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FreightWaves Staff Monday, November 12, 2018

Truckload Carriers Association and FreightWaves announce exclusive fleet benchmarking data and commentary partnership

The TCA and FreightWaves announced “Truckload Indexes”, a benchmark and commentary partnership that will provide near-time benchmarking of major operational and financial KPIs from best-in-class truckload carriers. This exclusive set of data points enable carriers of all sizes to compare how different data points impact the overall profitability and operating efficiency of truckload carriers.

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, October 17, 2018

From upstarts to traditional powers, the Freight.Tech 100 represents all that is innovative about freight

From on-demand trucking to blockchain, loadboards and freight matching, the list of companies bringing innovative technologies to the freight industry is growing by the day, which makes the 100 that have made the cut to be honored by the FreightWaves Research Institute as part of its inaugural Freight.Tech 100 all the more special.

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Cooperation one of the challenges for Slync and the transparency chain

FreightWaves recently covered the E. Coli outbreak and how the recall issue is causing the world to rethink “farm to table” and shedding light on the supply chain. From that outbreak alone, over 100 people fell ill due to a contamination that federal agencies couldn’t pinpoint. As traceability becomes more imperative, blockchain has emerged as a potential solution. The problem with equipping an entire industry, however, is a major stumbling block toward making the real kind of change needed.

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Trevor Willingham Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Slync Joins BiTA to Help Drive Blockchain Implementation in the Freight Industry

Slync, an enterprise blockchain platform for shippers, carriers and brokers, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA), a first-of-its-kind trucking industry consortium for developing and promoting industry standards in blockchain use. The organization’s mission is to provide more clarity and education around blockchain applications and encourage its adoption through exemplary implementation.

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