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The Swiss company’s precision dropping system autonomously releases cargo from a few feet in the air when the drone has reached its destination.

In this edition: One state has over $20 in fireworks per resident; Yellow struggles with negotiations; and a double broker AMA hits Reddit. 

Speedcargo seeks out hidden cargo space among airfreight providers.

Tomorrow.io’s satellite constellation will transmit near-real-time scans of precipitation, ocean and atmospheric profiles for any point on Earth.

In this edition: The FMCSA has issued final guidance on the broker and agent divide and there are big doings in the West Coast labor talks.

The company plans to leverage RetailOps’ technical talent to accelerate product development and provide brands with omnichannel solutions.

Jim Waters, Frayt’s vice president of marketing, said the company’s survey highlighted the growing need for last-mile services; 37% of respondents said 50% of their logistics operations fell into the last-mile category.

Yesterday’s emerging technology is today’s table stakes for supply chain participants.

In this edition: West Coast labor union talks get ramped up a notch; Canada goes head-to-head with Mexico; and C.H. Robinson finds a new CEO. 

Digital freight marketplace NEXT Trucking is on the prowl for either additional capital or an exit.

“Investors have shifted from a growth-at-all-costs mindset to focus on the path to profitability and scalable growth. No startup, not even the rocket ships of logistics technology, will be immune to these trends,” says project44 founder and CEO Jett McCandless.

“We want [global shipping] to be self-explanatory, easy to navigate and easy for you to find the answer you are looking for,” says Maja Bernstein, vice president of industry relations at Fluent Cargo.

Convoy’s co-founder and CEO suggests that FreightTech offerings have paved the way to disrupt fragmentation with a new model of shipping: the hybrid carrier model.

FreightTech providers are examining disruptive global shipping modifications that would be detrimental without AI’s support.

Integrated business planning solutions “enable an organization to respond to changing demand while managing product flow to ensure high customer service,” says ArchLynk CEO Sekhar Puli.

“Once shippers get up and running on GoodShip, they invite their carriers onto the platform. This creates a multiplayer experience where each party has access to modern analytics, creating a single source of truth,” says CEO Ryan Soskin.

Uber Freight, Convoy and J.B. Hunt formed the Scheduling Standards Consortium in December to standardize trade data and synthesize scheduling technology.

Carriers will now be able to handle their fuel expenses on Uber Freight’s app with no annual fees, according to the freight marketplace.

Uber Freight’s head of product shares simple ways to improve decision-making and reduce costs while improving customers’ shipping experiences.