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GlobalTranz joins the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance
GlobalTranz Enterprises Inc., a leading technology-driven freight management solution provider, announced it has joined the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance (BiTA), a group of industry executives and...
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The Jordan Company acquires GlobalTranz for reported $400M
The Jordan Company is headquartered in the Citigroup building at 399 Park Avenue. ( Photo: The Jordan Company ) On Tuesday, 3PL and technology provider GlobalTranz announced that it was being acquired...
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Up and to the right: Farrell on GlobalTranz’s next deals
GlobalTranz offices. ( Photo: GlobalTranz ) Last month FreightWaves reported on The Jordan Company’s acquisition of GlobalTranz for a reported $400M; this morning GlobalTranz Chairman and CEO Bob...
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GlobalTranz continues acquisition streak with AFN Logistics
GlobalTranz CEO Bob Farrell speaks to employees. (Photo: GlobalTranz) Dedicated capacity and technology made AFN stand out Yesterday GlobalTranz announced its acquisition of AFN Logistics, a...
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GlobalTranz’s Krug and Farrell on 2019: “lots of acquisitions in the pipeline”
GlobalTranz’s leadership in transition. ( Photo: GlobalTranz ) GlobalTranz, a top 10 3PL, announced this week that Chief Executive Officer Bob Farrell would transition to Executive Chairman and that...
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“So much addressable market” – Kirchner joins GlobalTranz board
Last week GlobalTranz (GTZ), a top 10 third-party logistics (3PL) and transportation management system (TMS) provider in North America, announced that it appointed Eric Kirchner to its Board of...
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Getting a tech edge: How managed transportation providers offer shippers an...
With the growing complexity of supply chains, the technology advantage that managed transportation providers can provide becomes a key value-add for many shippers. (Jim Allen/FreightWaves) When...
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By offering supply chain optimization and better use of data, managed...
Shippers responded to tight capacity and high rates in 2018 by turning to managed transportation providers, and if the predictions for 2019 come true, they will likely continue down this path. (...
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Grant Crawford promoted to president at Emerge
Grant Crawford, President, and Michael Leto, CEO of Emerge TMS. ( Photo: Emerge ) Grant Crawford has been promoted to President at Emerge, the Leto brothers’ third and current freight tech startup....
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Making the case for TMS implementation
Modern transportation management systems (TMS) have lowered the cost while increasing the power of the solutions, opening doors for shippers of all sizes to benefit. ( Photo: Shutterstock ) Depending...
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Turning big data into lower shipping rates, better service
Big data is opening up opportunities for shippers of all sizes, and used properly, it can help reduce shipping rates and improve customer service. ( Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves ) Shippers face two...
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GlobalTranz acquires Circle 8 Logistics
(Photo: Circle 8 Logistics) GlobalTranz (GTZ) announced this morning that it acquired Circle 8 Logistics, a Chicago-based third-party logistics provider brokering truckload, flatbed, intermodal,...
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Providence Equity buys GlobalTranz back from The Jordan Company after just 8...
( Photo: GlobalTranz ) In one of the most striking private equity deals of the year so far, Providence Equity Partners has agreed to buy GlobalTranz (GTZ), a top 10 third-party logistics provider...
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Today’s Pick Up: Providence buys back GlobalTranz after just 9 months
Image: Facebook/GlobalTranz Good day, In a striking private equity deal, Providence Equity Partners has agreed to buy GlobalTranz (GTZ), a top 10 third-party logistics provider (3PL), back from The...
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Technology helps ease the transition for LTL carriers adapting to e-commerce
E-commerce has changed consumer buying habits, but it has also changed the supply chain for less-than-truckload carriers, who have had to adapt in various ways to keep pace. ( Photo: Jim...
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Krug, Waggoner and Yeager talk mergers and acquisitions
During the morning session at Transparency19 on May 6, Stifel investment banker John Larkin moderated a discussion about mergers and acquisitions between Renee Krug, CEO of GlobalTranz; Doug Waggoner,...
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Logistics Expertise: The Ultimate “Killer App”
As the logistics industry continues to plow millions of dollars into digital freight matching (DFM) technology that pairs shippers and carriers, there is a clear difference of approach between...
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Buy and build: the private equity strategy behind the new class of 3PL majors
To gain insight into the shifting landscape of freight brokerage, sometimes it’s best to follow the money, not the shiny new technology. The freight brokerage industry is undergoing a wave of rapid...
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Commentary: How digital brokerage has become a “no-code” endeavor
FreightWaves features commentary from Market Voices – contributors with unique knowledge of numerous transportation/logistics/supply chain sectors, as well as other critical expertise. In the Stone...
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Cross-border best practices during President Trump’s trade policy uncertainties
More than $400 billion in freight crossed in both directions through the United States-Mexico border by truck in 2018. In Laredo, Texas, alone, more than two million trucks carried goods across the...
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