digital freight matching

Loadsmart picks up rail, less than truckload

Loadsmart has added less-than-truckload (LTL) and rail services as the digital freight brokerage continues to expand its multimodal offerings. The expansion, announced Tuesday, allows customers to book shipments across all major transportation modes, building on existing capabilities for truckload, port drayage and transload.    “Loadsmart is now a one-stop-shop logistics solution for domestic freight,” said Felipe […]

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Brian Aoaeh Thursday, May 28, 2020

Commentary: Digital freight brokers face a moment of truth

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.  News reports that Uber is re-evaluating non-core units like Uber Freight did not take me by surprise.  To learn more about what’s happening, you can read JP Hampstead’s Uber ‘re-evaluating’ non-core units like […]

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FreightWaves Staff Friday, January 10, 2020

Off the Supply Chain: Brokering Both Sides of the Equation

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, […]

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SmartHop joins TechStars NYC

Freight-matching startup SmartHop has joined TechStars NYC, a summer accelerator program that started yesterday, July 15. The company is excited about participating in the 13-week immersion program, said CEO and co-founder Guillermo Garcia. “We have an ambitious project technology-wise and operational wise,” he said. “What we hope to get out of TechStars is help connecting us […]

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