Flexport’s acquisition comes weeks after the venture-funded trucking startup closed down. Convoy has some 400,000 truck drivers in its network.
Electric vehicle manufacturing efforts have been marching south. In fact, EV manufacturing investments in the Southeast alone reached $54.6 billion in 2022 –– a 128% year-over-year increase, according to the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
The decision to prioritize technology in a business so reliant on people to cover loads and deal with exceptions is poignant in the wake of the past week’s events.
With the last mile the most complicated part of the shipping process, new solutions could help, but it will take a strong balancing act.
Wing gives an inside look into its expansion as drone delivery becomes more widespread.
When the ELD mandate was put into effect, fleets across the nation became vulnerable to cybersecurity threats.
Despite the growing importance of interoperability in supply chains, there are more technology companies marketing closed platforms than ever before.
Freight booking platform Freightos is working to reduce its cash burn as it continues to grow and add new products.
Kodif’s founding team showcases experience, resulting in the development of a technical product that empowers even those lacking technical proficiency to effectively utilize it.
A new service by the U.K.’s Royal Mail is slated to become the country’s first permanent drone delivery operation.
Merchants can use FlowspaceAI for Freight, particularly its Network Optimization tool, to support a range of services, enhancing fulfillment operations and providing valuable insights for marketing and sales strategies.
Autonomous mobile robots can help combat the warehouse worker shortage, experts say.
Grant Goodale, co-founder and chief experience officer of digital trucking network Convoy, announced this week he is stepping down from the startup.
PalletTrader is an online marketplace specifically designed for buying and selling pallets and pallets only. Since its launch in October, it has reached 1 million transactions and is rolling out an expanded service. But why is PalletTrader growing so fast and why do we need a marketplace just for pallets?
SMC³ has the only commercially available technology tool to consider carrier-specific costs, providing enhanced flexibility and agility through its Dynamic PriceBuilder™ tool.
ChatGPT and other advanced AI tools are looking to find homes in supply chain software and in some cases already have.
“Once shippers get up and running on GoodShip, they invite their carriers onto the platform. This creates a multiplayer experience where each party has access to modern analytics, creating a single source of truth,” says CEO Ryan Soskin.
Privately held logistics provider Flexport is acquiring the logistics assets of Shopify to provide complete order management and final-mile delivery services for customers.
Surge Transportation’s Omar Singh discusses the value of offering a robust system of partnerships and offerings outside of the core business model.
Uber Freight, Convoy and J.B. Hunt formed the Scheduling Standards Consortium in December to standardize trade data and synthesize scheduling technology.
