Technology

FreightWaves announced the launch of Sonar, its SaaS platform for freight market data. Michael Vincent, EVP of FreightWaves, demonstrated the product at Transparency18 in Atlanta.

Startups and incumbents at the demos today are building transparency into their products. Historically freight has been very opaque. The change is emerging here and now.

Unemployment rate across the U.S. has fallen below 4% and is creating problems for recruiting and retaining skilled labor in the logistics industry.

Less than one week after announcing it was selling many of its business entities to TruckThat, One20 has said it will cease supporting its electronic logging device (ELD) as of June 18, 2018.

Obtaining data that is both clean and usable remains a challenge for the industry, one that blockchain is promising to solve.

As blockchain technology works its way into the transportation ecosystem, there is remains plenty to learn about its potential, but its success will depend on multiple parties working together.

BiTA announced it would be forming Think Tanks to help identify industry pain points that blockchain could help solve. The Alliance also said the first BiTA Standards should be out before the end of 2018.

The new Blockchain in Supply Chain Alliance (BiSCA) is designed to meet the needs of supply chain participants looking for education and guidance on the development of blockchain standards.

In the wake of the House Appropriations Committee allocating just $250 million for port projects, the AAPA is demanding additional funding from the government, to keep up with the spike in growth of multimodal freight.

Scroll Network announced its affiliation with the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA).

Amazon has been in talks with major hospitals across the U.S. to look into the possibilities of venturing into the healthcare supply chain.

Target’s Restock program is a direct competitor to Amazon Prime Pantry, and now the retailer is rolling out the program nationally with free shipping and next-day delivery for all Redcard purchases.

As the trucking industry continues to broadly install and learn to use the ELDs, there are beginning to be large disparities in the way the devices are impacting capacity via mode.

For some customers in the Cincinnati area, their packages are now being dropped on their doorsteps – literally.

CoLoadX is a shipping marketplace that helps freight forwarders and NVOCCs in finding better quotes, routing options, and in executing transactions faster.

Oil prices could go over $90 a barrel by 2020 due to IMO regulations that put a cap on the sulfur emissions in the shipping industry.

Consolidated Chassis Management has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA).

Roadrunner Transportation Systems announced today that it has joined BiTA, a group dedicated to implementing standards for the digitalization of the supply chain.

As fleets adopt more advanced safety system, the issues of initial and ongoing driver training become the primary vehicle to the success of those system.

The Freight Movement is in partnership with Arrive Logistics …

Moving freight to its final destination starts with the ability of a shipper or broker to find available capacity. That load tendering process is rapidly changing.

Shipa Freight, a spinoff from Agility, has created a platform that makes it easier for SMEs to book air and ocean freight online.

FreightOptics, the freight auditing and optimization software with business intelligence, cost allocation capabilities, and a web-based transportation management system, announced today it has been admitted to the Blockchain in Transportation Alliance (BiTA).

The project will be powered with Virgin Hyperloop One's technology to "enable ultra-fast, on-demand deliveries of high-priority goods and can revolutionize logistics, support economic zones, and create thriving economic megaregions."

Learning Machine has developed an application for issuing and verifying official records using the blockchain as a secure encrypt of trust, which could help reduce driver identity fraud and loss of freight to theft.

The pharmaceutical industry witnesses the DSCSA legislation which makes it mandatory for companies to provide visibility and traceability in its supply chain.

Convoy revealed Monday morning that U2’s Bono and The Edge quietly invested in the company last year.

Post the U.S. pulling out of the Iran Nuclear Deal, Iran has lashed out saying the U.S. is trying to drive up oil prices to help in strengthening the US dollar.

Get the package there and get it there on time. A simply ask, but one that has become increasingly difficult in recent years as e-commerce has exploded and retailers and e-tailers fight for those dollars.

According to at least one analyst, Tesla may be putting its ambitious Semi project on hold as it tries to solve its many other issues, including Model 3 production.

Brokerage firms struggle with finding carriers for loads and real visibility in the industry is still a concern. Trucker Tools is providing a solution to this predicament through its Smart Capacity feature.