DFM Commentary: Dynamic freight matching platform providers like KeepTruckin are increasingly expanding their offerings to capture more of their customers’ needs and provide easier integration. The growth of dynamic/digital freight matching from both the conversion of analog brokers and the digital broker’s market share acquisition are a testament to improved metrics. However, the proliferation of […]
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DFM Commentary: Shippers and freight companies are increasingly interested in reducing their carbon footprint and/or offsetting carbon emissions. This article highlights funding of carbon-removal technologies through an infrastructure technology company, Stripe Climate. Several shippers and dynamic freight matching companies have been featured in the press recently with their efforts. DFM Data Corp’s anonymized data sharing
DFM Commentary: Dynamic or digital freight brokers like Loadsmart are expanding their freight matching capability to optimize shipping options across multiple transport modes. Data hygiene will become even more important as different modes are evaluated and results measured. DFM Data Corp. looks forward to facilitating anonymized sharing of consummated freight transactions to provide accurate and
Disclaimer: This article reflects the views of the author (Vic Uzumeri) and does not reflect the policy of DFM Data Corp. It is offered as a service to readers to stimulate thought about issues relevant to DFM Data Corp’s mission. When the world faces massive uncertainty, it’s tough to map out believable strategies. That’s when
Blockchain is one of those top strategic priorities we all keep reading about. And the interest in it is growing; at 43% in 2018, blockchain is now a top priority for 55% of global businesses (according to Deloitte’s 2020 Global Blockchain Survey). But – and this is a big one – one of the greatest
Thoughts from John Larkin John Larkin recently recorded his thoughts on the state of digital freight matching and the opportunity that DFM Data Corp is working to seize. As a caveat, it is not a verbatim transcript. It’s been paraphrased, cleaned up and slightly reorganized to help his insights flow smoothly. JL: The first problem
DFM Commentary: This article claims that Cargomatic pioneered automating truckload dispatch using a mobile app in 2012. FWIW, Power2Ship was doing that 5 or 6 years earlier and their Patent was issued in 2010. Link to Source: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/commentary-how-cargomatic-started-the-digital-brokerage-boom Quotes from Article: Years before Uber made its actual entrance into the trucking space with the purchase
Article written by David Sickels Original Source: https://www.fleetequipmentmag.com/omnitracs-chief-customer-officer/
DFM Commentary: One of the areas that DFM Data Corp’s technology hopes to eventually address is the hand-off between trucking firms and last-mile providers. The DFM solution has the intrinsic adaptability and scalability to handle this critical segment, but that won’t be the first target. There are thousands of print and web discussions of last
Original Source: https://www.flexport.com/leadership/