Scottsdale-based Company Emerge, Creators of the Private Freight Marketplace, Names Grant Crawford President

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Emerge, the creators of the Private Freight Marketplace (PFM) – a platform for connecting shippers and carriers – have secured an industry veteran to serve as their new President.

Grant Crawford, former Vice President of International Operations for FedEx Freight, will lead Emerge's team of logistic experts. A respected industry veteran, Grant brings nearly three decades of experience spanning back to 1991 when FedEx Ground was just a start up. His experience and leadership will provide invaluable guidance to the Emerge team as the organization and its services continue to grow and evolve.

"I'm thrilled for the opportunity to lead the Emerge Team during this crucial time," Crawford said. "From an industry perspective, we must have an increased awareness to information and be historically efficient. Technology-driven tools that provide this information and allow us to maximize efficiencies will be vital going forward. The greater market must be provided visibility to where every single space of capacity is, due to convergence of record freight volumes coinciding with the fact that there are less drivers moving up and down the road. Ultimately that's what Emerge does, is help connect [shippers] to that available capacity."

The company expects to grow revenue 40 times year over year and double employees to approximately 150 during the next year, Crawford added.

Learn more about Grant and his work with Emerge here: https://youtu.be/0LeXi26nlPU

About Emerge:
Emerge is an award-winning freight management platform providing a Private Freight Marketplace (PFM) and TMS designed to accelerate productivity and increase visibility. Combining quoting and tendering, carrier management, real-time tracking, data driven analytics, streamlined customer billing and the ability to network and connect with new partners, Emerge increases operational savings and efficiencies throughout the entire organization. The cloud-based platform can be implemented in minutes with zero downloads or installs required. For more information please visit EmergeTMS.com.

About Grant Crawford:
Grant Crawford leads the Emerge Team of logistic industry experts as President. A respected industry veteran, Grant brings three decades of experience going back to when FedEx Ground was just a start up – a perfect fit for Emerge as the team executes future growth opportunities. As FedEx grew to become a household name, Grant held several positions across the U.S. including Service Center Manager, Managing Director of Operations and VP of International Operations (FedEx Freight) which included the company's expansion into Canada. From there, Grant moved on to become President of Roadrunner Freight and then Executive VP and Chief Customer Officer for Synter Resource Group where he remains the current Vice Chairman.

SOURCE Emerge