Awards

Nominations for the eighth annual 2027 FreightTech Awards will officially open this coming Monday, June 29, 2026.

FreightWaves will host its annual Future of Freight Festival (F3) in Chattanooga, Tennessee, culminating in the prestigious 2027 FreightTech Awards dinner.

Artificial intelligence has moved from the edges of the supply chain to its center. What began as experimental pilots and proof-of-concept projects has become the operating reality for a growing share of the logistics industry, with AI, machine learning, and large language models now driving the demand forecasting, real-time visibility, document processing, and route optimization […]

FreightWaves awarded two categories of winners: Logistics Operations and Solution Providers.

Winners to be announced at the Freight Fraud Symposium in Cleveland.

The Shipper of Choice honors shippers committed to strategic carrier partnerships and ease of doing business.

AI and the return of incumbent companies drove this year’s list.

Check out the full list of winners.

Data connectivity, ease of doing business, relationships, and facilities management all play a role.

Tech and transportation providers among those honored.

Highway has changed the game of carrier identity.

Motive combines fleet and spend management.

The deadline is July 18, 2025.

Tive has raised the bar for high-value shipment security.

Freight fraud has emerged as one of the most rapidly growing and financially devastating risks in today’s global supply chain landscape. With global cargo theft losses exceeding $80 billion in 2023 and the average cost of a successful fictitious pickup surging to $365,000 per incident in Q1 2024, the industry has been desperately seeking more […]

Echo Global Logistics has emerged as a standout performer in the freight industry’s battle against fraud, earning recognition as a winner of the 2025 FreightWaves Fraud Fighter Awards. With an impressive record of delivering over one million truckload shipments in 2024 while maintaining a loss rate of less than 0.01% due to theft, Echo has […]

Descartes’ MyCarrierPortal leverages real-time Incident Reports to continually vet your network.

Crowley was one of 10 winners of the 2025 Fraud Fighters Award.

Transportation providers and tech startups are among the winners of the 2025 FreightWaves Fraud Fighters Awards.

Who will win the top fraud-fighting award at the inaugural Freight Fraud Symposium in Dallas?

October’s SONAR webinar looked at key factors in earning the Shipper of Choice distinction.

FreightWaves, in collaboration with TriumphPay, announced the recipients of the prestigious 2024 Shipper of Choice awards on June 5.

It’s come time again to nominate standout shippers for FreightWaves’ 2024 Shipper of Choice awards, the series’ sixth iteration.

BASF’s North American operations made a concerted effort to help their carriers spend less time at their manufacturing plants and more time moving freight.

S&C Electric is one of the 25 freight-friendly businesses in this year’s Shipper of Choice awards.

Shorr Packaging received its first Shipper of Choice award with brokerage partner Arrive Logistics singing its praises.

Southwire’s strategic road map focused on FreightTech, strategic partnerships, RFPs, carrier scorecards and freight analytics.

Chemical distributor benefits from close relationships with its carrier partners.

The TJX Cos., headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, is a global leader in off-price apparel and home fashions, including its T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods stores, has been named a Shipper of Choice.

Kraft Heinz is moving forward with several initiatives to create an autonomous supply chain operation that have carriers calling it a choice shipper for a fifth straight year.

The Shipper of Choice nomination said Owens Corning’s shipping team “is committed to keeping carriers long-term by providing and welcoming feedback to ensure a smooth operation across the board.” 

Ken’s Foods was chosen as a Shipper of Choice — an award that recognizes retailers and distributors that value their carrier relationships.

Lowe’s has been changing the way it deploys trucks to deliver goods and has garnered a spot on FreightWaves’ annual list honoring shippers.

Molson Coors strives for flexibility and readiness in its supply chain, which is why the Chicago-based company garnered a spot on FreightWaves’ annual list honoring shippers.

Office furnishings manufacturer HNI Corp. strives to be attentive to drivers’ needs, which is why the Iowa-based company garnered a spot on FreightWaves’ annual list honoring shippers.

More than half of winners earn distinction for 1st time, 2 add 5th straight

Nominate industry-leading shippers for FreightWaves’ annual Shipper of Choice award by Thursday, May 4.