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Companies who operate in the rapidly digitizing supply chain need game-changing technology that will make their operations more efficient, faster, and smarter. The pace of change in freight is heating up. A renewed wave of competition — perhaps the most profound since trucking was deregulated in 1980 — is forcing companies in the space to
The shadow of obsolescence seems to be hanging over freight brokerages, given the rise of digital load matching apps and other technologies. But industry veteran Andrew Clarke says he is optimistic about the future of freight brokers due to increasing complexity of supply chains. Speaking at Transparency19 in Atlanta, Clarke said the success of his
( Photo: C.H. Robinson ) Biesterfeld: C.H. Robinson has maintained consistent margins through multiple disruption cycles C.H. Robinson (NASDAQ: CHRW) is not afraid of Amazon’s entrance into freight brokerage and welcomes the competition, incoming chief executive officer Bob Biesterfeld told Wall Street analysts on the company’s earnings call this morning. After prepared remarks by Biesterfeld,
Amazon.com Inc. is pushing deeper into logistics as it tries to tamp down transportation costs ahead of a pricey push into one-day shipping, raising potential concerns for freight operators that may end up competing for business with the e-commerce giant that many count as a significant customer. The online retailer has opened an online freight
Amazon’s Freight Push Rattles Logistics Sector – WSJ – By Jennifer Smith Read More »
Article written by John Paul Hampstead UPDATE: Amazon disputes that it is undercutting market prices. FreightWaves stands by its analysis. Additionally, this story has been updated to correct the total for Amazon’s current shipping costs to $28 billion per year. Today, freight brokers’ and carriers’ worst nightmare has come true: Amazon has quietly taken its
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Image: Truckstop.com Commentary A recent article inLandline Magazine, authored by John Bendel suggested that ICONIQ might have plans to merge Truckstop.com with Convoy or Uber Freight, on the back of their recent majority investment. This is not the first time I heard speculation that someone in the freight brokerage business might merge with one of
The Breakout List of high potential and high growth start-ups for 2019 has been published, and FreightWaves is on the list, finding itself in the company of several renowned companies including Flexport, Clearbit, Bolt, Airtable, Reserve, comma.ai and DeepMind. To perceive the list’s relevance, it is essential to understand the essence of ‘breakout trajectory,’ and
Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently spoke with Doug Waggoner, CEO of Echo Global Logistics. Topics covered include the state the of the freight economy, regulations, and the digital freight marketplace, among others. A transcript of their conversation is below. LM: How would you describe how things are going on a year-to-date basis,
This January, Walmart announced that it intends to hire 900 truckers over the course of 2019. It also announced that it would increase the wages of 8,000 drivers it has on its payroll now, possibly in an attempt to keep their churn rates low. Nonetheless, the increase in pay might also signal the difficulty companies
