Lazer Logistics plans to roll out a recently acquired yard management technology across its network of more than 600 locations.
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.
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.
There are a lot of moving pieces in the logistics industry. It can be difficult for leaders and decision-makers to keep their eyes on every aspect of the business, especially […]
A look at Reducing Yard Emissions
Global supply chain visibility provider project44 launches Yard Solutions, a product aimed at yard operators.
“I read that if we could save drivers 18 minutes a day, we would not have a driver shortage problem. We think it’s possible to give them those 18 minutes just from time wasted at the warehouse alone,” says C3 Solutions’ CRO.
Lazer Spot signed a multiyear deal with Orange EV to provide more than 25 electric spotter trucks for yard operations.
Yard services provider Lazer Spot acquired Firefly Transportation Services to “accelerate the adoption” of environmentally friendly electric spotter trucks.
Yard management represents a costly blind spot for many shippers and their supply chain partners, according to a survey released by FourKites.
FourKites has officially released its Dynamic Yard product, a combination of yard management tools acquired earlier this year with its own visibility platform, to provide shipment visibility from yard to end customer.
FourKites is acquiring the yard management solutions from TrackX Holdings, and using those products to launch Dynamic Yard, an end-to-end full visibility platform.
