equivalent (TEU) container movements during the first quarter of 2019. But freight forwarders sense a downturn may be about to happen…
It’s been busy in Australian trucking. A hostile takeover bid has succeeded, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals. An innovative Aussie manufacturer has invented a new kind of intermodal tanker for dangerous chemicals. This, and more, in Down Under Trucking.
Best-selling author Brad Stone (The Everything Store) will tell more about the history and future of an amazing corporate success story – Amazon – at Transparency19. Get your tickets now for this must-attend event.
Craig Fuller, FreightWaves founder and CEO, has named George Abernathy as the company’s first president. Read about the plans Craig and George have for the company and George’s career.
FreightWaves’ kick-ass Transparency19 will take place May 6-8 in Atlanta. New opportunities for SONAR and Trucking Freight Futures are available; learn how to register and take part!
Retail rebounded from a disappointing February in March, with the growth rate climbing from 2.2 percent to 3.6 percent year-over-year. It was one of the strongest rebounds seen in the retail sector since mid-2017.
FreightWaves and the Transportation Intermediaries Association announced a program that will provide SONAR to TIA members and staff. SONAR is the leading data/analytics platform in the transportation industry.
Inexpensive cloud-based technology is leveling the playing field between small, mid-sized, and large 3PLs.
FreightWaves has chosen Predata, the predictive analytics company for geopolitical risk, to integrate data with FreightWaves’ SONAR.
FreightWaves’ editorial and content staff has been honored with five regional American Society of Business Publication Editors’ (ASBPE) Azbee Awards of Excellence (Azbees).
Breakout List curates a list of startups that have a high possibility of success, thus making it easier for startup-inclined people to choose a company they would want to work in.
The average price of a Class 8 used truck sold in February was $48,173, nearly 15 percent higher than the same month a year ago when trucks were selling for $41,995, according to ACT Research.
Guests at FreightWaves headquarters enjoyed a cocktail reception, dinner, and talks from industry luminaries.
The nominees have been announced and voting is now underway in the inaugural FreightWaves Shipper of Choice awards. The Shipper of Choice Award is in partnership with Convoy.
The futures contracts will provide a way for carriers, shippers and third-party logistics providers to hedge their exposure to truckload spot rate volatility.
Mexico’s current economic boom is providing business for the country’s cross-border shipping industry, but also emphasizing the industry’s growing pains.
FreightWaves has closed $20 million in Series B funding from large strategic investors including Hearst Ventures, Prologis Ventures, and Revolution Ventures
The Trucking Freight Futures Road Show rolled into the “Big D” – Dallas! Learn more about Trucking Freight Futures and what participants discussed in Dallas!
Trading of futures contracts can help market participants minimize their exposure to risk. Freight brokerage K+L Freight has launched a subsidiary, K-Ratio, to help its customers navigate the Trucking Freight Futures market when it launches on March 29.
Driver detention has been causing headaches and lost wages for years, but the ELD mandate has shone a spotlight on the issue like never before. For the first time, carriers have the data to back up what they have always known.
FreightWaves is monitoring a number of trends that will impact the freight market in 2019. Digitization will play a key role in these trends as companies seek to optimize their supply chain processes.
David Rowan, founder and editor-at-large for Wired UK, will deliver a keynote address on Day Two of the upcoming Transparency19 conference.
The partnership with the women’s soccer team is about more than just paying for uniforms. It’s part of a push to highlight the growing role of women in the historically male-dominated world of freight and beyond.
Ben Murphy spent his life using data and technology to push trucking—the industry he loved—into the future.
This April, the Freight Alley Haul of Fame museum will open in FreightWaves’ new corporate headquarters in downtown Chattanooga.
In the midst of the driver shortage and a growing economy, technology can be invaluable to brokers at third-party logistics providers working to secure reliable capacity for their customers.
MSU Supply Chain Management and FreightWaves will partner on curriculum, joint events, and transportation-related research projects.
After hosting two game-changing events in 2018, FreightWaves plans to shake up the conference circuit again this spring with Transparency19.
