02/05/2021Freight Brokerage 2021 Outlook Freight Brokerage 2021 Outlook Featuring Aaron Schmidt, Regional Vice President at NFI What do you think will be in store for freight brokerage in 2021? I can tell you that I did not expect 2020 to be what 2020 turned out to be. Where we are today with capacity being tight, reemerging COVID flare ups,… Continue reading Freight Brokerage 2021 Outlook
08/24/2020Adding CAI Logistics to the NFI Family: Insight from David Broering David Broering, President of Non-Asset Logistics at NFI, offers insight into NFI’s acquisition of CAI Logistics and how the partnership will enhance NFI’s solutions, geographic footprint, and customer service. Why was CAI Logistics a good fit for NFI? Looking at the CAI Logistics business at a high level, they operate in three of the four… Continue reading Adding CAI Logistics to the NFI Family: Insight from David Broering
09/24/2019Digital Freight Marketplaces (DFM): The Growth of the Tech-Enabled Carrier Space Guest Post from David Broering, President, North America Non-Asset When we last visited the topic of Digital Freight Marketplaces (DFM) in 2017, much of our time was focused on the definition of this service along with some observations surrounding what they are and are not related to within the freight marketplace. As we near the… Continue reading Digital Freight Marketplaces (DFM): The Growth of the Tech-Enabled Carrier Space
12/18/2018North American Non-Asset Transportation Outlook: 2019 Guest Post: David Broering, President of Non-Asset at NFI 2018 was one of the more tumultuous years in recent memory for the transportation marketplace. There were a multitude of factors that came together to propel the market forward to double digit overall price increases to the market. While some of those have settled into a… Continue reading North American Non-Asset Transportation Outlook: 2019
12/11/20182018 Supply Chain Year in Review This past year, the supply chain industry evolved to accommodate numerous factors, such as advances in technologies like automation, tightening capacity, and the ELD mandate. NFI’s executive team shares their insight into the top trends of 2018. William Mahoney, Senior Vice President Distribution NFI’s distribution and cross-docking business continues to grow organically and through acquisition… Continue reading 2018 Supply Chain Year in Review
10/16/2018How Freight Brokers Can Help Ease the Effects of the Capacity Crunch Economic growth, paired with other factors like driver retention, continues to cause tight transportation capacity and impact supply chains across North America. Today’s strong economy, resulting in greater construction projects and consumer shopping, has led to an increase in freight volume and in turn, a shortage of drivers.1 By the end of 2017, there were… Continue reading How Freight Brokers Can Help Ease the Effects of the Capacity Crunch
01/30/2018North American Non-Asset Transportation Outlook: 2018 Guest Post : David Broering, President of Integrated Solutions at NFI The final four months of 2017 were some of the most challenging in the past decade for shippers, carriers, and 3PL’s. The market changed dramatically with the arrival of back-to-back hurricanes in September and concluded with the go-live date for Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs).… Continue reading North American Non-Asset Transportation Outlook: 2018
07/05/2017The Benefits of Partnering with an End-to-End Provider As the supply chain continues to grow in complexity and consumers’ buying behavior evolves, a third-party logistics provider with the ability to deliver end-to-end solutions can give shippers the competitive edge in the market. A single-source provider that exceeds customer expectations and seamlessly collaborates across service offerings can give shippers a partner in business, growing… Continue reading The Benefits of Partnering with an End-to-End Provider
03/14/2017Digital Freight Marketplaces (DFM) and the Future of Freight Brokerage Guest Blog Post: David Broering, Senior Vice President – Integrated Solutions For several years now, there has been a lot of PR and momentum around the concept of “Uber for brokerage.” Over that time more than 100 companies have formed, all trying to disrupt the freight brokerage market with technology. Over these past few years, there… Continue reading Digital Freight Marketplaces (DFM) and the Future of Freight Brokerage
01/17/2017Top Supply Chain Link Posts of 2016 This past year, Supply Chain Link shared insight to news and popular topics throughout the logistics and supply chain industry. From regulations like Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to topics like urbanization and network strategy, Supply Chain Link shared insights into the state of the supply chain… Continue reading Top Supply Chain Link Posts of 2016