Emerge opens office in Atlanta

Expands North America footprint as company reaches milestone, five years of operations

In conjunction with Scottsdale headquarters and Boulder location, the new office will leverage the Atlanta market freight tech talent base while expanding Shipper and Carrier service offerings.

July 20, 2022, Scottsdale, Ariz.  Emerge, the leading freight procurement platform, announced opening its Atlanta, Georgia office, expanding its North America presence. The facility, located on the top floor of the IHG Building, will operate in conjunction with Emerge’s Scottsdale headquarters and its Boulder, Colorado location to expand coverage for its growing and diversified customer base. The Atlanta office has space for 160 freight tech professionals.

"Opening an Atlanta-area office is an exciting next step in Emerge’s rapid expansion and growth. We will bring the Scottsdale Emerge culture and focus on Shipper and Carrier experience to this new office, located in the heart of the intersection of freight and technology," said Cameron Ramsdell, COO, Emerge. "This expansion positions our company well for continued growth and demonstrates our commitment to enhancing the shipper and carrier experience within the Emerge marketplace as we expand our 24/7 support offering."

The Atlanta office will include sales, customer service, carrier enablement, and other operational roles.

Five Years of Innovation and Added Value for Customers

Founded by industry leader Andrew Leto in July 2017, Emerge has filled a significant gap in transportation technology for five years by reinventing freight procurement. Emerge is the only platform designed and led by freight experts with decades of direct, hands-on procurement experience, resulting in widespread adoption by shippers and carriers. 

With a digital freight procurement platform, streamlined processes for completing bids, and a marketplace directly connecting shippers and carriers, enabling real-time transactions, Emerge has helped customers realize significant savings and gains in efficiency.

More than 1,000 shippers rely on the Emerge Freight Procurement Platform, with over 45K marketplace carriers. Platform growth year-over-year has been exponential at 700 percent from 2020 to 2021.

According to Leto, growth is driven by Emerge's commitment to adding value for its users. "We continuously look at innovative ways to enhance our products and offer greater value to our customers."

To that end, the company recently launched Emerge Benchmarking, an enhancement to its RFP solution. This feature empowers data-driven decision-making by aggregating freight industry data from numerous trusted sources, providing users with vital business intelligence and market insights in real-time so they can quickly evaluate options and make informed decisions.

Emerge has received national and local recognition in the past six months for innovation, exponential growth, and the quality of its products and services. Recent accolades include being recognized as one of America's Best Startup Employers by Forbes magazine, ranked as the 2nd Fastest-Growing Private Company in the Southwest Region by Inc. 5000, listed among Inbound Logistics magazine’s Top 100 IT Providers, and named a finalist in Fast Company magazine’s World-Changing Ideas Awards. Emerge is also ranked number 8 in the FreightWaves Freight Tech 25 list.