Economic and freight indicators are mixed, with some suggesting a downturn is coming, but others pointing to continued growth.
Responding to attendee surveys, FreightWaves plans longer event, so audience gets deeper grasp of new technologies on display.
Logistics startup Opus9 provides automated and digital transportation services for small and medium companies to ship truckload and LTL nationwide.
Gary Vaynerchuk, the chairman of VaynerMedia, is set to deliver the keynote address at Transparency19 conference in May next year.
Logistical Labs COO speaks on the elevation of the company to #25 on Freight.Tec via pricing portal LoadDex.
Coming in at No. 9 on the Freight.Tech 25 list is C.H. Robinson (NASDAQ: CHRW), one of the tried-and-true providers in the freight space. Robinson’s Navisphere technology platform is part of the company’s commitment to providing solutions to its customers and carrier partners.
Amazon came out on top according to the judges in FreightWaves’ Research Institute’s inaugural Freight.Tech 25, which identified the most disruptive and innovative companies in the freight space.
The TCA and FreightWaves announced “Truckload Indexes”, a benchmark and commentary partnership that will provide near-time benchmarking of major operational and financial KPIs from best-in-class truckload carriers. This exclusive set of data points enable carriers of all sizes to compare how different data points impact the overall profitability and operating efficiency of truckload carriers.
We spoke with Mark Haraburda about FreightWaves’ new data and content partnership with Barchart, a leading digital provider of commodities and futures data.
FreightWaves, the industry-leading freight news and data leader, has announced a new partnership with Barchart, a leading provider of financial market data and technology.
SONAR’s OTVI.LAX is clearly indicating that the strength in the inbound loaded container flow out of the Long Beach/LA port is continuing and gathering momentum.
Uber Freight and FreightWaves are renting out a nightclub and providing drinks, BBQ, and a band to entertain the transportation and logistics industry at MarketWaves18.
SONAR’s Headhaul Index map and the HAUL.JOT Index are both showing that the return to growth in inbound loaded container flow first seen in the Long Beach/LA port is continuing and gathering momentum.
FreightWaves is excited to announce that Mark Solomon, formerly the executive editor at DC Velocity, has joined our editorial team as Managing Editor of freight markets.
From on-demand trucking to blockchain, loadboards and freight matching, the list of companies bringing innovative technologies to the freight industry is growing by the day, which makes the 100 that have made the cut to be honored by the FreightWaves Research Institute as part of its inaugural Freight.Tech 100 all the more special.
It started with an open nomination period, and after culling through hundreds of submissions, the FreightWaves Research Institute has announced the inaugural Freight.Tech 100 companies.
FreightWaves is planning to add 260 jobs in Chattanooga and open new HQ
FreightWaves has been named to the 2018 CNBC Upstart 100 List, “a new original list of the brightest, most intriguing, young startups promising to become the great companies of tomorrow.”
FreightWaves has been selected as one of 15 start-up companies featured in the Futures Industry Association (FIA) Innovators Pavilion during the annual FIA Futures and Options Expo in Chicago in mid-October.
FedEx, the giant US courier company, proactive adopter blockchain technology and BiTA member, has joined Linux hosted open-source project Hyperledger to further advance the use of distributed ledger in logistics, and transportation.
The Journal of Commerce wants to prohibit us from ever quoting or linking to their content again. We just want information to be free.
The FreightWaves Research Institute announces the inaugural TECH100 and TECH25 awards. These annual awards are intended to recognize the most innovative and disruptive companies in freight, and nominations are now open.
Slync, an intelligent platform redefining multi-party interaction, automation, and collaboration throughout the supply chain , has agreed to a multi-year partnership with FreightWaves, the leading data and content source for the freight market.
The starting left tackle for the Jets has invested in FreightWaves, part of a large technology-oriented portfolio.
Fergus Caldicott, long-term DAT executive and VP of Technology has been appointed to the role of Chief Operating Officer at FreightWaves.
