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Optimizing delivery logistics in an economic downturnDoft in Press

Optimizing Delivery Logistics in an Economic Downturn

In a downturn, optimize rather than just cut back. Here's how AI, digital brokerage, and last-mile planning keep logistics efficient and customers happy.

Feb 24, 20233 min read
Women in TruckingDoft in Press

How Trucking Can Promote Inclusion and Close the Gender Gap

Hiring and supporting more women drivers can help solve the driver shortage. Here's how the trucking industry can become more inclusive.

Jun 19, 20222 min read
Doft Truckload RatesDoft in Press

How Improved Truckload Rates Are Key to Alleviating Driver Shortages

Strong demand and tight capacity keep squeezing freight. Here's how better truckload rates and new technology can ease the driver shortage.

May 13, 20222 min read
Digital Brokerage Is the Long-Term Answer to Supply Chain IssuesDoft in Press

Digital Brokerage Is the Long-Term Answer to Supply Chain Issues

Digital freight brokerage connects shippers and carriers through smart, paperless platforms. Here's why it's the long-term fix for supply-chain bottlenecks.

Apr 10, 20222 min read
The Trucking Driver Shortage: What's Driving It and How Tech Can HelpDoft in Press

The Trucking Driver Shortage: What's Driving It and How Tech Can Help

The driver shortage, rising costs, and labor pressures are reshaping trucking. Here's how technology and a focus on drivers can ease the crunch.

Apr 10, 20222 min read
How to Fix the Current System of Long Supply Chain ContractsDoft in Press

How to Fix the Current System of Long Supply Chain Contracts

Long-term static freight contracts no longer hold up in a volatile market. Here's how dynamic pricing and digital platforms can fix supply-chain contracting.

Apr 10, 20222 min read
How Logistics Procedure Optimization With AI Can Help Diminish The Transportation Sector's EnvironmDoft in Press

How AI-Driven Logistics Optimization Can Cut the Transportation Sector's Emissions

Smarter logistics powered by AI can reduce empty miles, fuel waste, and emissions. Here's how the transportation sector can pollute less.

Feb 10, 20222 min read
Although the transportation industry is upping its game in the last leg sector, its means of financDoft in Press

Why the Current System of Long Supply Chain Contracts Is Broken

Static, annual freight contracts no longer fit a volatile market. Here's why supply-chain pricing needs to go dynamic and digital.

Feb 10, 20222 min read
Supply Chain Crisis in 2022Doft in Press

How Food and Beverage Businesses Can Mitigate the Driver Shortage and Supply Chain Crisis

How food and beverage businesses can mitigate the driver shortage and supply chain crisis — from digital supply networks and applicant tracking to building driver loyalty.

Feb 10, 20223 min read
Dmitri Fedorchenko Of Doft: 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Began Leading My CompanyDoft in Press

Dmitri Fedorchenko Of Doft: 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Began Leading My Comp

Doft CEO and co-founder Dmitri Fedorchenko shares the story behind the freight-matching marketplace and the five lessons he wishes he'd known before leading a company.

Sep 27, 20216 min read
4 weeks rate prediction for freight shippersDoft in Press

Doft Taps Machine Learning to Give Shippers Rates 4 Weeks in Advance

Doft's Rate Forecast uses machine learning to show shippers real-time market rates for specific routes up to four weeks ahead - like a flight-booking engine for freight.

Sep 25, 20191 min read
Doft partners with CarrierCheckupDoft in Press

Doft Partners with CarrierCheckup

Doft integrates CarrierCheckup's carrier-vetting data, pulling safety ratings, insurance and authority info into the load-booking flow to reduce hiring risk for shippers.

Sep 6, 20171 min read
Doft and CarrierCheckup carrier vetting integrationDoft in Press

Doft Integrates CarrierCheckup for Smarter Carrier Vetting

Doft now pulls CarrierCheckup safety, insurance, and authority data into every load booking, giving shippers real-time transparency into carrier hiring risk.

