Social media
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Inside FreightWaves
How FreightWaves uses social and digital signals to be one of the first to know about breaking events
SONAR tracks 30,000 Twitter accounts and 700 terms to look for market risks, developments, and breaking news.
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Supply Chains
Commentary: Did 2019 chicken sandwich wars create a supply chain problem?
The 2019 Chicken Sandwich Wars may have impacted the Popeyes supply chain.
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FreightWaves Insiders Podcast
FreightWaves Insiders – Adam Robinson: Marketing manager at Cerasis
In this episode context is king: For Cerasis Marketing Manager Adam Robinson, content is key to putting the freight market into context. Listen in as…
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News
Digital brokerage apps should think like social media networks
Commentary As digital freight brokerage apps learn to concentrate on driving user engagement and building dynamic marketplaces that adapt to user behavior, they will start…
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Air Cargo
Freight forwarders reach over one million potential new employees
A looming workforce supply gap in the freight forwarding sector has caused the industry to reach out to over one million high school students.
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News
Finding your stolen cargo and other transportation uses for social media sleuthing
Social networks can be treasure trove of information for carriers and shippers, helping them identify risky areas for goods movement, to finding employees who are…
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Economics
RPM Masters: How a Facebook community is changing the game for truckers
Chad Boblett has built not just a successful Facebook group, but also the largest professional online forum in the U.S. on rates and logistics in…
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Economics
Renren finds opportunity with Trucker Path acquisition
The popular parking and roadside amenities app Trucker Path changed ownership last week. Here is why Renren made the purchase.
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News
Today’s Pickup: Diesel prices jump, led by 36-cent increase in California
The price of diesel fuel jumped last week, rising 6.3 cents per gallon to $2.882. The increase follows a rise in oil prices and a…
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