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  • NEXT Mitigates COVID-19 Challenges Across The Supply Chain

    NEXT Mitigates COVID-19 Challenges Across The Supply Chain

    With the impacts of COVID-19, companies are having to alter their supply chains. At NEXT we are continually taking steps to serve BCOs, steamship lines, terminals, and 3PLs, with flexible solutions that meet the needs of a rapidly shifting landscape.  Over the past few weeks here are some of the ways NEXT has helped mitigate challenges across the supply chain.

    • One of the largest online retailers in America saw a capacity shortage limiting its ability to move goods from distribution centers into local facilities. NEXT met its client’s needs within a day, using NEXT’s hybrid model to coordinate deliveries throughout the U.S.
    • A top 5 U.S. pharmacy has been relying on NEXT to address all of its drayage needs. As a result of partnerships with terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, NEXT can offer its shippers access to goods three to five days faster than other solution providers, allowing this client to ensure all of the essential products its customers need are available.
    • A multi-billion-dollar 3PL is utilizing NEXT’s yard space to avoid demurrage fees that many shippers face as a result of congestion at the ports. By relying on NEXT’s facility, just a few miles from the Port of Long Beach, this 3PL can ensure its shippers avoid unnecessary charges.

    To help shippers get through the disruptions caused by the coronavirus, NEXT recently published a white paper outlining best practices for logistics planners and professionals. The free report is available here.

  • Thank you, Drivers

    Thank you, Drivers

    Thank you, Drivers.

    A film from the NEXT team honoring drivers on the front line.

    As the world faces a global pandemic, truck drivers remain on the front line delivering the goods and medical supplies we need to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. For many, it is just another day on the job. But their sacrifices of being on the road, in such uncertain times, to keep the economy moving should never go unnoticed.

    Their dedication and hard work serves as a reminder to us all that truck drivers are the unsung heroes fueling our way to a brighter tomorrow.

    From all of us at NEXT, thank you.

  • NEXT Trucking Response to COVID-19

    NEXT Trucking Response to COVID-19

    NEXT Trucking Response to COVID-19

    At NEXT, we are committed to supporting both our carriers and shippers. These challenging times show just how critical logistics, and more importantly truck drivers, are to the American economy.

    As we closely monitor the evolving COVID-19 situation, we are actively taking steps to ensure each of you are safe and remain healthy and that NEXT is still operating to best service your needs without disruption.

    Health & Safety Are Our Top Priorities.

    To protect the health of the multiple parties we work with, we ask our shipping partners to limit personal contact as much as possible when accepting loads to avoid potential exposure from one another and asking drivers to cooperate in taking steps to reduce the chances of infection by maintaining social distancing, disinfecting your space, and consider remaining in your truck cabs as much as possible when entering facilities.

    Business Continuity.

    Shippers, carriers, and dispatchers ‘make the world go round’. At NEXT we help move more cargo, faster. And to do so, we are a 24/7 operation. While NEXT team members are working from home to comply with the current federal and state mandates, rest assured that we are online connecting shippers and carriers to move essential goods during these challenging times.

    Community. 

    We are working to provide small carriers at NEXT with sanitizers; please note that supplies are limited. We are also working with our community to donate medical supplies and necessary materials. We recently donated thousands of masks to the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach for community distribution.

     

    Finally, Thank You. 

     

    To our carriers and shippers: thank you for your continued efforts during these unprecedented times. We are proud to be working with you to keep goods moving.

    For up-to-date information on COVID-19, please visit the CDC at https://www.cdc.gov/.

  • As We Approach The NEXT Decade… A Look Back

    As We Approach The NEXT Decade… A Look Back

    2019 was an incredible year of growth for all of us at NEXT. We doubled the size of our team, moved into a brand new headquarters and introduced new technology solutions to the drayage marketplace.

    As we continue to grow, create new product offerings and improve the lives of drivers– we also want to take a moment to look back at just how far we’ve come.

    Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this journey so far. We’re looking forward to the NEXT decade.

    Happy New Year!

     

  • NEWS: NEXT Expands Drayage Marketplace

    NEWS: NEXT Expands Drayage Marketplace

    We have some exciting news to share! After a successful pilot program allowed qualified independent owner operators and small fleet drivers to access L.A. and Long Beach port loads directly through the NEXT mobile app, we are now expanding the program.

    As a result of this successful pilot program, the drayage marketplace will be open to more users, enabling drivers to gain access to high-paying, local routes.

    Drivers who meet the qualifications for drayage work, such as having a TWIC Card, will soon start to see drayage loads automatically populate in the NEXT app.

    At NEXT, we’re empowering truck drivers and creating technology solutions that put #DriversFirst. With our drayage marketplace, we are truly listening to owner operators and with this marketplace are focusing on short routes, cutting down on empty miles and other pain points associated with port work.

    The pilot program has resulted in positive feedback from drivers so far and NEXT CEO, Lidia Yan agrees it’s “important to be close to home, whether that’s to sleep in their own bed or to be around their families. Our drayage marketplace pilot proved this is an option, while increasing earnings. Last month, we paid a driver more than $1,000 in a day over 850 times.”

    For more information on our drayage marketplace, visit nexttrucking.com or call 855-688-6398

  • Introducing Instegration

    Introducing Instegration

    Earlier this month, NEXT unveiled a partnership and new product with Bristlecone, a supply chain technology solutions provider. The partnership is the culmination of months of work, and opens Bristlecone’s EDI integrations up to NEXT’s shipper-base and driver marketplace.

