FleetZoo is a delivery and service optimization startup that is solving the last-mile problem by providing a solution that lets companies optimize and visualize all their delivery routes in a matter of minutes.
LA caught between straits of labor and capital; group looks for ocean freight’s Esperanto; and digital-first forwarder gets $20m funding.
Market expert Dean Croke writes about the construction boom in Las Vegas, the number of flatbed trucks hauling steel to the city for its mega-construction projects, and the outlook for the flatbed truck market in 2019.
It’s an offer that expires on June 30, 2019.
Market expert Jim Blaze questions the benefits to-date of precision scheduled railroading (PSR). Read his views on how railroads could prove PSR’s value to shippers.
Des Moines Truck Brokers (DMTB) is the latest company to join the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). Learn more about DMTB and why it joined BiTA.
With this acquistion, TeleSense will help drive the automation of the grain supply chain and expand its footprint across Europe.
Air cargo volume in Europe continues to decline. Read market expert Cathy Morrow Roberson’s take on the reasons why this is occurring and if there are options available to improve the volume.
Another outbreak of salmonella poisoning has occurred – this one caused by tainted fruit. Read how blockchain could help deter and detect these outbreaks before they harm many.
Cocoa farming in Africa witnesses a lot of forced and child labor, which can be eliminated if the stakeholders within chocolate supply chains can have transparency on end-to-end operations.
The grounding of all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft has caused many problems; it has also created an opportunity for freight forwarders. Read a market expert’s take on the situation.
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.
Around the world, consumers are clamoring for more seafood. Read how airlines and airports are working to move more seafood more quickly around the world.
Walmart has introduced Voice Order, that allows people to add items to their Walmart online cart by giving voice commands through any Google Assistant enabled device.
Fast Radius, a leading manufacturing technology company, has announced its Series B financing round of $48 million led by UPS, with strong insider participation from Drive Capital.
Air cargo volume is down year-to-date. Learn what air cargo companies are doing – and not doing – to generate greater volume and revenue.
Many food chains in the U.S. are shutting stores down due to lack of diners. It is time they take remote consumers seriously and look to sell food via last-mile food delivery companies.
FreightWaves SONAR platform will be the basis of further collaboration between FreightWaves U and Georgia Tech.
Danish logistics major DSV is acquiring Swiss rival Panalpina in a deal worth $4.6 billion, creating one of the world’s largest companies in logistics and freight forwarding.
As food product recalls are becoming a frequent occurrence on account of contamination fears, the time is right for companies to look towards blockchain for creating better visibility into their supply chains and to reduce generic en masse recalls wherever possible.
Volkswagen partners with Amazon Web Services, to streamline data coming from its different manufacturing and logistics processes, and create actionable information to improve production flexibility and increase vehicle quality.
India-based logistics startup Delhivery has secured $413 million in new funding with Japan’s SoftBank leading the round.
Big data is opening up opportunities for shippers of all sizes, and used properly, it can help reduce shipping rates and improve customer service.
The contradiction between the federal and state regulations on growing and distributing marijuana could be alleviated by bringing trustability into pot supply chains. This can be done by adopting blockchain technology which can account for every step of the marijuana logistics process from the field to the consumer’s doorstep.
Hong Kong-based Tigers, a global transportation and logistics company, is the latest member of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). BiTA is developing blockchain standards for the global transportation/logistics/supply chain marketplace.
Kenya-based startup Lori has built a logistics platform that is revolutionising the cargo-transport value chain in Africa by seamlessly connecting cargo owners, shippers and transporters via a digital freight marketplace.
Kargo Technologies is an online freight logistics marketplace that connects commercial shippers with truckers across Indonesia.
The BiTA Standards Council has ratified the Alliance’s first data standard in record time. Read about the standard and the foundational framework endorsed by the Council.
GT Solutions, a transportation solutions provider based in France, is the latest member of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). BiTA is developing blockchain standards for the global transportation/logistics marketplace.
Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) has published its inaugural blockchain standards, with the consortium trusting the framework would act as a springboard for companies within the industry to develop blockchain-related applications.
The nominees have been announced and voting is now underway in the inaugural FreightWaves Shipper of Choice awards. The Shipper of Choice Award is in partnership with Convoy.
Bumble Bee Foods is now using the SAP cloud platform blockchain service to trace the journey of yellowfin tuna from the Indonesian ocean to the consumers’ dinner table.
Over the last several years, Columbus Rickenbacker airport has emerged as a key and growing alternative U.S. gateway for international air cargo.
CargoX and dexFreight, the two blockchain logistics companies will collaborate in offering digital bill of lading solutions and cost-effective logistics operations.
OLIMP is a platform that connects shippers and carriers to provide cross docking, on demand warehousing and last mile delivery.
Asset Balance Solutions is the latest member of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). BiTA just released the first blockchain standard for the freight/logistics/supply chain industries.
Last-mile delivery network aggregator Shipsi announced a new roster of ecommerce and retail partners across the U.S. to support and fuel its march towards the future of retail.
BLOC recently collaborated with mining company BHP, Japanese shipping company NYK, and biofuel company GoodFuels, to deliver sustainable biofuel to the BHP-chartered, NYK-owned bulk carrier – all via BLOC’s blockchain fuels assurance platform.
Happy Returns has unveiled a self-service return solution that would allow shoppers to return items at the storefront – eliminating the need for them to return items through a laborious mail process that is the norm today.
Columbia Transport, based in Italy, joins the Blockchain in Transport Alliance.
Asparagus from Mexico and California moves around the world as air cargo from Los Angeles International Airport.
Flashback Fridays previews the soon-to-open Freight Alley Haul of Fame and showcases four trucking companies that contributed to the history of trucking.
Dale Chrystie of FedEx was elected as the first chair of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) Standards Council (BiTAS), during its February Board of Directors meeting.
