After hosting two game-changing events in 2018, FreightWaves plans to shake up the conference circuit again this spring with Transparency19.
40 groundbreaking demos, 37 industry experts, 1 high-powered event. Don’t miss MarketWaves18 November 12-13, 2018 in Grapevine, Texas.
How can something so small be such a big deal? For two very significant reasons.
Following an incredibly successful Transparency18, MarketWaves18 will focus on the freight market and economic outlooks going into 2019 and beyond. From November 12-13, 2018, FreightWaves will present MarketWaves18 in Grapevine, Texas. MarketWaves18 is designed to uncover the biggest—and not yet discovered—market disruptions impacting the freight markets today, and tomorrow.
Amidst the hustle and bustle of Transparency18, FreightWaves’ John Paul Hampstead sat down with Giordano Sordoni, COO and co-founder of Thor Trucks for a fireside chat, giving Sordoni a chance to make the case that you can be successful cold-starting a new OEM.
The keynotes at Transparency18 included some of the top minds discussing the future of transportation. Check them out right here.
Unable to attend Demo Day at Transparency18? Don’t fret. You can now watch each presentation on our website.
In case you missed it, we’ve compiled some of the highlights from Transparency18 into one Infographic.
The current capacity crunch has been a significant issue in the trucking industry since last year. Many things will need to change in order to resolve the squeeze, but discussions throughout Transparency18 highlighted technology’s role.
An analyst summarizes a talk on digital brokerage, a truckers’ strike in Iran, and the prospects for ELD legislation.
On Tuesday, 35 companies gathered at Transparency18 to show off their tech-oriented products and demonstrate how this technology will move the transportation industry into the future. However, there was a catch—each company only had 7 minutes to demo their product.
A panel of financial experts were mixed when asked whether the industry would see higher spot rates one year from now, but continued capacity issues was not in debate.
In times of mass disruption, it is often only after industry emerges out the other side that it realizes it’s been disrupted.
Demo day session 3 are digital companies providing real solutions in the logistics space.
The final session of Demo Day on Tuesday at FreightWaves’ Transparency18 conference did not disappoint, building on the success of the first three sessions and closing out the day, which ended with a BBQ sponsored by Triumph and a performance from the Emerald City band for attendees.
If there was one obvious theme of the second demo period at FreightWaves’ Transparency18 event on Tuesday, it was blockchain. Six of the nine presenters in the session demonstrated solutions that involved blockchain technology.
FreightWaves announced the launch of Sonar, its SaaS platform for freight market data. Michael Vincent, EVP of FreightWaves, demonstrated the product at Transparency18 in Atlanta.
Startups and incumbents at the demos today are building transparency into their products. Historically freight has been very opaque. The change is emerging here and now.
Transparency18 sponsored article… IA looks to leverage data gathered from all parties involved in the journey of a shipment to help bring total visibility into the industry and untangle the mess that is transportation data.
Transparency18 has an action-packed schedule full of innovative technology demonstrations, keynotes from charismatic thought leaders, and panels of the top experts in finance, technology, and transportation.
It’s never fun to have a package stolen. BoxLock is offering the first internet-connected padlock specifically designed to safeguard your deliveries.
Fullbay may offer a solution to shop owners seeking to relive the five major pain points associated with HD mechanic shop ownership.
Profit Tools has developed an Optimization Platform which uses artificial intelligence (AI) and intermodal data points to deliver breakthrough performance and visibility.
Blockchain, digital freight brokerages, and heavy-truck telematics are just a few of the themes that will be addressed at the upcoming Transparency18 Future of Freight conference, powered by FreightWaves and in conjunction with the Blockchain in Transport Alliance and Georgia Tech.
The global freight logistics industry is in the middle of a transition driven by a confluence of factors ranging from urbanization to the rise of e-commerce, and from automation to intermodal platforms.
During the infamous polar vortex winter of 2014, as temperatures plummeted across North America and even trains came to a halt, a transportation engineer inside AB InBev’s St Louis headquarters reached out to a company that appeared uniquely suited to solve its frozen beer problem. Riskpulse answered the call.
With blockchain-based credentials, or Blockcerts (an open source standard developed by Learning Machine and the MIT Media Lab), risk management can now extend to the driver level.
Blockchain technology has the potential to massively improve processes within the freight industry. LoadBlock, an Arizona-based start-up, is capitalizing on this shift in technology by developing blockchain-integrated systems.
Transparency18 Sponsored article An estimated 17M ocean shipping containers make approximately 200M trips globally on an annual basis. A typical international shipping container is interchanged between 8-10 parties before the […]
Transparency18 is designed to be a unique freight conference for participants. Towards that end, the two-day event will dedicate one day to live product demonstrations. Companies are encouraged to sign up to demonstrate their innovative solutions.
Bettina Warburg explains blockchain to a child, a teenager, a college student, and an expert in this video from Wired Magazine.
FreightWaves, in partnership with the Georgia Tech Institute of Technology and the Blockchain in Transport Alliance, will be presenting the inaugural Transparency18 Future of Freight Conference, May 22-23, 2018, in Atlanta, GA, at the Georgia International Convention Center. The event promises to be unlike any previous trucking or logistics show.
World-renowned author, thought leader, speaker, educator and entrepreneur, Tony Seba, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at Freightwaves’ Transparency18 conference in Atlanta, Georgia, next May.
Bettina Warburg, blockchain researcher, entrepreneur, and educator, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at future of freight conference Transparency18 in Atlanta next May.
Don Tapscott, business executive and blockchain thought leader, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for FreightWaves’ Transparency18 conference. Tapscott combines a deep knowledge of the ways that technological innovation has changed business over the past thirty years with his up-to-date network of blockchain researchers.
In 2009, Jason Schenker founded Prestige Economics, a top-ranked financial market research firm.
