243: Reinventing Freight Procurement with Emerge
Today I’m joined by Emerge, an exciting software company that is on a mission to empower meaningful logistics relationships through transformative technologies.
The Emerge Digital Freight Marketplace provides access to benchmarked rates and thousands of trusted partners to maximize cost-savings. The platform allows you to grow your network, while leveraging your current connections for spot and contract freight.
Today George Abernathy, President at Emerge, joins me to chat all about the company: what they do; bringing accountability to logistics; and why it’s so important to bring all the industry players together in order to build positive and mutually beneficial networks.
How and why Andrew Leto came to found Emerge in 2017.
An introduction to Emerge – what they do, and how they help their customers.
A closer look at the features and benefits of the Emerge platform for shippers.
Carrier’s limited access to freight, and why it’s important not to limit possibilities and to open up the industry.
The ease of integration with the Emerge platform.
The Emerge ethos, and the importance of accountability, transparency and collaboration.
The ideal customer for Emerge.
A key customer case study.
The future for Emerge.
