freight brokers
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Startups
Commentary: Another freight forwarding disruptor joins the fray
Beacon is a UK-based digital freight forwarder - one of many that have vowed to disrupt the freight forwarding industry.
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News
Landstar reports 20% to 30% drop in dispatched loads during April
Landstar has seen volume declines accelerate in recent weeks and management believes that a recovery is unlikely until the automotive and building products segments resume…
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Great Quarter, Guys podcast
Is your corporate culture positive or toxic?
Cultivating a positive culture while protecting the business
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Trucking
FMS unveils cloud-based TMS platform specifically for mid-sized freight businesses
Freight Management Systems (FMS) has created a new web-based TMS solution that brings in open API to extend and function within any brokerage operation.
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News
Brokers: spot rates “escalating sharply”
Freight brokers expect spot rates to ramp this week, but the long-term outlook is uncertain.
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Insights
Snowstorm causing trouble in the Rockies (with forecast video)
“There will be extended closures on I-70 and US-40."
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Company earnings
Echo beats on revenue and earnings in ‘challenging freight market’ (with video)
Echo protected its margins and issued positive guidance for Q1 and 2020.
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News
Landstar still waiting on inflection in demand and capacity (with video)
Market softness, excess capacity, weak demand and soaring insurance costs and claims were the near-term challenges highlighted on Landstar’s conference call.
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News
Insurance, claims drive Landstar earnings miss; deadly accident to impact first quarter (with video)
Landstar’s insurance and claims expense line hit first-quarter results, and another fatal accident results in guidance well below analysts’ expectations.
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Great Quarter, Guys podcast
Do legacy brokers still have the juice?
The impact of new technology in freight brokerages and how it is changing compensation.
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