Carriers should be able to price freight based on the trailer space it occupies. A machine to capture a shipment’s dimensions is one answer.
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Banyan Technology has introduced a new first/final mile software offering for fleets, helping shippers and 3PLs connect with providers.
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This swift rise in online shoppers has stressed an already-taxed industry, increasing the demands on less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers significantly.
Modern Shipper spoke with Daniel Sokolovsky, founder and former CEO of AxleHire, about his newest delivery venture, Warp.
On-demand training and live sessions cover every aspect of today’s LTL sector to help share valuable supply chain industry expertise and insights.
By gathering this information at pickup, DDC Sync is enabling near-time logistics planning and cross-team communication that can be made before a truck ever makes it back to the terminal.
One of the more underserved segments in a decidedly underserved industry, LTL is getting a boost from Relay Payments.
SMC³ has fully embraced the FreightTech age and plans to continue innovating its LTL pricing and bidding tools in 2022.
If shopping in 2021 could be summed up in one word, it would be e-commerce. Online shopping has had profound effects on the global economy.
Many LTL carriers have lowered caps from 16 linear feet to 12 linear feet, either denying freight that exceeds those limits or instituting punitive pricing measures that make moving it unaffordable.
Stephens investment conference trucking equipment highlights Supply chain challenges were the main focus at the Stephens annual investment conference earlier this month in Nashville, Tennessee. Executives said driver recruiting and broader supply chain bottlenecks were slightly easing, but purchasing and procuring equipment has gotten notably tougher. Lack of trailers becoming new driver shortage: Derek Leathers, […]
Private trucking fleets expand amid soaring spot rates According to a recent National Private Truck Council Report, private fleets continue to expand due to high spot market rates and dwindling capacity in the market. Less capacity equals less service, and service metrics remain a big driver for in-house transportation. For large common carriers (they haul […]
Written by Steve Keppler, Co-Director, Scopelitis Transportation Consulting One of the nation’s most pressing challenges of today is the condition of the supply chain. The pandemic has stretched its ability to serve the evolving needs of today’s global marketplace. This issue is front and center for government and private sector leaders alike and has become front page news. It also has come home to roost for many households as they […]
SPS Commerce is collaborating with C.H. Robinson to open up new LTL capacity to retailers in need of space to move goods this holiday season.
If there’s one immutable truth in the world of logistics, it’s this: LTL is an inherently complex form of transportation. Tariffs, rates, DIM weights, transit times — it’s enough to confuse even seasoned logistics professionals. The solution to this knowledge gap has historically been on-the-job training or university supply chain education, but for a variety […]
“With all the difficulty with hiring, technology is an obvious answer,” said Zach Strickland.
More M&A isn’t on the immediate horizon but final-mile delivery is.
Understanding the differences among truckloads
