XPO Connect

Companies across the logistics industry will need to start considering their carbon footprint as new regulations come down and consumers start voting with their dollars.

Over the last decade, XPO Logistics has spent hundreds of millions of dollars investing in the development of advanced transportation technology with the use of “the brightest technology minds out there.”

Experts expect demand to continue to outpace supply through at least the first quarter of 2022.

“I think the difference in distinctions between the digital players and the — whatever you call the nondigital players, has become almost nonexistent,” said XPO CEO Brad Jacobs in its earnings call.

XPO is known as a digital broker that collaborates with its customers to develop innovative technologies.

XPO Logistics garners a spot on FreightWaves’ FreightTech 25 list.

2020’s supply chain changes because of COVID will likely stick around in 2021, and could become permanent fixtures of the modern supply chain, XPO’s Drew Wilkerson said.

XPO Logistics’ Nick Ober said during the What The Truck?!? podcast that using technology improves carrier relationships and the overall customer experience.

Shippers that trust their technology also trust their technology provider. That’s why XPO’s Connect platform resonates with shippers.

Downloads of XPO’s driver app Drive XPO have doubled this year, and more than 25,000 carriers have joined its XPO Connect platform as both technologies have seen rapid growth.

API use continues to grow within businesses, and XPO is leveraging the potential to streamline XPO Connect and improve the overall customer experience.

FreightWaves President George Abernathy talks with XPO Logistics CIO Mario Harik about using tech solutions to deliver a more efficient supply chain during Global Trade Tech

The combination of artificial intelligence and machine learning are allowing XPO’s brokerage operation to offer more visibility into pricing, capacity and tracking.