    Bristlecone has built integrations with 2,000 EDI solutions, which is an incredible feat. However, it speaks to the complexity of selecting a supply chain technology… This isn’t an office environment where Windows and Mac are the established players and Google’s Chromebooks are trying to gain acceptance.

    There are more than 2,000 options to choose from.

    Through our partnership and product, which we’re calling Instegration, any of NEXT’s shippers or carriers with an EDI solution will be able to seamlessly communicate, even if they’re working with disparate EDI solutions. By adding this layer to our marketplace, we are enabling shippers to have more visibility, while empowering carriers and OOs to have access to more cargo. We’re extending the value of EDI investments for all of the players in our marketplace. We’re also making it so new shippers can onboard with us in a matter of minutes.

     

     

    For the last few months, NEXT executives have discussed a “new norm” for the supply chain and logistics space, touting how data and data sharing will be globally transformative. This is an example of what we mean, and kicks off a series of initiatives that we’ll be rolling out as we help the logistics industry drive to a new normal.

  • Introducing Our Drayage Referral Program

    Introducing Our Drayage Referral Program

    Today, we’re announcing a new drayage referral program — one of our #DriversFirst initiatives. Any driver in our marketplace will have the opportunity to earn $250 for every drayage driver they refer to NEXT.

    The Details:

    • We are kicking the program off today, on 10-4 (which is pretty perfect!)
    • Referred drivers must complete 5 loads by 12/31/2019 for referrer to receive bonus
    • Newly on-boarded and active O/Os are immediately eligible to participate in the referral program
    • Referrers must remain compliant in order to be eligible for referral award
    • The referrer will receive $250 for each referred O/O who completes 5 loads

    Our referral program will run through October 31, 2019. To submit a referral or for more information, please send an email to: referrals@nexttrucking.com 

     

    You Spoke, We Listened

    NEXT is also pleased to announce that we have established a Carrier Advisory Board (CAB) as a way to ask our carrier community how we can be a better partner. One of the most common requests was a referral program, so this is a direct result of what the independent drivers we work with are telling us.

    Right now, the Carrier Advisory Board is growing and we’d like to hear more thoughts from drivers like you. If you’d like to hop in our CAB (see what we did there!) email CAB@nexttrucking.com. 

     

     

  • NEXT Celebrates National Truck Driver Appreciation Week

    NEXT Celebrates National Truck Driver Appreciation Week

    At NEXT, we pride ourselves on always putting #DriversFirst and what better way to show support than during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.

    During the week of September 9-13, we offered a series of events and discounts for asset drivers and owner operators.

    “Mo’ Money” Monday was a chance for drivers to win a $50 bonus gift card when booking a load through the app.

    For Taco Tuesday, we provided drivers at our Gardena yard and the Port of Long Beach free tacos!

    For “Win-It” Wednesday, we gave away flat screen TVs to some of our dedicated owner operators and asset drivers.

    On “Thank You” Thursday, we partnered with Harbor Truck Stop to offer $20 truck washes. NEXT team members also wrote personal thank you cards to drivers and asset drivers received their own business cards.

    To round out the week, on “Fill-It-Up” Friday, we again partnered with Harbor Truck Wash to offer drivers a gas discount and also provided drivers with NEXT backpacks.

    We’re incredibly proud of our trucking family and relished in this opportunity to show our appreciation. NEXT is working hard every day to create products and technology solutions that improve the lives of truckers and increase earning opportunities!

     

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  • NEXT Opens New El Segundo Headquarters

    NEXT Opens New El Segundo Headquarters

    Today, NEXT officially opened its new headquarters in the heart of Silicon Beach. The new space, a 25,000 Sq. Ft. facility, will support increased headcount as NEXT rapidly scales its operations.

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    “El Segundo is the Southern California hub for innovation, Where Big Ideas Take Off! We are home to the world’s most innovative companies in media, aerospace, sports, entertainment, e-commerce, foods and biomed, so NEXT will be in great company,” said Drew Boyles, Mayor of El Segundo. “NEXT has been tremendously successful, and we’re thrilled to welcome the company to our community as it ushers in its next growth phase.”

    NEXT was founded in 2015 as a trucker-centric marketplace, connecting drivers with many of the largest shippers in the world. The company increases transparency throughout the supply chain with simple to use technology. Propelled by venture capital from industry leaders such as Brookfield Growth Partners and Sequoia Capital, the company will have more than 250 employees by the end of 2019.

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    “For the last four years, NEXT has empowered our drivers to work when they want, the way they want, as a way to truly improve their quality of life,” said Lidia Yan, CEO of NEXT Trucking. “Our model is proven, and we’re now providing our employees with a space that can facilitate further rapid growth.”

    “This exciting development reflects NEXT’s dedication and commitment to solving the trucking industry’s most pressing challenges through technology,” said Josh Raffaelli, Managing Director of Brookfield Growth Partners. “We are pleased to support the NEXT team’s vision as it executes on its growth strategy.”

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    NEXT’s new headquarters, located on Utah Ave, is part of a six-building campus and boasts several employee-centric amenities, such as an outdoor patio, an on-site gym, and cold brew coffee and kombucha on tap.

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  • NEXT Featured In Forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startups

    NEXT Featured In Forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startups

    NEXT is thrilled to be included in the 2019 Forbes Next Billion-Dollar Startups! Along with a feature profile, NEXT Co-Founder and CEO Lidia Yan also sat down with the Forbes team for a closer look at the drayage industry and its vital role to the overall supply chain. The video showcases the unique approach NEXT is taking to transform and streamline the $60B drayage market.

    WATCH the entire video here.