An effective transportation management platform must manage daily challenges and be flexible enough to solve specific problems. The software should link each step of the order management and shipping process and handle robust reporting and billing issues.
Starting today, shippers using MercuryGate’s transportation management system (TMS) will have access to Uber Freight’s network of carriers, guaranteed capacity and real-time market rates, MercuryGate announced this morning. “Shippers need reliable information to drive speed and efficiency in their 24/7 operations,” said MercuryGate president and chief executive officer Joe Juliano in a statement. “By tapping […]
When deploying a TMS, it’s important to understand what you want it to do, but also what it can’t do for you.
Uber Freight moved 1,500 loads for Ocean Spray last year, and the shipper says the relationship will continue to grow.
End-to-end visibility into shipments requires the proper approach, and it often starts with a cloud-based transportation management system.
RIO aims to connect different stakeholders within the transport logistics segment and push the industry towards digitalization.
Freight brokerage in the United States is mostly made up of small companies that have trouble scaling their businesses beyond certain revenue thresholds due to unstructured processes, under-utilization of technology, and ad-hoc recruiting and training. Highly concentrated customer bases and revenue-generating employees wasting their time on administrative tasks eventually become constraints on growth. At a […]
Inefficient warehouse operations lead to confusion, delays and added cost. By incorporating a TMS, shippers can gain better data and improve the end-to-end process of warehouse and shipping management.
Tracy Rosser tapped for executive vice president post at transportation management services provider after helping oversee big-box retailer’s transport and supply chain operations.
Cargo Chief provides freight brokers with a booking bot that gets carrier offers, counter-bids on loads and autonomously books load on consent.
Eminent, founded in 2003, is made up of 37 consultants.
Convey, the six-year-old company trying to reinvent supply chains, has announced a partnership with MercuryGate that it said will improve the last-mile delivery experience for shippers and end customers. Convey’s Delivery Experience Management (DEM) software will be integrated into MercuryGate’s transportation management system (TMS) to provide an end-to-end experience for users seeking to launch DEM […]
TriumphPay is shifting the power over invoice control back into the hands of carriers.
Industry fragmentation has made it difficult for technology to penetrate the market depths; many small fleets and owner-operators are still in the dark with regard to driving value through data analytics.
The lowest adoption rate for TMS software is among single truck owner-operators.
Sumeru Equity specializes in middle market technology companies.
Having the right visibility into the supply chain not only requires having the right TMS system, but also the right design of your networks.
Technology is quickly turning vehicles into mobile communications devices and that always-on connectivity is driving new efficiencies for fleets of all sizes.
Modern transportation management systems (TMS) have lowered the cost while increasing the power of the solutions, opening doors for shippers of all sizes to benefit.
Using a TMS to Solve the Visibility ChallengeIn the B2B world, getting visibility into the logistics flow has traditionally been either very expensive or produced limited results because of the different data sources, languages, relationships, as well as the number of internal and external systems. But a TMS with the right framework and business logic can integrate disparate data sources and use the data in-line with intelligence and workflow as part of your execution system to help solve B2B visibility challenges. It enables data integration and has the ability to translate and share information flowing in from shippers, carriers, mobile applications, financial systems, emails, portals, and more. Download this white paper today to learn more.