The former head of innovation for Bridgestone has been appointed as Managing Director of Freight.Tech, an engagement platform built for companies that want to navigate the waters of innovation and market disrpution.
Fuel remains among the largest costs for both carriers and shippers but based on the current practice of using a fuel surcharge to mitigate volatility in pricing, both parties remain at risk of ending up on the losing end of the deal.
FreightWaves’ coverage of Distributed 2018, a leading enterprise blockchain conference, continues.
While there is a lot of noise surrounding tariffs and potential trade wars, it probably isn’t enough to derail the economy and the red-hot freight environment.
David Bradford has been promoted to EVP of Commercial Engagement of the FreightWaves Community
Think government regulations are just a drain on your finances? Think again. Today, savvy fleets are using government regulations such as the hours-of-service rules to their advantage — but how?
The founder of an industry startup with lots of buzz tells an industry conference how it happened.
FreightWaves raises $13 million from venture capital investors from San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit, Washington DC, and New York to continue scaling the freight market analytics platform.
FreightWaves continues to mint it’s position as the most trafficked and visited site in all of freight and logistics, worldwide.
On Tuesday, 35 companies gathered at Transparency18 to show off their tech-oriented products and demonstrate how this technology will move the transportation industry into the future. However, there was a catch—each company only had 7 minutes to demo their product.
If there was one obvious theme of the second demo period at FreightWaves’ Transparency18 event on Tuesday, it was blockchain. Six of the nine presenters in the session demonstrated solutions that involved blockchain technology.
FreightWaves announced the launch of Sonar, its SaaS platform for freight market data. Michael Vincent, EVP of FreightWaves, demonstrated the product at Transparency18 in Atlanta.
FreightWaves recently covered the E. Coli outbreak and how the recall issue is causing the world to rethink “farm to table” and shedding light on the supply chain. From that outbreak alone, over 100 people fell ill due to a contamination that federal agencies couldn’t pinpoint. As traceability becomes more imperative, blockchain has emerged as a potential solution. The problem with equipping an entire industry, however, is a major stumbling block toward making the real kind of change needed.
FreightWaves was the winner of Steve Case’s Rise of the Rest pitch competition that recognizes startups that are out of traditional venture cities. The company plans to use the investment to promote growth and development of the people of Chattanooga.
Lisa McGinty, the company’s first employee returns to FreightWaves for an encore performance as CMO
Steve McCarthy, formerly with S&P Platts, has joined the FreightWaves team to develop a series of events and training for the freight markets.
Brian Reed has spent the last 18 years as a business and IT chameleon serving freight providers and shippers around the globe.
Slync, an enterprise blockchain platform for shippers, carriers and brokers, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA), a first-of-its-kind trucking industry consortium for developing and promoting industry standards in blockchain use. The organization’s mission is to provide more clarity and education around blockchain applications and encourage its adoption through exemplary implementation.
One year after launch, FreightWaves takes the top spot for news in the freight and logistics industry according to Amazon’s Alexa.
Energy and financial markets economist joins the FreightWaves data-science team.
Driver recruiting, media, data application expert, Ken Smith, joins the FreightWaves team as CTO.
Leading commodities, markets-data news, and blockchain expert joins FreightWaves as Executive Editor and BiTA’s Head of Member Engagement.
The informal Freight Alley local social brought heavy hitters in the logistics industry to the FreightWave’s Chattanooga offices for a local meet and greet last Wednesday, February 7
TransRisk, our parent company, announced its rebrand as FreightWaves last night at our Chattanooga headquarters. Click through for video!
Senior UPS Economist, Ibrahiim Bayaan joins the FreightWaves team as Chief Economist.
Jeff Mason joins FreightWaves as Managing Director. Jeff was previously with ATA, where he ran Transport Topics and TIA where he served as Chief of Staff. Prior to joining industry associations, Jeff ran the trucking content and media businesses of Randall Reilly.
FreightWaves has launched a new career website for professionals in the logistics and transportation space. Available at FW.careers, the site is designed for those looking for executive-level positions and for the companies looking to hire the best talent.
