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The Battle of the Broker: How the Freight Recession Has Impacted the Broker Market
To discuss the ways that brokers can work to outperform their peers and gain traction in periods of high capacity, FreightWaves and Transflo are partnering…
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Smarter Capacity
Shoddy freight visibility is no longer an option
Freight visibility is no longer considered a premium benefit the best brokers offer their shippers. It is simply an expectation that most brokers struggle to…
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News
Why brokers cannot afford to ignore new tech trends
The logistics industry has been bombarded with years of overdue technological advancement ever since the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate went into effect. Technological advancement…
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Blockchain
How starting as a traditional brokerage led to a digital transformation
Full digital automation of shipping processes may be on the way, but what are the intermediary steps leading us there?
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News
Freight Alley spotlight: Avenger Logistics shoots for 100 million in revenue for 2019
Founded in 2015, Avenger Logistics is growing so fast that, according to their estimates, they’ll crack Inc. 5000’s 2019 top ten in their first year…
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Less than Truckload
Survey: Some carriers shift to spot market, but most remaining loyal to shippers
High spot market trucking rates have caused more carriers to move to that market, but the majority of carriers in a new Transporeon Group survey…
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Less than Truckload
Silicon Valley startup launches fully automated shipping platform
Opus9 launched its digital platform, automating every step of the truckload and LTL shipping process, Tuesday. The new platform is intended to “digitize an old…
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Cash Flow Corner
Weighing the few options brokers, small fleets have when a shipper doesn’t pay the bill
Cashflow Corner presented by TriumphPay ...When a customer refuses to pay their bill, or simply delays paying it, brokers and carriers alike can be stuck…
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Canada
Today’s Pickup: Jury holds broker partially responsible for trucker’s crash
A jury has awarded $15.57 million to Isaac Espinoza, who was struck by a tractor-trailer driven independent contractor Ricky Hatfield while assisting a friend on…
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Economics
11 tips for freight brokerage success
If it seems that freight brokerage – both digital and traditional services - are popping up on a daily basis, it could be because they…
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