On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from FreightWaves’ North American Logistics Tech Summit and they’re joined by Patrik Berglund, CEO and co-founder of Xeneta, and Vernon O’Donnell, chief product officer at project44.
American Shipper magazine was first published under that name in May 1974 and is designed to serve the information needs of shippers, carriers and third parties involved in international transportation and for executives managing international logistics and supply chains.
Chris Scheid, co-founder, president and COO at MyCarrier, discusses accessibility of technology and less-than-truckload transportation management systems for small and midsized shippers with Andrew Cox, senior retail analyst at FreightWaves.
Excerpt: Mustafa Azizi, co-founder and CEO of ZUUM Transportation, talks to Ryan Schreiber of CarrierDirect about how small and medium-size freight brokerages can leverage technology to compete with the big players.
What does a chief product officer at a trucking sector company do given that the title is usually seen at software firms?
The president won’t consider raising fuel taxes to pay for highway and road spending, effectively killing the 65-year-old program, Mullett claims.
Canadian Pacific and CN note the end of the public comment period for CN’s proposed voting trust, which would be used to acquire Kansas City Southern. But in order for regulators to review the voting trust application, the Surface Transportation Board may need to clarify further the parameters for gauging whether a rail merger is in the public interest, some stakeholders say.
Have we hit the top for rates; Buffalo Wild Wing-less?; trucking movies ranked and more inside the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? newsletter.
The long-term vision that helped establish the current interstate highway system 65 years ago is needed again today. A modernized interstate system will be critical to the nation’s ability to fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rates for smaller bulkers remain at decade highs with most dry bulk stocks up triple digits since November.
Monday is the last day that stakeholders can express their views to the Surface Transportation Board over CN’s proposed voting trust that will be used to acquire KCS. Canadian Pacific says it has the support of North Dakota congressional leaders, while CN touts support from Gulf Coast and southern Plains leaders.