Sep 4, 20172 min read
Uber Freight Disrupts Trucking Industry by Guaranteeing 7-Day PaymentsDoft in Press

Why Fast Carrier Payments Are Reshaping Trucking

Long 30-90 day payment terms have squeezed owner-operators for years. Faster, guaranteed payouts are changing how carriers get paid.

Aug 7, 20172 min read
Convoy, an Uber Freight competitor, receives new round of funding from Bill GatesDoft in Press

Convoy, an Uber Freight competitor, receives new round of funding from Bill Gates

**Dive Brief:**Convoy Inc., a two-year-old Seattle creator of trucking transport software similar to Uber Freight, received fresh funding of $62 million from Bill Gates's Cascade…

Jul 27, 20171 min read
Uber Keeps On Trucking: Self-Driving Hype vs. Load Matching RealityDoft in Press

Uber Keeps On Trucking: Self-Driving Hype vs. Load Matching Reality

Behind the driverless-truck headlines, the real fight is over load matching, faster pay and lower broker fees for carriers.

Jul 20, 20172 min read
India's freight market revolution starts with baby stepsDoft in Press

India's freight market revolution starts with baby steps

*Forget Big Data or AI, fright brokering in India remains a game of phone calls, personal connections and paperwork.* Digitalisation and Big Data have kick-started a revolution in…

Jul 20, 20171 min read
Uber Enters the Freight Trucking Market With an On-Demand ServiceDoft in Press

Uber Enters the Freight Trucking Market With an On-Demand Service

Uber Freight brings upfront pricing and fast pay to load matching, and analysts weigh whether the on-demand model really fits the complexity of freight.

Jul 20, 20173 min read
US Online Freight Trucking Networks Combine to Drive Efficiency in Drayage MarketDoft in Press

US Online Freight Trucking Networks Combine to Drive Efficiency in Drayage Market

Doft's integration with PostEverywhere streamlines freight posting, letting drivers see thousands of loads and shippers post freight directly to Doft's platform.

Jul 20, 20171 min read
Will Uber take control of the market for freight matching services?Doft in Press

Will Uber take control of the market for freight matching services?

Freight matching has gone digital, with cloud platforms matching shippers and carriers in real time. How it works and why trucking is harder to disrupt than ride-hailing.

Jul 11, 20173 min read
How Small Business Owners Can Save Time and Money on Ground ShippingDoft in Press

How Small Business Owners Can Save Time and Money on Ground Shipping

Instead of eating into profits using expensive air-delivery services, how can retailers send cargo more cost-effectively?

Jun 30, 20173 min read
6 Break Out Apps Disrupting the Trucking IndustryDoft in Press

6 Break Out Apps Disrupting the Trucking Industry

The trucking industry is ripe for innovation, and apps aimed at the market are able to avoid competing among the sea of inbox organizers, chat, and photo-editing apps.

Jun 29, 20172 min read
Friday Freight and Logistics News RoundDoft in Press

Friday Freight and Logistics News Round

GERMANY - KUWAIT - [Volga-Dnepr Airlines](http://www.volga-dnepr.com/) completed the urgent delivery of a 57-tonne generator rotor from its manufacturing site in Germany to Kuwait…

Jun 26, 20178 min read
Investors Push a Paperless Trucking FutureDoft in Press

Investors Push a Paperless Trucking Future

Finding a truck to haul something across the country isn't as easy as hailing a taxi or ride-share service, but it may be getting closer as peer-to-peer trucking apps start to…

Jun 26, 20175 min read
Truck driver booking a load through an Uber-for-trucking appDoft in Press

Uber for Trucking Apps: How On-Demand Freight Matching Works

A look at the apps and marketplaces, including Doft, that let shippers book trucks in seconds and help drivers find loads and get paid faster.

