supply chain visibility

Real-time location intelligence is revolutionizing how businesses manage their supply chains.

Rail technology provider Wabtec is joining forces with Dutch company Intermodal Telematics to create telematics technology for rail cars.

Data visibility tech providers IntelliTrans and Nexxiot have created a product designed to give bulk and break-bulk shippers information about a rail car’s whereabouts.

The value of supply chain visibility will continue soaring, says project44 Chief Industry Officer Bart De Muynck.

Companies in need of supply chain visibility can now leverage FourKites data through their existing internal platforms.

Massachusetts-based RailState, founded by two rail industry veterans, seeks to provide customers with insights on where trains are located and a line segment’s performance over time.

Supply chain visibility leaders provide insight on their decisions in 2022 and what’s in store for the FreightTech segment in 2023.

Class 8 truck orders remained strong in October, but lower profits at truckload companies may cool bookings.

Supply chain startup Altana Technologies has completed a $100 million Series B raise.

“Movement is the future. It’s multidimensional, where each facet presents a unique perspective tailored to the user’s requirements,” says project44 CEO Jett McCandless.

Watco and Telegraph are collaborating in an effort to provide rail shippers with more information on where their railcars might be located on Watco’s network.

FourKites will add enhanced visibility to Quiet’s “co-opetition” logistics model.

Supply chain visibility company FourKites has introduced a big upgrade to its end-to-end platform.

Supply chain visibility platform project44 receives a boost from Turvo’s tech-driven TMS solution.

DOT officials are calling the start of data sharing among supply chain companies a ‘milestone’ event.

FedEx and FourKites are going global with a partnership that will launch a new supply chain intelligence platform, FourKites X.

FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell talks with Anshu Prasad about creating reliable and effective transportation networks.

FreightWaves chats with Harris Ligon, founder and CEO of Telegraph, a startup that seeks to streamline rail service data in order to make day-to-day operations smoother.

Eric Fullerton of project44 wants to start unifying recent acquisitions to help customers weather the next freight storm.

Carl Bentzel’s vision for the next-generation supply chain is one that shares public data across transportation modes and anticipates future shocks.

Near-term deployment of long-term technologies such as automation isn’t as far away as one might think.

Tracks emissions technology will help project44 customers measure and mitigate scope 3 supply chain emissions, which are currently difficult to track.

FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell and Ryan Rogers from TextLocate sit down to talk about the world of visibility and the struggles that come with knowing where your freight is at all times.

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for federal, state and local governments to develop inland ports to improve network flows, say stakeholders.

This AskWaves considers whether the federal government is needed to launch a supply chain portal – and whether it can succeed.

Trailers relegated to storage units are being cleaned up and hooked up to return to service as fleets wait out the supply chain crisis.

DOT is leading a freight data exchange pilot project that it envisions as a long-term effort to speed cargo flow and cut costs for consumers.

Manufacturers kept the screws tight on new Class 8 truck orders in February as a lack of supply chain visibility maintained stable backlogs.

Modern Shipper talked with Sourcemap CEO Leo Bonanni and investor Juan Muldoon to break down the company’s new funding raise.

Supply chain visibility leader project44 made a trio of announcements Wednesday, including an expansion and a new offering.

Addressing the use of predictive and prescriptive analytics to help understand internal and external risks for 3PLs and shipper customers.

It took a delicate dance by truck manufacturers and fleets in January to keep Class 8 orders from adding to the industry’s huge backlog.

“I do believe that companies can make this profitable for themselves,” said Zsofia Agnes Nagy, supply chain adviser at BZLW Consulting.

Centerboard’s newest API solutions are designed to provide customizable integration for shippers and technology providers.

In a move that will triple its European carrier base, FourKites is building the continent’s largest multimodal carrier network.

Supply chain visibility provider project44 sees record top-line growth during the fourth quarter, with bookings, account wins and retention coming in better than expected.

In this Q&A interview, FreightWaves chats with two CN executives about what customer benefits might arise from a seven-year partnership with Google Cloud.

While the Port of Long Beach is still dealing with a lineup of container ships waiting to berth, it is looking ahead to providing more cargo visibility.

In its last quarter as part of Daimler AG, Daimler Truck reported higher unit sales but lower revenue.

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ShipmentX offers logistics providers a marketplace ecosystem in which users can operate confidently and match freight with full transparency, driving trust-based relationships.

The global supply chain visibility platform is seeking to take some pressure off carriers at the ports with more precise ETAs.

“The Supply Chain Twin enables customers to gain deeper insights into their operations, helping them optimize supply chain functions — from sourcing and planning to distribution and logistics.”

The two companies are partnering on an integrated e-commerce and supply chain management platform.

Zebra is now integrating FourKites’ Dynamic Yard into its MotionWorks Yard solution and selling it to select clients in North America and Europe.

IRIS provides value across your supply chain and is the 24/7 all-in-one information online freight management application

Chain.io plans to use the $5 million to fill a number of positions in sales, engineering, customer success and more.

As construction companies adjust to COVID-19 delays and shortages, many have turned to modular construction — but will supply chain issues limit growth?

Mercado Labs connects, organizes and optimizes international supply chains, bringing order to the complex and monthslong importing process. End-to-end visibility is table stakes for an agile, efficient and resilient supply chain.

Logistics supply chains have delivered. More than 300 million vaccine doses have been distributed and administered.

Craig Fuller reasons that if “project44 is the Visa of the industrial world, then having the greatest acceptance and connectivity will be a major differentiating factor.”

“Ocean Insights has dominated the container-tracking space, and we look forward to providing the industry not only the best ocean capabilities but also the most comprehensive end-to-end visibility platform,” says project44 CEO Jett McCandless.

