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Kaylee Nix Thursday, November 5, 2020

Blue North’s mold-breaking leadership supports supply chain growth (with video)

Blue North executive Brit Fitzpatrick talks community support and female leadership in supply chain management during FreightWaves Venture Summit Tucked in the foothills of northern Kentucky, just outside Cincinnati, Brit Fitzpatrick is helping lead a successful supply chain development support company with Blue North.  Blue North supports startups in their home ecosystem, fostering growth through […]

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Need an ocean or air cargo quote? RPA Labs’ software bots have you covered

Workflow automation technology company RPA Labs has landed its first round of capital, netting $1.2 million in a pre-seed round. Schematic Ventures led the round, along with PSA UnBoxed (Port of Singapore) and other senior supply chain executives.  RPA Labs is brand-new, having come out of stealth during the fall of 2019. The executive team […]

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Shipamax raises $7M, aims to double in size

U.K.-based Shipamax has raised $7 million to digitize and automate global logistics back-office functions. The Series A investment was led by Mosaic Ventures, with participation from existing investors Crane Venture Partners and Y Combinator.   The funding will help Shipamax double in size over the months ahead and invest in engineering development as well as customer […]

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FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, May 21, 2019

What the Truck?!? Week of May 21

Today on WTT we take a deep dive into the Idaho Hemp Trucker fiasco with journalist, Linda Baker, CEO Jacob Findlay has some huge news concerning FullBay, McLeod announces two new products, plus all the latest headlines, Big Deal, Little Deal, and the very first Comment Section Rodeo!

All this and more now on WTT?!?

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Freight tech has big upside, Wired UK founding editor says

Technology is reshaping the transportation and logistics world, bringing innovation, opportunities and threats to existing ways of doing business, journalist David Rowan, founding editor of Wired UK, said during a keynote at Transparency19. “Freight wasn’t one of the first, but it’s deep in it now. There are billions to be made if you see ahead,” […]

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John Gallagher Tuesday, May 7, 2019

J.B. Hunt forging new customer links

Over the last decade, J.B. Hunt has not only tripled in size, but has evolved from a big truckload and intermodal operator to offering dedicated services and what has turned into a billion-dollar brokerage and third-party logistics provider (3PL). The next stage, according to Shelley Simpson, the company’s chief commercial officer, executive vice president and […]

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Digital media guru laments era of “fake entrepreneurship”

Lamenting the rise of “fake entrepreneurship,” wine critic turned author, investor and internet personality Gary Vaynerchuk delivered a funny, provocative critique of today’s overheated startup scene as well as legacy companies that fail to recognize the disruptive potential of innovation. “I’m fascinated by people’s inability to understand that technology changes culture,” said Vaynerchuk, a Belarussian-American […]

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