Jun 22, 20172 min read
Owner-operator using a trucking app on a smartphone in the cabDoft in Press

There's an App for That: Trucking in the App Era

From parking and fuel to dispatching and digital freight matching, a look at how mobile apps are helping carriers and owner-operators work faster and smarter.

Jun 14, 20173 min read
Smartphone running a freight-matching app for truckingDoft in Press

How Disruptive Will Uber Freight Be for Trucking?

Three freight-matching companies, including Doft, weigh in on instant load matching, faster pay, and what really separates a true matching app from a mobile load board.

Jun 13, 20174 min read
Doft Brings Transparency and Speed to Freight TransactionsDoft in Press

Doft Brings Transparency and Speed to Freight Transactions

Doft is a load-matching platform that connects owner-operators and small fleets with shippers, with loads that stay valid only while they're available.

Jun 12, 20171 min read
Uber Brings the Smartphone App to Freight HaulingDoft in Press

Uber Brings the Smartphone App to Freight Hauling

Uber Freight applied the ride-hailing model to freight, letting truck and van operators match with shippers on a mobile app with fast payment.

Jun 2, 20171 min read
Uber Jumps Into Trucking With Uber FreightDoft in Press

Uber Jumps Into Trucking With Uber Freight

Uber Freight brought one-click load booking and fast carrier payment to freight, validating the on-demand matching model the whole industry was building toward.

Jun 2, 20172 min read
How Doft Increases Efficiency for Independent TruckersDoft in Press

How Doft Increases Efficiency for Independent Truckers

Doft connects owner-operators and freelance drivers directly with shippers, cutting empty miles and helping small carriers keep trucks loaded.

Jun 2, 20171 min read
Can Uber Freight Disrupt the Freight Industry?Doft in Press

Can Uber Freight Disrupt the Freight Industry?

Uber Freight brought app-based matching and fast carrier pay to dry van and reefer loads, but winning over a traditional industry is the real challenge.

Jun 2, 20171 min read
This Weeks Appointments in the International Freight and Logistics IndustryDoft in Press

This Weeks Appointments in the International Freight and Logistics Industry

**Staff News Throughout the Transport Industry** HONG KONG - After recently announcing a host of changes to the senior managing team of Cathay Pacific, the airline has taken the…

May 26, 20174 min read
Uber Freight and the Rise of On-Demand Freight MatchingDoft in Press

Uber Freight and the Rise of On-Demand Freight Matching

On-demand freight platforms connect shippers directly with owner-operators and small carriers, cutting empty miles and outdated brokerage steps.

May 20, 20171 min read
Appointments and Departures in Freight and Logistics Start with Death of Shipping MagnateDoft in Press

Appointments and Departures in Freight and Logistics Start with Death of Shipping Magnate

Followed by a Look at Where the Supply Chain Talent is Headed GREECE - A sad start to our weekly roundup of staff changes in the freight and logistics sector with the death of…

May 19, 20173 min read
Uber Freight Launches for Owner-Operators, Small FleetsDoft in Press

Uber Freight Launches for Owner-Operators, Small Fleets

With the official launch of Uber Freight, an app that matches trucking companies with loads to haul, Uber is looking to transform the world of freight transport much as it has…

May 18, 20178 min read
Uber tackles trucking with launch of new Uber?Doft in Press

Uber tackles trucking with launch of new Uber?

SAN FRANCISCO - Now that Uber has thoroughly disrupted the taxi industry, changing transportation as we know it, the ride-hailing startup has its eyes on a something much bigger -…

May 18, 20173 min read
Doft Releases a Service App to Assist TruckersDoft in Press

Doft Releases a Service App to Assist Truckers

[Doft](http://doft.com) is a new app, available for iOS and Android devices, addressed to truckers to find work. The company considers itself as the number one service in the…

May 12, 20172 min read
NO FREIGHT BROKERS - NO PROBLEMSDoft in Press

NO FREIGHT BROKERS - NO PROBLEMS

**Doft - best solution for owner-operator truck drivers** Ask any owner-operator truck driver what are some of the unnecessary costs that they face daily and I am sure that all…

