The Private Freight Marketplace (PFM) by Emerge is helping to reduce their customers freight spend by an average 7% with some customers realizing double digit percentages.

Scottsdale, AZ-​ Emerge, a Scottsdale-based tech company headed up by Grant Crawford, former heads of FedEx Freight, UPS Freight and GlobalTranz will be showcasing their Private Freight Marketplace (PFM) at LINK, RILA’s Retail Supply Chain Conference, February 24-27, in Orlando, Florida at booth 705.

The platform is designed to reduce freight spend by at least 5% and accelerates productivity with a host of tools designed to increase buying power, vendor collaboration and capacity coverage options. In addition to gaining keen insight into shipping activities, thousands of customers already rely heavily on the Emerge platform as a way to manage their overflow freight or avoid the spot market altogether.

“For an industry that survives on razor-thin profit margins, a platform that automatically manages quotes, easily helps expand your network, and compares rates in real-time is a necessity.” explains Emerge President, and Former VP of Fed-Ex Freight, Grant Crawford. “Our platform is an ecosystem providing data-driven insights, where shippers find their ideal carriers and vendors at an agreeable price.”

The real differentiating factor of the PFM is that it allows shippers to use any of their own providers from their current network. “Our shippers have full control to work with the carriers and brokers they’ve built relationships with, while receiving live capacity within our Marketplace” comments CEO, Michael Leto.

Another standout element is when you start talking competition with Emerge. According to Crawford, “many companies you might think are our competition are actually customers of our system, they’re realizing the same benefits - streamlined workflows, real-time insights and quick price comparisons can lead to big savings”.

The comprehensive Emerge PFM covers everything from billing, issuing quotes to cargo insurance, all while automating the overwhelmingly complex processes in freight and transportation management. Customers are saving, on average, 7% on their freight spend with some customers realizing double digit percentages.

Grant Crawford and team will be demonstrating the power of the Private Freight Marketplace to

an audience of industry thought leaders at LINK, RILA’s Retail Supply Chain Conference, February 24-27, at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.