2019

Biesterfeld takes over helm of C.H. Robinson from Wiehoff – FreightWaves Staff

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Bob Biesterfeld is taking over at C.H. Robinson for John Wiehoff, who will become chairman of the Board. Photo ILLustration: Jim Allen/FreightWaves Bob Biesterfeld will succeed John Wiehoff as CEO of C.H. Robinson (NASDAQ: CHRW), one of the world’s largest third-party logistics companies. Biesterfeld, a 20-year company veteran who was named chief operating officer in […]

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Freight-Tracking Startup FourKites Raises $50 Million in New Backing – WSJ – By Erica E. Phillips

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Freight-tracking software startup FourKites Inc. has raised $50 million in new funding less than a year after its last round to back its expansion beyond trucking and U.S. domestic shipping. The Chicago startup gathers live location data on shipments from suppliers such as Land O’ Lakes Inc. to retailers and factories that help businesses at

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Convoy eliminates human intervention in load-matching – FreightWaves – Brian Straight

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Convoy is now matching 100 percent of loads automatically in major markets, effectively eliminating the need for any person to call or communicate between the shipper and carrier. ( Photo: Shutterstock ) Convoy this morning said that it has achieved 100 percent automated matching of loads in its top markets across the country, resulting in

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Convoy hits 100% automated load-to-truck matching in its top U.S. markets – Logistics Management – By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor

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Seattle-based digital freight broker Convoy heralded a company milestone today for 100% automatic load-to-truck matching, minus human intervention, in key United States markets. Routes cited by Convoy, in this milestone, include: major West Coast markets such as Seattle, Portland and Los Angeles; Midwest routes from Chicago, Cincinnati and Milwaukee; routes from Texas markets such as

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Uber Freight now lets carriers and drivers rate facilities, experiences at shippers and receivers – CCJ – Todd Dills| @Channel19Todd

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With a goal in part to facilitate information sharing among its carrier/driver networks and closer collaboration with its shipper/consignee customers, Uber Freight has introduced a facility ratings and reviews feature that enables carriers using the platform to rate their experiences at load and unload locations as well as post reviews and tips for other drivers

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Cargo Chief Raises $2.5 Million in Venture Capital – Company's Digital Platform C4 Helps 3PLs Capture Loads – Transport Topics

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Company’s Digital Platform C4 Helps 3PLs Capture Loads Cargo Chief, which provides a carrier integration platform for 3PLs, announced it has raised more than $2.5 million, according to a Jan. 25 press release. The company’s platform, called C4, helps third-party logistics firms digitally match freight loads for their shipper customers to overlooked trucking capacity. BootstrapLabs,

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Schneider selects project44’s visibility platform – CCJ – CCJ Staff

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project44 announced that Schneider, a truckload, intermodal and logistics services provider, is using the project44 visibility platform to automate a variety of shipping processes across its transportation management business. With the platform, Schneider says it can provide shippers and carriers with real-time access to truckload and less than truckload (LTL) shipment information and freight availability,

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Transplace’s new CTO to increase transaction-processing bandwidth – FreightWaves – John Paul Hampstead, Associate Editor

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A Transplace employee working in the company’s platform. ( Photo: Transplace ) A leading provider of transportation management and logistics technology is bringing on a new chief technology officer (CTO) to build more transaction-processing bandwidth and capacity on the company’s highly automated platform. Transplace announced that Jim French joined the company as its new CTO.

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The evolution of the digital supply chain – Logistics Management – By Gary Forger, special projects editor

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By Gary Forger, special projects editor Digitization of the supply chain is not new. Either as a concept or as a reality. But it does find itself in an interesting spot these days. Consider these three perspectives. “The ‘digital supply chain’ will be the logistics technology concept of the year.” That’s from Clint Reiser in

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Truck Technology Startup Raises $97 Million for Port Freight Plan – WSJ – By Erica E. Phillips

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The developer of a freight-matching app for truck drivers and shippers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has raised $97 million in new funding as the startup works to improve its fledgling technology and expand to other ports. NEXT Trucking Inc. said Wednesday that Brookfield Asset Management Inc. ’s venture investment arm

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