FreightWaves’ George Abernathy and Todd Davis talk benchmarking capabilities for brokers in virtual fireside chat at FreightWaves 3PL Summit.
Uber is reported to be raising $500 million in funding for its brokerage segment. The deal would place a valuation of $4 billion on Uber Freight.
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This week Andrew holds down the fort with Director of Passport Research JP Hampstead to discuss his team’s recent research note on Q2 broker performance. Then the two dive into Uber’s partnerships with municipalities and answer whether the upcoming Lemonade IPO will be sweet or sour. As always, a special thanks to our friends at CarrierDirect with […]
TQL’s ‘aggressive legal team’ fighting class-action lawsuits on all fronts.
President’s options limited without sufficient evidence, according to former DOJ antitrust chief.
Landstar System calls attention to its variable cost model as first quarter falls short of expectations. No guidance issued for second quarter.
Knight-Swift’s better than expected quarter yields to further uncertainty as the year progresses.
Canadian trucking and logistics company reports record fourth-quarter revenue and slim profit as its upstart brokerage office in Charlotte helps offset trucking weakness.
“Quality brokers don’t just simply cast a wide net and wait for capacity to come to them,” said Noam Frankel, founder and CEO of FreightFriend.
Radiant Logistics reports a 25% slowdown in its last calendar quarter of 2019.
U.S. Xpress reported a better-than-feared loss to close out 2019. The company expects conditions to improve in 2020.
J.B. Hunt’s fourth quarter call addresses some challenges facing its brokerage and intermodal businesses.
It’s helpful for new brokerages to study the staying power of brokerages like ITG, especially in volatile markets.
With companies like Convoy achieving a $1 billion valuation in roughly four years, or publicly-traded companies like Uber and Amazon encroaching on the brokerage space, it is getting harder for the smaller, “relationship-based” brokers to compete. Whether it’s managed transportation, trailer pooling, warehousing or last-mile, brokers should be looking for ways to increase their value, […]
We kick off the week with headlines involving major trucking crashes in Pennsylvania and Indiana, the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse websites opening day struggles. Don’t worry, though, if you’re trying to register, the site is now up and operational and you can find it by clicking here. We spend Five Good Minutes with Chief Insight […]
If you are planning to create a freight brokerage, here is a basic checklist you can use to get started.
Less than a year after automating the load-matching process, Convoy is now automating the brokerage side in select markets.
The Uberization of Freight has come to mean many things, but to Uber Freight Senior Director Bill Driegert, it means relieving pain points for carriers and shippers.