May 10, 20172 min read
Next Billion-Dollar Logistics Technology StartUps of FutureDoft in Press

Next Billion-Dollar Logistics Technology StartUps of Future

Who are the Logistics Startups that will mark the future of the logistics industry in the world? Here are 12 logistics operation management startups in 9 countries that could be…

May 3, 20179 min read
John Bendel talks on trucking business uberizationDoft in Press

The real gorilla in the trucking business room

On its Google listing, [doft.com](http://doft.com) calls itself 'The First Real Uber for Trucks.' They're about a dozen startups too late for that claim. App-based services for…

Mar 27, 20172 min read
Doft CMO Aliya S. speaks on why Launching Your Startup In A Crowded Market Might Actually Be A Great IdeaDoft in Press

Why Launching Your Startup In A Crowded Market Might Actually Be A Great Idea

If your space is only occupied by early-stage startups and bigger players are staying away, it might not be as hot as you think. **BY ALIYA SALAKHOVA** No one likes waiting in…

Mar 23, 20175 min read
Logistically Minded: FedEx won custody over TNT, but UPS was right all alongDoft in Press

Logistically Minded: FedEx won custody over TNT, but UPS was right all along

Supply chains are constantly changing as new rules, technologies, resources and market trends transform operations. Here's a skim of the week's indexes, technology announcements,…

Mar 10, 20178 min read
Keep on Rollin! - Doft Launches On-demand Truck Sharing Service, Connecting Truckers and ShippersDoft in Press

Keep on Rollin! - Doft Launches On-demand Truck Sharing Service, Connecting Truckers and Shippers

**New on-demand offering Doft connects freelance and owner-operator truckers with shipping services in under two minutes. The platform has also secured $500,000 in funding**…

Mar 9, 20173 min read
Another startup enters freight-matching marketDoft in Press

Another startup enters freight-matching market

A technology startup is adding its name to the recent influx of on-demand freight matching services, saying its business specifically targets owner-operators. [Doft, which stands…

Mar 8, 20171 min read
Your March 6 Pre-Trip: Chao considers tolls to raise infrastructure fundsDoft in Press

Your March 6 Pre-Trip: Chao considers tolls to raise infrastructure funds

Here are five things worth knowing today: **1. Chao considers tolls to raise infrastructure funds** According to a Washington Post report, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao…

Mar 6, 20173 min read
Freight trucks on a U.S. highwayDoft in Press

Uber-for-Trucking: Doft Brings On-Demand Freight Matching Nationwide

How Doft applies an on-demand app model to freight, cutting brokers, tracking shipments end to end, and helping drivers fill empty return trips.

Mar 6, 20171 min read
Truck driver using a freight-matching appDoft in Press

Doft Matches Owner-Operators With Loads, Ridesharing-Style

A look at how Doft connects freelance truckers and small shippers in minutes, cutting brokers and keeping trucks loaded in both directions.

Mar 3, 20172 min read
Doft freight-matching app on a smartphoneDoft in Press

Doft Launches On-Demand Truck Sharing Service

Doft connects owner-operators and small shippers directly, cutting out brokers and reducing the empty miles that eat into driver pay.

Mar 2, 20172 min read
Truck on a highway at duskDoft in Press

How the trucking industry is responding to driverless delivery disruption

Driverless delivery is coming, but carriers and owner-operators who treat automation as a tool to find more loads and cut empty miles will stay ahead.

Feb 17, 20172 min read
Doft, transporta mercancías de una manera fácil y seguraDoft in Press

Doft, transporta mercancías de una manera fácil y segura

Doft es una startup fundada por dos compañeros de clase, ambos grandes empresarios con más de 10 años de experiencia en el mundo de la tecnología de la información. Sin embargo…

Feb 8, 20171 min read

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