logistics

PAM Transport, Inc., a top 100 largest For-Hire Carrier in North America, announced today that it has joined BiTA.

JD Logistics, the delivery arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, uses electric bikes as just one last-mile delivery solution. The delivery drivers pick up goods as local “delivery stations” for final delivery.

The power has shifted to the carriers, and shippers need to work at staying on their good side. 

Today’s tools and approaches for managing contract freight are broken. LE offers a potential solution. 

Flexport is modernizing global trade through a combination of software and human expertise, bringing in greater visibility and transparency to the freight forwarding industry. 

Loss expects at leading fleets say more thought needs to go into package design to ensure cargo is well protected during transit.

There are many services that shippers can outsource, including warehouse operations, and doing so can provide added value to the shipper through expertise that 3PLs can provide.

Shippers that work closer with carriers and treat drivers with respect can see lower transportation costs as a result.

Supply chain participants spent years taking time out of the process to offer faster, more streamlined services, but with ELDs and e-commerce, that lack of flexibility is now constraining operations.

Atlanta-based supply chain consultancy firm Chainalytics and UK-based ocean shipping consulting firm Drewry Supply Chain Advisors have officially formed a partnership through a joint venture, The Ocean Buying Group.

One year after launch, FreightWaves takes the top spot for news in the freight and logistics industry according to Amazon’s Alexa.

Britain’s pending withdrawal from the European Union spells traffic doom for Calais, according to the Calais port’s boss, Jean Marc Puissesseau.

Health company higi is opening up resources at its 11,000 self-screening health stations to truck drivers who are members of Rolling Strong for free biometric testing.

Energy and financial markets economist joins the FreightWaves data-science team. 

iCanDeliver is hoping to capture European market share with its digital freight platform.

The meeting was the first since railroad legend, and CSX CEO, Hunter Harrison died in December.

Aria Logistics, a women-owned logistics company located in the northeast, is proud to announce its partnership with the Blockchain in Transport Alliance.

OnTruck creates a digital freight marketplace which brings shippers and carriers together and provides real-time visibility and transparency on freight logistics.  

The merged companies could mean the transformation of the way we consume soda, as well as the  consolidation of shipping and shelf space. The product can also bypass retail stores entirely and ship directly to consumers.

Driver recruiting, media, data application expert, Ken Smith, joins the FreightWaves team as CTO.