High shipping costs are hitting transportation budgets hard.

FourKites’ Glenn Koepke discusses how and why collaboration among retailers, transportation providers and brokers enhances supply chain visibility.

The Open Visibility Network partnership will combine FourKites’ and Tive’s data and capabilities to give mutual customers more supply chain visibility.

The Biden administration review of critical supply chains is aimed at reducing reliance on China for equipment.

Supply chain visibility consistently rears its head as a vital need.

Fuel Transport is the latest Canadian operator to install project44’s visibility technology.

After a difficult 2020, optimism about the supply chain is running high this year — and 11 industry leaders have identified several opportunities for growth with their predictions for the rest of 2021.

Supply chain visibility companies Tive and project44 have joined forces to launch the Open Visibility Network in an effort to encourage collaboration and improve end-to-end shipment visibility.

FourKites has announced that a record 382 carriers, brokers and 3PLs have been named to its Q4 Premier Carrier List, recognizing the top-performing companies for visibility.

Project44 has completed $100 million Series D financing.

Using artificial intelligence to cull insights from freight transportation’s massive amounts of data can not only encourage safe environments, It also has the potential to improve productivity and efficiency, as well as provide supply chain visibility that benefits all stakeholders, says a tech executive.

project44 ranks second after Amazon among industry disruptors on FreightTech 25 list.

Operation Warp Speed and the delivery of the Pfizer COVID vaccine are clicking on all cylinders, but that doesn’t mean production and distribution are going perfectly.

Heather Kettelhohn told the North American Supply Chain Summit she arrived at Cummins Inc. just four days before the pandemic began to shut down the company’s global operations. She had to learn on the fly while applying her decades of planning expertise.

OneRail and project44 have announced a partnership that will lead to a unified solution to provide shippers detailed visibility of shipments from the manufacturing floor to the end customer.

FourKites said it has seen dramatic expansion of companies using its visibility products as shippers deal with uncertainty in the supply chain because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The United States raises roughly 250 million turkeys each year, here’s a look into the supply chain.

While the entire pharmaceutical supply chain is focused on distributing a COVID vaccine, the stresses it is putting on other areas of the chain are growing.

IT execs at FreightWaves LIVE @HOME explain why $90 billion industry is in need of IoT upgrade.

Container chassis management model in the U.S. challenges advancement of full-circle tracking technologies.

A new supply chain is emerging. Here’s a dive into supply chain recovery and adaptation, pre- and post-COVID.

Open networks allow companies in the supply chain to nimbly handle disruptions and collaborate outside their ecosystem, project44 CEO and SAP executives say.

Digital yard management company PINC is joining forces with supply chain Internet of Things platform project44 to enhance real-time visibility and automation solutions for carriers and shippers. PINC’s system already illuminates and automates operations at transportation nodes, but project44 will provide visibility to customer assets outside yard boundaries, PINC CEO Matt Yearling told FreightWaves. “This […]

Supply chain companies of all kinds have been targets for VC money in 2020. Learn why in this article.

Bulgaria-based Transmetrics is helping its supply chain customers by using augmented intelligence. Learn more!

Enterprises sometimes adopt several different SaaS products, only to end up with processes without cross-functionalities due to lack of integration.

The next generation of cellphones is known as 5G. 5G promises much faster speed and other benefits. Darren Prokop explores the future of transportation and logistics in a 5G world.

Simone Ross writes about the pandemic’s effect on supply chains, and how companies should be improving/changing to minimize damage and get stronger.

Anthony and Zach talk to Chris Wolfe, CEO of PowerFleet, about how COVID-19 has impacted supply chains and what the resurgence in cases may do to inhibit their recovery.

GS1 US has created data standards to help expedite the mainstream adoption of blockchain within the logistics industry.

The American Logistics Aid Network says partnership with supply chain visibility platform facilitates contact between disaster relief organizations and ready-to-serve shippers, carriers and warehouses.

Turvo has been building the next-generation of supply chain management, hoping its solution can replace a traditional TMS and redefine logistics collaboration.

BackboneAI relies on real-time data synchronization to empower vendors to optimize their product flow to customers.

The alliance between FedEx and Microsoft may change supply chains,. Brian Aoaeh explores the issues involved.

Read why digital transformation of supply chains is so important and why those that ignore the trends risk their businesses.

Pandemic-caused shortages put spotlight on importance of cargo moved through California ports

Supply chain management solutions provider project44 said it has shippers covered no matter where and how their cargo is transported throughout the world.

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.  On Friday, April 17, FreightWaves ran my Commentary: Grassroots organizations move faster in crises. In that commentary I argued that in order to effectively confront crises characterized by uncertainty, large, centralized organizations must […]

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The coronavirus has strained supply chains of all kinds around the world. Darren Prokop has written an interestng and informative commentary that explains the inherent weaknesses of supply chains and how to improve them.

The investment will help accelerate product development of its next generation SmartTags and scale up operations across both sales and marketing.

Brian Aoaeh is a contributor of commentaries to FreightWaves. Last week he wrote Commentary: Supply Chain Caucus established in U.S. House of Representatives. That spurred an idea to write the following letter to the four co-chairs of the new caucus. This copy of the letter is signed by Brian and Lisa Morales-Hellebo, who are the […]

Coronavirus has strained supply chains and had a huge impact on the movement of freight.

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have formed the Supply Chain Caucus. Read why this is important for all of us.

Supply chains are a major source of carbon emissions. Switching to alternative fuel powertrains and improving equipment utilization levels can help reduce footprint.

Brian Aoaeh explores the vulnerability of supply chains in an interconnected world that is threatened by a potential pandemic.

Companies that have been outsourcing and far-sourcing their supplies might now look to source closer to their assembly line to have flexibility during times of disruption.