Logistics

FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, May 29, 2019

DrayNow is newest member of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance

DrayNow, the first real-time marketplace connecting intermodal freight with carriers, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). BiTA is developing best practices and standards for blockchain in the transportation industry. Blockchain is an open, distributed digital ledger that can record and share transactions between two or more parties efficiently, securely and permanently. Blockchain enables […]

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FreightWaves Staff Friday, May 24, 2019

What the Truck?!? Memorial Weekend Edition

On this special Memorial Day weekend edition of What The Truck?!? we have all the latest news in FreightTech, supply chain, and trucking – including a focus on Craig Fuller’s state of the industry report, Earnings Over/Under, On The Radar, Fast Paced Forecast, and some hot tips on how to spend your holiday weekend. All this and more on WTT?!? Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast player choice and never EVER miss an episode. No paywalls, no borders.

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Mark Solomon Thursday, May 9, 2019

Cushman & Wakefield lures top Fortna executive to run Americas’ logistics unit

Real estate services concern Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) has hired Tray Anderson, a top executive at supply chain management consultancy Fortna, to run its logistics and industrial services operation for the Americas. Anderson replaces John Morris, who has left the company. Before joining Cushman & Wakefield (C&W), Anderson ran global supply chain strategy at […]

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Mark Solomon Monday, May 6, 2019

Quantum leap? More like baby steps for transport and logistics in adopting Quantum computing

Quantum computing’s advocates – there about 25 companies currently studying it – believe the technology heralds a massive improvement over the advanced systems that are becoming mainstream today. For transport and logistics, quantum computing’s promise of solving ultra-complex problems in a matter of seconds and with optimal results is the stuff of fantasy. Shipwell, a […]

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