Integrations solutions provider Kleinschmidt plans to help insurance tech vendor meshVI build out its future technology stack and will provide application programming interface support.
The partnership offers e2open TMS users seamless access to FlockDirect, a terminal-free shared truckload solution from Flock, enabling real-time quoting and booking.
Convoy’s new system uses machine learning and other tools to identify possible fraud.
RCG Logistics will immediately be integrated under the Acertus brand.
Laid-off employees came from support departments including Human Resources, Information Technology (IT) and other ancillary support roles. IT roles affected by the event included business analysts, scrum masters, quality analysts, product managers, and project managers.
In this edition: The cost of a conversation, Florida prepares for a Hurricane and Mexico avoids a strike.
Issues in the yard can threaten tight delivery windows just as much as issues on the road. Every inefficiency in the supply chain creates a domino effect, but so does every improvement.
A new app from Finloc 2000 allows carriers, drivers and, soon, freight brokers to book overnight truck parking, addressing an issue that plagues the U.S. trucking industry.
“Optym HaulPlan has enabled us to plan more efficiently and make adjustments to lanes quicker,” said Estes President and COO Webb Estes.
In this edition: Identity theft for freight brokerages on the rise, Brake Safety Week is upon us, and the battle for terminals heats up.
For customers, knowing when their shipment will arrive is no longer just a preference, it’s expected. Whether the receiver is a business or the end consumer, the standard is the same: Customers need a way to track their orders from start to finish — no phone calls or manual email inquiries involved. Today’s freight transportation […]
The TruckParkingClub.com application now provides real-time reservable parking sites at 143 rest stops and 120 premium locations for overnight, multi-night and up to monthly stays.
The fleet management ecosystem has undergone a serious technological transformation over the past several years, leading to more data being collected than ever before.
While AI technologies have the potential to transform the shipping and logistics industries, their success takes careful and strategic planning.
In the post-pandemic pivot from just-in-case to just-in-time manufacturing, digital freight network Convoy has launched a service to help shippers and carriers manage risk.
Rate deals and spikes don’t last forever, and smart industry players know caring for the partners who will sustain them when the market inevitably shifts is mission-critical.
Supply chain technology provider Trimble posts impressive Q2 results and says truck spot rates may have “bottomed out.”
snapshot of ports in 1991 reveals the importance of a new radio-frequency technology launch at the time, when a terminal in Honolulu first received the tech.
Kodif’s founding team showcases experience, resulting in the development of a technical product that empowers even those lacking technical proficiency to effectively utilize it.
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Fluid Truck Renew helps commercial fleets lease out parked equipment and offers a simple way for new fleets to enter the market.
According to Terminal Industries, 92% of yards lack technology solutions to eliminate wasted capacity, drive down unforeseen costs and improve inventory operations, leading to $146 billion in excess transportation costs.
Women In Trucking Association President and CEO Jennifer Hedrick explains how the average driver job has changed, removing barriers for women.
“I think this acquisition sends the message to the market that we are here to add real value,” said Ship Angel founder Graham Parker.
Tive’s technology advancements allow customers to see blind spots in air and ocean cargo.
Obtained documentation shows Transfix is looking to raise funds at a $376 million valuation.
Nominate freight industry disruptors for FreightWaves’ annual 2024 FreightTech awards before Friday, Sept. 1.
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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.
“We could make carriers’ lives easier by giving them a single tool that they can use to make sure that they are not missing any hiring steps,” said LogRock co-founder and CEO Hunter Yaw.
“The Premier Partner Program expands our carrier family to include an even higher level of qualification of carriers that can meet the needs of participating shippers,” said president George Abernathy.
The importance of real-time visibility in supply chain management cannot be overstated, as it helps improve transparency, traceability, sustainability, and customer service. 77% of supply chain leaders say real-time visibility is a must-have—and yet, only 25% actually USE it. Tive’s “The State of Visibility 2023” report—based on survey results from over 270 supply chain decision-makers—sheds […]
Using the company’s platform, Repowr Connect, shippers, fleets and 3PLs can share their available assets with other network members, helping parties find on-demand capacity.
“We are looking to empower these independent contractors and truly treat them as owners of their businesses,” Luke Denny, co-founder and CEO, told FreightWaves.
“TrueTMS carries a price point that is affordable for a one- to 20-truck operator to purchase,” says T3 Tech’s George Thellman.
Interstate Health’s CEO explains how addressing the needs of both truckers and travelers can make a highway care network work.
“[Navix] understands their customers’ problems, the value proposition and how to apply the technology to solve them,” said Rob Estes, chairman and CEO of Estes Express Lines.
Echo Global Logistics has held true to the same goal since its inception almost 20 years ago: Make transportation management simpler.
“To get ahead of the curve on stringent climate disclosure requirements proposed by the SEC and [the ISSB], shippers need to transition from manual data gathering and estimations of their scope 3 carbon footprint to tools that efficiently and accurately provide emissions reports in real time,” said Convoy Corporate Sustainability Analyst Kiana van Waes.
Shippers and carriers alike have been forced to deal with the financial fallout of a global pandemic, war, rising fuel costs and the looming threat of an economic recession.
“When you work in the automotive industry, there’s an inherent pressure and stress that comes with moving these shipments,” said Gregory Grimes, the owner and managing partner of West Central Motor Freight.
“We knew the port terminals, we understood their operations, but mostly we understood their systems and data. We thought we could be the bridge that wasn’t created before that could speak both parties’ languages and get containers in and out,” said BlueCargo co-founder and CEO Alexandra Griffon.
