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Building a Case for True Collaboration – Noam Frankel – founder and CEO of FreightFriend – Transport Topics

By / 2020-09-13

Two truck drivers having a meeting using a tablet computer. (Getty Images) Throughout my logistics career, I have developed and implemented operational processes for building collaborative relationships with asset trucking companies, gathering data on their needs and developing freight matching technology to improve efficiency in the marketplace. Even in today’s technology advanced environment, matching freight …

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Lanetix announces trucking-specific CRM software – CCJ – Aaron Huff| @AaronHuffCCJ

By / 2020-09-13

Lanetix, a San Fransisco-based startup that was seeded by investment from Salesforce.com, announced a new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) suite developed exclusively for asset-owning trucking firms and freight brokerages. The new suite, LxRoadFreight, was designed to enable transportation companies to compete against “big disrupters” in the industry like Uber Freight, said John Golob, president of …

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2018 Truckload Brokerage Roundtable: Game On – Logistics Management – By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor

By / 2020-09-13

No matter who you talk to about the trucking market, one thing is very clear: market conditions just may be the best that they’ve ever been. There are a host of reasons for this, including strong demand, tight capacity and a growing economy. What’s more, the truckload brokerage market, a segment that continues to see …

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New Uber Freight offering focuses on increasing fleet productivity

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Earlier today, Uber Freight announced the introduction of a new offering that providers motor carriers with multiple trucks a way to more efficiently manage operations and increase productivity. Entitled “Fleet Mode,” Uber said in a blog posting that this tool, which is part of the Uber Freight app, allows “carriers and their dispatchers to find, …

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FreightFriend seeks to be the LinkedIn of freight matching – FreightWaves – Chad Prevost

By / 2020-09-13

Digital networks between trusted partners will make freight procurement automatic and proactive, according to Noam Frankel, who launched a pioneering freight brokerage American Backhaulers and now is CEO of FreightFriend. “Finding trucks is still too labor intensive,” Frankel tells FreightWaves. “The stage is set for digital freight capacity exchanges.” Throughout his logistics career, Frankel developed …

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Why Road Freight Needs to Go Digital—Fast

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Road freight incumbents may not like it, but disruption from digital challengers is on their doorstep. Having transformed consumer-oriented industries such as retail, entertainment, and travel, digital startups are beginning to make inroads in commercial-oriented industries. Road freight, which is highly fragmented and dominated by manual processes, is seen by digital challengers as overdue for …

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Information Age Arrives for Small Carriers – Transport Topics

By / 2020-09-13

Tech developers such as Uber Freight are leveraging drivers’ mobile devices to make technology more available and more affordable for small carriers. (Uber Technologies Inc.) The use of technology is no longer a novelty but a necessity in the trucking business — for carriers of all sizes. While the biggest fleets have been using onboard …

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Tight truck capacity shining spotlight on freight matchmakers – American Shipper – American Shipper Staff

By / 2020-09-13

The trucking industry is at an exciting but confusing point when it comes to digital load-matching technology and shippers will be brought along for the ride.    A few years ago, the domestic truckload market was seen as a logical place for the sharing economy to take hold.   The theory went something like this: The …

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Q&A: Bill Driegert, director of Uber Freight – Logistics Management – By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor

By / 2020-09-13

Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman caught up with Bill Driegert, director of Uber Freight, earlier this month. During a wide-ranging conversation, Uber Freight’s Driegert offered up insight on the company’s approach to a competitive market, the impact of the driver shortage and regulations, and where things may go from here. A transcript of …

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Amazon vs Uber: Two Technology Giants Disrupting Logistics – Supply Chain 247 – By trademachines

By / 2020-09-13

The global logistics industry is worth $8.1 trillion which makes it a very attractive market for new players. Two companies from outside the traditional trucking industry are aiming for a piece of this pie: Amazon & Uber. We often come across the news about small and large tech companies entering the logistics market with an …

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