Loadsmart spotlights small fleets’ technology needs and opportunities

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Leveraging Technology for Fleet Growth: What Smaller Fleets Need and What Can Be Provided DETAILS: Casey Monahan, vice president of digital sales at LoadSmart, talks with FreightWaves’ Grace Sharkey about what his company’s TMS systems can provide and what today’s growing…

No surprises in Norfolk Southern earnings as COO Orr makes debut

The elephant in the room on the Norfolk Southern earnings call made only a brief appearance. But it will be returning in about two weeks. There were no surprises in the first-quarter earnings report, as the Class 1 railroad (NYSE: NSC) had issued a preliminary report earlier in the month. The final numbers, showing a…

Hawaiian Airlines slowly adds freighters for Amazon business

Hawaiian Airlines has commenced operating a second Airbus A330-300 cargo jet for Amazon on a new route between New York’s JFK airport and the retail behemoth’s West Coast air logistics hub in San Bernardino, California, the company reported in quarterly earnings Tuesday. Under a  transportation services agreement that kicked in last year, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)…

Logistics company founder shares how owner-operators can find success

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How owner-operators can position themselves for success DETAILS: Brielle Jaekel of FreightWaves and Adam Wingfield, founder of Innovative Logistics Group, discuss strategies for maximizing profitability. The North Carolina-based company serves small carriers. KEY QUOTES FROM WINGFIELD: “You have to know what profitability looks like to your independent business. Every business in the trucking…

Michael Kornhauser talks need for commercial vehicle navigation

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit on Wednesday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The Need for Commercial Vehicle Navigation DETAILS: Michael Kornhauser, sector vice president of transportation at Colorado-based technology company Trimble, advocates for commercial navigation as an essential tool to keep drivers safe, legal and efficient on the job. KEY…