Freightera wins Plug and Play Logistics Accelerator selection
June 19, 2017
Plug and Play Ventures renown Silicon Valley venture fund has selected Freightera as winner for their “world’s largest” accelerator program placement. We were invited to present at a private event on June 8th with their Supply Chain & Logistics partners. They are best known for working with Paypal and Dropbox.
Freightera vision was presented by CEO Eric Beckwitt. In his 4-minute speech Eric integrated Freightera’s goals to create unified global marketplace for freight and to sharply reduce both shipping costs and emissions from freight transport.
Freightera to Build North America’s First Low Emission Freight Marketplace
May 4, 2017
Freightera Logistics Inc. has partnered with Natural Resources Canada’s SmartWay program in an initiative to reduce fuel costs and emissions from freight transportation. Freightera’s Go Green option now allows shippers to choose freight quotes by lower emission, in addition to price and shipping time.
Flash Forward 10 Years: What Would Green, Sustainable Freight Transportation Look Like
January 31, 2017
Freightera, the Expedia-like freight shipping marketplace, continues to work on its mission to transform freight transportation from a large polluter to clean and sustainable industry. Freightera customers will soon be able to choose their freight carriers not just by traditional and mission-critical price and shipping time, but by lower emission option as well. Freightera is making partnerships to feature lower emission carriers and all major North American rail companies in its platform. Rail is currently the least polluting option for long haul freight.
Freightera Wins 2016 Technology Impact Award
June 10, 2016
Freightera just received the 2016 Technology Impact Award (TIA) for Excellence in Product Innovation from the BC Tech Association. The Technology Impact Awards is the most prestigious event recognizing excellence and innovation in the BC technology community. “The 2016 TIAs finalists and winners all demonstrate the vast potential for BC Tech and our opportunity to be among the leading tech ecosystems on a global scale,” said BC Tech President and CEO, Bill Tam.
Freightera Brings Online 2.5 Billion Freight Lanes Serving 20,000+ Towns and Cities in Canada and US with Instant All-Inclusive Rates from Hundreds of Trucking Companies
November 5, 2015
Freightera, the Vancouver-based online freight marketplace, is gaining momentum, bringing online and automating an average of 140 million lanes per month in Canada, the US and cross-border markets.
Freightera’s rapid growth has been recognized by the BC Technology Industry Association, which selected Freightera for their HyperGrowth accelerator program among the most promising BC tech startups to transform their industries.
Freightera Expands Freight Shipping Coverage 5000% to Serve All Canadian and US-Canada Cross-Border Destinations
April 27, 2015
Freightera.com freight shipping marketplace, offering instant online quoting and booking for Canadian and US-Canada cross-border markets, just expanded its shipping coverage to all Canada, including inbound and outbound coverage to all US destinations.
“This is a big day for our shippers, who need to ship to different locations each day,” said Eric Beckwitt, CEO of Freightera, “Visualize it like a flight map. Previously we had 10.5 million unique connections between communities. Now we offer over 500 million.
Canadian Financing Forum features Freightera
March 2, 2015
Freightera was featured among innovative high growth technology companies at the Canadian Financing Forum on February 19-20, 2015. Following a well-received pitch, Freightera was invited to present at Angel Forum in Vancouver. 18 select companies present to over 50 investors at Angel Forum in March.
Freightera opens operations in Western Canada
May 21, 2014
Freightera, the innovative online marketplace offering real time freight quotes from North American carriers, opened for business in Western Canada. Based in Vancouver, BC, Freightera Logistics Inc. is on a mission to provide a simple online solution for businesses across North America to quickly and easily find the best up-to-the-minute rates from transport freight carriers.
You book your plane tickets online… how would you like to book your freight shipments online?
