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For many shippers, air freight wins out on speed and convenience and FCL (full container load) seems a better deal on cost. But, that often means LCL is overlooked as a mode when it would...

In his 2017 annual shareholder letter, Bezos lauded “divinely discontent” customers as innovation drivers. This is how he described their impact (emphasis added): “It may be because customers have such easy access to more information...

The year was 1976. Apple Computer had just been established, the Concorde made its first commercial flight, and Star Wars began filming. And, while not as fun, something big was happening at travel agencies. American...

This article first appeared in The Loadstar on June 8th, 2018   “Digital is an attitude…that has to do with serving our customers better. We need to be extremely agile or someone else is going...

I’m an enthusiastic promoter of digitization across carriers, forwarders, and shippers. And, in the last year or so, it has been gratifying to, at last, see many players rolling out digital platforms. But has the...

When someone asks about the weather, the temperature is an easy response. But answering other questions isn’t always that easy. Even common questions, like the state of the stock market, didn’t always have straight-forward responses....

Earlier this week, on-demand startup Shyp closed its doors after raising some $60 million in funding. While last-mile on-demand tech wave is booming, the underlying unit economics didn’t pan out, according to CEO Kevin Gibon’s post-mortem....

Freight innovation frequently focuses on moving data better – like visibility, eBookings, and the new generation of forwarders and brokers. But changing infrastructure is no less critical. Which is why one of technology’s most respected...

I’ve been writing about freight digitization for years. For much of that time, a debate raged about whether the freight industry was actually embracing digitization or if it was all just hype. Last week, I...