“Waterfall tracking” means that a visibility provider, like Trucker Tools, automatically assigns the best available tracking method to each individual load based on information provided when the track was created and what the company already knows about the carrier.
Vizion’s solution allows users to receive tracking updates for all containers across both ocean and rail without a letter of authorization.
As the popularity of online shopping increases, so do consumer expectations around shipment visibility and on-time delivery. This can lead to challenges for many retailers, especially when relying on generic carrier tracking solutions.
Over the next few weeks, Google will add the ability to track packages directly from your inbox.
Gathering data for accurate emissions calculations is complicated and time consuming. Standardization could make it easier.
Redwood Logistics will give customers the option to track and offset carbon emissions associated with freight operations.
Emissions tracking and sustainability experts discuss the importance of tracking emissions and using that data to make informed decisions.
AT&T and Sony have teamed up for a new shipping label that activates sensors to track and monitor packages as they travel throughout the supply chain.
FourKites CEO Matthew Elenjickal explains the importance of value-adding tools.
The Trucker Tools driver mobile app was introduced in 2013, and new features have been added continuously over the past several years.
Drivers often suffer from so-called app overload. This leads to a cluttered phone screen and an irritated driver.
Ferrero USA, best known for being the maker of Nutella and Tic Tac, will deploy FourKites’ predictive supply chain technology for greater insight into its freight movements. Also, Canadian National workers strike and a Montana truck driver’s employer gives him a gift of a lifetime.
CHICAGO – After transforming its under-performing passenger operation over the past decade into one of the best managed and profitable global carriers, Delta Air Lines [NYSE: DAL] is now focused on improving other aspects of its business, including cargo. The company’s capital expenditures in cargo-related technology and systems are paying off in improved service and […]
Vehicle and shipment tracking has undergone a revolution since the days of check calls, but more value needs to be provided to carriers to take it to the next level.
Freight visibility is no longer considered a premium benefit the best brokers offer their shippers. It is simply an expectation that most brokers struggle to meet.
North American lighting provider purchases Nashville-based firm specializing in location-based asset management.
Albertsons Companies is now part of the IBM Food Trust network, and plans to use blockchain in tracking its food produce from the farm to its store shelves.
Last-mile delivery companies have a new option for managing their businesses as Rand McNally will soon offer a local fleet version of its DriverConnect platform.
Small, yet powerful satellites can now be deployed for just a fraction of the cost of more traditional satellites, potentially changing the way logistics companies access location and other data for assets.
FreightWaves is monitoring a number of trends that will impact the freight market in 2019. Digitization will play a key role in these trends as companies seek to optimize their supply chain processes.
The final session of Demo Day on Tuesday at FreightWaves’ Transparency18 conference did not disappoint, building on the success of the first three sessions and closing out the day, which ended with a BBQ sponsored by Triumph and a performance from the Emerald City band for attendees.
AT&T has expanded its fleet management portfolio to now include Geotab’s fleet tracking platform as part of the company’s Internet of Things (IoT) solutions.
Telematics and data expert joins FreightWaves to help develop thought leadership and a forum for interpreting telematics and market data for the freight markets
Typically, about 12% of any fleet of drivers on any given day or night will fall well outside the company’s operational safety parameters. How can you use your ELD and GPS data to improve driver safety and productivity? Compliance doesn’t necessarily mean safer.
Transparency18 is designed to be a unique freight conference for participants. Towards that end, the two-day event will dedicate one day to live product demonstrations. Companies are encouraged to sign up to demonstrate their innovative solutions.
AnyTrek has developed “an online tanker thermometer” to comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Blockchain entrepreneurs have an opportunity. The logistics industry is ripe for disruption and blockchain technology is ready to take the lead.
Many people don’t realize it, but construction firms have many of the same problems with truck visibility and tracking that less-than-truckload and truckload carriers have. And a truck arriving late can throw off an entire project’s schedule. That’s why Truck IT has introduce an app to help.
In a connected society, the transparency of items moving through the supply chain is a critical component of shipping best practices. From manufacturer, to trucking company, to end customer, the tracking of goods ensures timely delivery and top customer service ratings. OmniTrails is poised to lead to next revolution in this arena with its micro-location tracking solutions.
