Supply chain

U.S. drug import plan would tax Canadian medication supplies, which already face shortages.

When deploying a TMS, it’s important to understand what you want it to do, but also what it can’t do for you.

Brian Aoaeh writes about the use of machine learning to improve supply chains, particularly in the context of decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.

Ryder Systems Inc. posted strong second-quarter revenue but reduced its second-half earnings guidance on weakness in used truck sales and rentals.

Blockchain’s utility can only be realized if there is participation from every stakeholder within a value chain, and banks heavily on the quality of data being fed into its system.

The on-demand warehousing solution picks up leading logistics providers as customers.

Amazon workers strike on the company’s mega-discount Prime Day, asking for fair treatment, higher pay and decent working conditions within warehouses.

In the wake of Hurricane Barry, Brian Aoaeh writes about the disruption to supply chains that hurricanes and flooding can do. In particular, the state of Louisiana and its ports are critical to the U.S. agriculture and energy industries.

Executives from C.H. Robinson discussed increasingly strict retail compliance programs and how to exceed expectations.

Commentary by Bill Driegert, Senior Director of Uber Freight, explores the current and near-future of on-demand freight.

Brian Aoaeh writes about changes that need to be made to the food supply chain to deter food waste and food loss.

Capital Logistics is the newest member of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). Read about the company, as well as BiTA’s efforts to develop blockchain standards for transportation and logistics.

Leverage real-time analytics and data collection to save you and your customers money across categories.

Several years ago Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork processor, initiated a plan to overhaul its logistics network, which at the time included a fleet of nearly 6,500 third-party trucks traveling more than three million miles weekly.  The changes included ramping up direct shipping to customers; optimizing its dedicated fleet and increasing use of newer, […]

Brian Aoaeh has written a thought-provoking commentary on the impact of climate change on supply chains, and what governments, companies and startups can do to mitigate supply chain disruptions.

On the heels of its $3.5 million funding round, geolocation startup Hoopo has announced a new partnership with Polymer Logistics, a provider of “retail returnable” packaging products such as pallets and containers. The purpose of the partnership is to increase product freshness, reduce food waste and cut costs along the supply chain. An initial trial […]

Global floor-covering giant Shaw Industries Group Inc. said it is continually evaluating new methods to improve efficiency, best practices and its carrier-centric approach to become a Shipper of Choice.

“At Wayfair, we believe that ‘everyone should live in a home that they love.’ Let’s stay true to that message by taking a stand against the reprehensible practice of separating families, which denies them any home at all,” Wayfair employees reportedly said in a letter to company leaders.

FreightWaves features Market Voices – a forum for contributors with unique knowledge of numerous transportation/logistics/supply chain sectors, as well as other critical expertise. Last week the Worldwide Supply Chain Federation held its inaugural global summit in New York City, on June 19 and June 20. In this article I will highlight three themes that arose […]

Charley Dehoney writes about the process to finance a freight tech/logistics tech start-up.