“Treat every application like it is worth a million dollars. An allegation of negligent hiring in post-crash litigation could cost at least that and more,” said Mark Schedler, senior transport editor at J. J. Keller & Associates.

“As a driver, you make your living off your license to drive a tractor-trailer, so it’s critical to make sure it’s in a good standing,” said Robert Kaferle, vice president of safety at Reliance Partners.

Amid recession fears, industry experts reveal freight’s most untapped differentiator— next-generation weather technology.

Now that the supply chain “water line” has been largely but not entirely cleared, weakened demand and a strained economic environment have created a “recipe for the slowdown,” said OptiX executive Buddy Sexton.

ClearFlame’s model removes diesel from diesel engines through heavy-duty compression ignition engine modification, allowing trucks to run on a wide range of clean-burning, plant-based renewable fuels.

Ditat’s load planning board lets carriers view and manage all their load planning necessities in one place. It’s also a powerful recruiting tool.

“Everyone was so welcoming at TAB, and you could tell they loved being there. This is a top-notch company, with a top-notch facility and an atmosphere that is second to none,” Baker said.

CEO and founder Don Burnette says “2022 stood as the year that Kodiak really built momentum and gained the trust of the industry.”

This partnership has produced an extra layer of security for fleet owners with Ditat’s Secure Code. This feature, managed through Ditat’s TMS, requires a unique four-digit code to be entered for each purchase.

Lingering questions about how autonomous trucks will work on the road drove DHL Supply Chain to partner with Embark, which is focused on the “nitty-gritty” details of self-driving technology.

With Ditat, carriers do not need to have their own experts on staff or hire a third-party developer to set up an EDI connection. They just need to reach out to customer support, which will take it from there.

Policies affecting cross-border shipping, like the Complemento Carta Porte, are often a thorn in the side of shippers, but they can be streamlined with the right 3PL partner.

Freight Club leverages the volume of all clients in order to get enterprise rates from its network of more than 30 well-known carriers.

With the recent launch of Tomorrow.io’s Real-Time Monitoring system, companies are able to receive granular, real-time weather information relevant to their moving assets.

Numerous shippers are realizing that digitization can change their processes, making them stronger and better able to deal with and adapt to external forces.

Trucker Path bridges the gap between brokers and carriers, connecting over 1,000 brokers with over 1 million app users.

Weather-related hazards cause over 1.2 million vehicle accidents each year, yet leading trucking firms still lack a streamlined system to identify which of their drivers are at risk due to adverse weather conditions.

Cleo Integration Cloud is a blend of both internal and external integration systems types, providing users with a self-service platform to connect their internal ecosystem of back office and cloud-based enterprise processes with trading partners through its any-to-any transformation engine.

All the essential tools for shipping are centralized on Mothership’s dashboard, creating unmatched reliability and efficiency in your final-mile supply chain.

Without a clear idea of what technological breakthroughs in alternative fuels may be coming, ocean carriers are left searching for a path forward as they look to build vessels.

“When we first got started here, probably 75% of my day was answering emails and phone calls asking for updates. Now that all that is being sent directly from the drivers to the customers, it gives me a lot more time to handle planning and other issues that come up.”

StratusGrid’s expertise and ability to provide supply chain and logistics companies with software solutions on the world’s most widely adopted cloud platform is underscored with Amazon Web Services recognition.

Mothership’s same-day freight marketplace injects modern software into an industry still lagging behind in technology adoption, opening doors for shippers that will directly allow them to break into new markets and build consistent and dependable service with low overall damage rates.

Each new Ditat customer is paired with one support team member who stays with the account from the beginning and beyond.

He regards the technology as not just the next generation of business process tools after the TMS, but something more akin to the revolutionary jump from traditional phones to smartphones.

Brokerages that already have customer contracts allow agents more rate stability

Driver turnover has been a challenge for trucking companies across the U.S. After implementing SHIPSMobile Content, companies are seeing improved driver retention and a reduction of the “hire, train and repeat” culture.

AtoB, a new entrant to the fleet card industry, is disrupting the traditional fuel card model with its no-hidden-fee, universal approach, putting the power back into carriers’ hands

If you aren’t using a platform with an open API, you may find data siloed between different programs that are unable to communicate with your TMS. Your business will ultimately become constrained by the limitations of your TMS. You won’t have the freedom to design a TMS to your company’s needs.

At the end of the day, brokers, shippers and 3PLs want a reliable TMS that can handle all of the nuances of both their particular segments of the transportation industry while also offering a simple user interface.

In the upcoming quarter, Trucker Tools will home in on the broker and carrier relationship by introducing a couple of mutually beneficial tools.

Non-asset-based freight agents, who work independently of any one specific carrier, are especially at a disadvantage in today’s marketplace.

Fleets have been able to find more control over their transportation spend using PTV Route Optimizer’s features designed to suit the specific logistical last-mile delivery needs for CPG items.

Technology solutions, like the ones offered by Trucker Tools, help shippers and carriers achieve visibility and quickly book available trucks and nearby loads with the power of real-time, early and accurate data.

“Ditat has definitely helped us increase cash flow just by making the billing cycle efficient and allowing a one-stop place for our drivers to have the ability to get their dispatch, scan their bills of lading in and then it directly goes into the TMS and we can bill it out the same day.”

Each year, MTS Logistics sponsors the biggest bike event in the shipping industry to raise funds for Spectrum Works, a nonprofit workforce training program that provides job training and employment opportunities for young adults with autism.

AtoB offers fuel discounts at over 99% of fuel trucks and gas stations, with no limit on the number of discounted gallons drivers can purchase, and no hidden fees.

PTV Route Optimizer is more than a planning system. It provides carriers and transportation companies with a way to maximize their efficiency — and that of the driver and customer — all in one tool.

With LoadStop — an enterprise, cloud-based and carrier-focused platform — carriers of all sizes can grow revenue, streamline internal workflows, optimize fleet management and dispatching, and reduce time waste through process automation.

Cargo security has been a concern on the radars of many shippers and carriers in recent years, but during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic worries mounted as cargo thefts […]

There are many reasons why drivers may end up driving miles that are considered wasted. One big reason is weather conditions.

Although many companies are competing to solve the same problem, NewRoad’s operating partners use their industry expertise to pinpoint the company with competitive advantages that set them apart. 

The way to create a winning situation for all is not by hiring more drivers but, according to Ranjan, by increasing driver utilization and reducing the trucking cost structure.

EFL Global this year celebrates its 40th anniversary in the freight forwarding and 3PL business.

Trucker Path listens to what drivers need and hands them the tools to mitigate some of the most common struggles they face everywhere they go.

DDC recently expanded its back office solutions to to add a front-facing, Customer Care suite of services. These new offerings include customer service-based and inside sales-focused solutions to help its partners achieve long-term success.

Freight Intel brings all shipping activities onto one platform, allowing shippers to access all their data in seconds.

DDC Sync allows drivers to use a mobile app with intuitive smart capture to instantly take high-quality images of bills of lading (BOLs) that are then processed with the driver’s terminal staff or operation staff of DDC.

The average percentage of ocean carrier invoices with missing or wrong information jumped from a historical average of 18% to over 45% in 2021.

Optimal Dynamics aims to alleviate the uncertainty about freight movement today and in the future.