Don't call it a comeback: The Surge Transportation story with Omar Singh EP65 FreightWaves Insiders
On this episode of FreightWaves Insiders, Dooner catches up with President & Founder of Surge Transportation, Omar Singh. They\u2019ll walk through hell and back to recount the trials and tribulations Singh has fought through to build his company.\xa0\xa0\n\xa0\nOmar is a teacher by training and a trucker by trade.\xa0 He has a graduate degree from Georgetown University, has studied at Oxford University, and mentors entrepreneurs at Stanford University.\xa0 He drove trucks for years to pay for college, taught public school for Teach for America, then drove over the road as an owner operator for 3 years before founding a medium sized trucking company in 2003 and operating it until the end of 2010.\xa0 He became a broker in 2011 and founded Surge as an independent brokerage late in 2016.\xa0\xa0\n\xa0\nSince 2016 Surge has become one of the fastest growing digital brokerages in the industry providing real-time API pricing capabilities with TMS partners including: Blue Yonder, BluJay, Oracle, Mercury Gate, Kuebix.\xa0 Omar sits on the Board of Directors of the Transportation Intermediaries Association, writes about industry related topics and speaks regularly at industry conferences for BluJay, Gartner, and CSCMP.\xa0\n\xa0\nSubscribe to FreightWaves Insiders wherever you get your podcasts and never miss an episode.\xa0\n\xa0\n\xa0\nFollow FreightWaves Insiders on Apple Podcasts\nFollow FreightWaves Insiders on Spotify\nMore FreightWaves Podcasts\nSubscribe to the WTT newsletter\nElectric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fueling costs, eliminate emissions and help you turn e-mobility into a competitive advantage. Visit chargepoint.solutions/freightwaves\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices