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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, August 30, 2023

White Paper: Assessing Shippers’ Adaptability to Market Changes

The freight market, like many sectors, operates in cycles. Currently, it’s in a deflationary state. However, it’s crucial to remember that downturns are not permanent; they are simply one market phase. This period of contraction presents an ideal opportunity for shippers and freight companies to regroup, reassess their strategies and prepare for the anticipated upswing. […]

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SmartHop snags another logistics partner

SmartHop, an early-stage startup offering a dispatch solution for small carriers, on Tuesday announced its partnership with Redwood Logistics, a third-party logistics company. The companies will integrate Redwood’s API with SmartHop’s solution to streamline and increase opportunities for drivers and shippers. “Nearly 90% of the trucking industry is powered by small carriers, yet the support […]

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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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Craig Fuller, CEO at FreightWaves Sunday, September 1, 2019

The FreightTech venture cycle is here to stay. Ignore at your own peril.

FreightTech venture investing is super hot, but most of these startups continue to lose money. Is this a fad or something else?  Last year, FreightWaves created a FreightTech Venture Index to track the venture capital (VC) investing in FreightTech startups. The term FreightTech is defined loosely as software companies and other technologies that aid in […]

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, July 11, 2019

Loadsmart and Oracle collaborate to digitize logistics (with video)

Loadsmart, a digital freight brokerage, today announced a collaboration to provide Oracle Logistics Cloud customers instantly bookable truckload rates and guaranteed capacity from its network of carriers directly in Oracle Transportation Management (OTM) Cloud.  Fortune 500 customers such as Kraft-Heinz and The Coca-Cola Company can now leverage Loadsmart’s dynamic routing guide technology within the OTM […]

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Ashley Coker Prince Saturday, December 15, 2018

Freight.Tech 25: Artificial intelligence and automation earn digital freight broker Loadsmart #22 slot

FreightWaves announced the Freight.Tech 25 at MarketWaves 18 last month. The list highlights the most innovative and disruptive companies in transportation and logistics. Digital freight broker Loadsmart snagged the number 22 spot on the list with its automated platform, which allows for server-to-server booking with no human interaction.

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