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Building the Digital Bridge Between Shippers and Carriers | Lily Shen

Episode Summary

Dr. Chris Caplice welcomes Lily Shen, CEO and President of Transfix, to talk about digital brokerage challenges and opportunities. Transfix is a tech-enabled platform connecting shippers, carriers and drivers. Headquartered in New York City, they have plans to go public via a merger with G Squared Ascend in 2022. Lily and Chris discuss exactly what kind of company Transfix is, how to maintain a company’s culture during the pandemic, and how to build a technology platform while maintaining a human touch. To wrap things up, Dr. Inam Iyoob joins Dr. Chris Caplice for the latest North American truckload market rate trends and forecast powered by DAT iQ.

Episode Notes

Dr. Chris Caplice welcomes Lily Shen, CEO and President of Transfix, to talk about digital brokerage challenges and opportunities. Transfix is a tech-enabled platform connecting shippers, carriers and drivers. Headquartered in New York City, they have plans to go public via a merger with G Squared Ascend in 2022. Lily and Chris discuss exactly what kind of company Transfix is, how to maintain a company’s culture during the pandemic, and how to build a technology platform while maintaining a human touch.  

To wrap things up, Dr. Inam Iyoob joins Dr. Chris Caplice for the latest North American truckload market rate trends and forecast powered by DAT iQ.

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