“These partnerships can’t be just regurgitation of consolidated data; there has to be a business case that you build around it. That is what we are trying to do here.”
“We will provide more robust capabilities and value to our customers, unlocking a greater opportunity to accelerate our long-term growth.”
CEO Kushal Nahata says FarEye brings cost savings to its customers but also improves the workflow and overall experience of their employees.
“For the first time ever, shippers can have a true global view of their supply chain network in a single platform.”
Partnering with project44 enables Everstream Analytics’ predictive risk tools to become more foretelling with a larger pool of data.
project44 and FourKites are the only ‘Leaders’ in the space.
Self-driving technology startup Embark Trucks develops a universal autonomous driving system that will work in semis from the four largest manufacturers.
Last mile may be the final stop, but it needs to be front of mind for shippers, according to two industry experts.
J.B. Hunt is providing funding to the Walton College of Business to increase awareness for sustainability and inclusivity in supply chains. “The amount of research and collaboration that can go on with this gift is immeasurable,” Matt Waller, dean of Walton College, said.
Manufacturers take varied approaches to avoiding the chicken-and-egg conundrum of electric trucks. PACCAR is selling and financing them with leases for battery-powered trucks.
Gartner, the global research and advisory firm, has released its Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Strategy, 2020 report showing that Internet of Things (IoT) applications have reached a low point known as the trough of disillusionment. “Companies have gotten past the hype; they know what IoT is and how it works,” Mike Burkett, vice president […]
Workhorse Group is perfecting technology for its HorseFly truck-mounted drone that could distinguish it from last-mile delivery competitors.
The hot topics you may have missed this week.
Gartner’s biannual Supply Chain University Top 25 spotlights the best in North American undergraduate and graduate education.
Plus: Unions see opportunities to organize Amazon workers
Daimler Trucks and Volvo Group, two truck makers lukewarm on hydrogen fuel cells, hedge their bets to leverage Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz fuel cell efforts for heavy-duty trucks.
Market Voice Brian Aoaeh has a fascinating interview with Wolfgang Lehmacher,, an expert on global supply chains (and much more)!
Commenters want DOT to keep policy guidance, and not remove it. Walmart executive says lack of IT hurts driver productivity.
The LINK 2019 retail supply chain conference concluded this morning in Orlando. The conference, hosted by the Retail Industry Leaders Association, will reconvene in Dallas in 2020.
Freight Alley in Chattanooga was the scene on the afternoon of February 21, when executives from FreightWaves, Nodal Exchange, DAT and K-Ratio presented the Trucking Freight Futures roadshow. Trucking Freight Futures debut on the Nodal Exchange on March 29.
