U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. is reimagining its brokerage segment to further propel the company’s mission to make goods move better every day. The new business unit, Xpress Technologies, is headed by new leadership and utilizes acquired and purposefully developed technologies to build and scale a digital freight marketplace that enhances service and enables success for carriers and shippers. Through carrier optimization, Xpress Technologies better supports shippers as they face supply chain volatility. This system helps move goods on time and provide greater visibility into operations. At the same time, carriers are busier than ever, and Xpress Technologies delivers ease with access to consistent, equitably priced freight. The Xpress Technologies business unit is led by President, Joel Gard. Gard joined U.S. Xpress from Coyote Logistics, where he was responsible for orchestrating the company’s entry into Europe, expanding its digital brokerage offering to service carriers and shippers in more than 30 countries. He’s now charged with building and strengthening the Xpress Technologies team by elevating a solid leadership foundation with new and diverse talent from within and outside the transportation industry. The founding of Xpress Technologies as an incubation hub for a modern freight marketplace dates to 2020 when U.S. Xpress acquired a small technology company with a scalable platform and an experienced and talented team to integrate with its existing brokerage organization. Coupling a purpose-built technology stack with a focused and financially disciplined growth strategy has helped improve recent performance for this business unit. The success of Xpress Technologies is complementary to Variant, the company’s new digital fleet. Variant has quickly scaled to more than 1,000 tractors and incorporates proprietary software that automates load planning and scheduling, enabling trucks to generate more revenue and drivers to take home more money. Both Variant and Xpress Technologies blend seamlessly with the company’s established Dedicated business unit, which services major shippers and continues to deliver operating efficiencies for the company.