Supply chain veteran and patent holder Julian Van Erlach explains how FabFitFun continues to ship “more gross profit dollars per package.”
“If we take what we’ve learned about compliance over the last 20 years and combine it with the latest technology, it’s possible to speed up the process significantly and make it a better experience for drivers,” Foley and CEO Joel Sitak said.
“The new model is flexible and brings together dedicated support teams highly trained on one or a few shippers’ needs and operating requirements,” said Convoy founder and CEO Dan Lewis.
“Treat every application like it is worth a million dollars. An allegation of negligent hiring in post-crash litigation could cost at least that and more,” said Mark Schedler, senior transport editor at J. J. Keller & Associates.
Convoy is looking to improve the contracted freight market for small carriers and shippers with forever-evolving freight needs.
Inside this edition: A merger or acquisition might be worth considering; big trends in the supply chain world this year; and a cannabis/3PL deal closes.
Amid recession fears, industry experts reveal freight’s most untapped differentiator— next-generation weather technology.
Less-than-truckload booking platform MyCarrier is automating insurance coverage for the 10,000 shipments it is booking daily.
Inside this edition: Regulations for customs brokers get a facelift; Laredo is the MVP; and Credit Suisse provides some new year ratings.
“It’s not a one-size-fits-all scenario. We can sit down with any merchant of any size, with any kind of commodity and really understand their needs and how both the technology and our carrier network can get that customer delivery experience they are looking for,” said Brad Noble, Passport’s new head of business development.
By the end of the week, Convoy carriers will be able to receive instant bid feedback on 98% of company-sourced loads.
“We are proud to be part of this first-in-history interoperability launch between eBOL platforms,” said CargoX founder and CEO Stefan Kukman.
BoxC’s data-sharing initiative with the FDA showcases the growing need for government regulators to work with supply chains to fix operational inefficiencies.
Inside this edition: Prospecting gets creative; size matters in final mile delivery; and C.H. Robinson makes executive changes.
Not all that long ago, real-time, end-to-end visibility was considered a perk. Over the past few years, however, on-demand visibility has become a consistent expectation.
“Now, stone yards across the country can get on our site, find a load of stone, get the shipping cost and book a truck in a matter of minutes,” said StoneLoads CEO Patrick Wells.
Sapphire Ventures executive Demi Obayomi explains what trends the venture capital firm is seeing in the supply chain — and where technology can help.
Carriers are grappling with unfavorable market shifts across the board. With prowess and the right partners, however, carriers can remain profitable — and even competitive — in a loosening market.
Supply chain and logistics companies got time in the limelight on Time magazine’s list of the 200 Best Inventions of 2022.
Now that awareness has increased and investments are being made, it’s time for forwarders to shift their focus toward seeking exceptional end-to-end digital shipping experiences that allow them to combine relationships and expertise with great tech.
If you’re not investing smartly in people and tech, you’re asking to be left behind.
CEOs Dave Clark of Flexport and Hamid Moghadam of Prologis shared the stage — and their insights — about the supply chain on Tuesday at the 2022 Groundbreakers forum in New York.
TMS will be at the heart of this new tech-based transformation, offering robust tools to shippers reimagining operations — and, most importantly, to those that historically haven’t enjoyed access to the technology.
Scandit and Samsung’s collaboration brings new smart data capture to increase workflow efficiency on its new smartphone.
HyperTrack’s new Playground feature simulates a delivery environment for customers to test out last-mile strategies.
From transportation capacity and labor constraints to changing order profiles and more frequent disruptive events, maintaining predictable and cost-effective material flows has never been more complex or challenging.
FMCSA recruits truck drivers
The Learnship Sprint program is designed to teach employees industry-specific language to increase workplace productivity.
Woodlawn Partners leads the debt and equity co-investment with Monroe Capital.
Cleo Integration Cloud is a blend of both internal and external integration systems types, providing users with a self-service platform to connect their internal ecosystem of back office and cloud-based enterprise processes with trading partners through its any-to-any transformation engine.
FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell and Leaf Logistics CEO and co-founder Anshu Prasad sit down to talk about carrier compliance and the role technology plays.
Driver turnover is expensive, and trucking operators cannot afford to keep turning over virtually their entire workforces on a yearly basis if they hope to bolster their bottom lines.
“There is a lot of innovation coming out of these new therapies, and our customers were afraid they had created the best medicine in the world but could not deliver it,” said Tive’s Alex Guillen.
“Using the TruckCoinSwap mobile and web apps — and TCS Token — transportation companies can now receive free invoice settlement and get paid sooner. TCS is helping to write a new chapter in blockchain and Web3,” says CTO Jake Centner.
“Not only do we collect more data than other freight providers, we go one step further by distilling that data into interactive dashboards that surface anomalies shippers can act on to save time and money,” says Convoy’s Dorothy Li.
For many carriers, the rapid adoption of technology has sparked skepticism and reticence.
Many retailers and delivery providers choose to develop their own routing and fleet management software, but that can limit their flexibility and add unnecessary cost.
StratusGrid’s expertise and ability to provide supply chain and logistics companies with software solutions on the world’s most widely adopted cloud platform is underscored with Amazon Web Services recognition.
By consolidating storage and utilizing 3D robotics, Attabotics’ bin-carrying robot makes its commercial debut as part of the world’s first 3D robotics supply chain system.
