Digital Freight Growth Continues with the Addition of New Clients and New Hires.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers LEXINGTON, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2001 Digital Freight(TM) today announced the addition of seven new contracts with shipping clients in 4Q2001. As a result of the Digital Freight Marketplace success, over 1,500 carrier members and 27 shipper members have conducted in excess of 200 RFQs ("Request for Quotes") to date using the patent pending DigitalRFQ(TM) product. The RFQs were conducted in Truckload truck·load n. The quantity that a truck can hold. truckload n → camión m lleno , LTL LTL - Linear Temporal Logic , Intermodal and Air Freight air freight n → flete m por avión air freight n → fret aérien air freight air n → Luftfracht f modes for transportation buys across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Asia and Europe. Digital Freight, Inc., in its third year of operations, has experienced excellent market traction with high approval ratings from its shipper, carrier and 3PL user-members. The predominantly Fortune 1000 shipping clients utilized Digital Freight to procure contracts representing over $1.5 billion in freight. In order to continue its strong growth and capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. new market opportunities, the Company is actively engaged in bringing on a number of new professionals. "While we are looking forward to continued success, we begin every day knowing that we must perform for our existing customers and keep an eye on opportunities to increase the value of our Marketplace for each and every member," said Robert Jackson Robert Jackson may refer to:
n. A set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence. work ethic Noun a belief in the moral value of work are well aligned with the Company," remarked Jackson. Among the recent additions are Emory Linder, II and James W. "J.W." Scott, two seasoned and experienced sales members, and Vikram Kumar, Manager of Engineering. Emory Linder joined Digital Freight as Vice President of Sales. Linder comes from Click Commerce, a provider of collaborative e-Business solutions. He has 12 years of logistics software experience, including 9 years of logistics sales with Manugistics, where he developed and maintained relationships in the CPG CPG central pattern generators. , Third Party Logistics, Retail, and Food Service industries. J.W. Scott comes to Digital Freight from Manhattan Associates Manhattan Associates is a supply chain management software provider. It was founded in 1990 in Manhattan Beach, California from where it borrows its name. The company has been headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, since 1995 and operates offices around the world. where he was an account executive for a software suite that provides real-time supply chain visibility, event management and integration capabilities to manufacturing, distribution and fulfillment operations, primarily focusing on retail and third party logistics industries. Scott has ten years experience in e-commerce sales serving the transportation and logistics markets. He will serve as Manager of Business Development at Digital Freight. Vikram Kumar has been named Manager of Engineering to oversee the execution of Digital Freight's long-term product vision. Kumar comes from NetVendor, a B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business sell-side solution for manufacturers, where he was responsible for managing over 28 engineers. Prior to NetVendor, he worked for Computer Associates in the consulting capacity. Kumar brings almost 10 years of developing, managing and consulting experience to Digital Freight. About Digital Freight, Inc. Digital Freight provides Web-based logistics tools in a multi-modal, global transportation marketplace where users conduct online, real-time bids. Its flagship offering, DigitalRFQ, is the best request-for-quote tool available across a variety of transportation modes. Digital Freight provides a transportation community that delivers transportation and carrier management solutions for both shippers and carriers. The Digital Freight Marketplace adds value to both shippers and carriers, achieving a more efficient and profitable community for all. Digital Freight is headquartered in Lexington, KY. For additional information, visit www.digitalfreight.com or call 877/722-9911. |
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