Technology startup Wiliot has launched a food-safety initiative using ambient IoT to provide more traceability in supply chains.
Wiliot’s Steve Statler breaks down the company’s V2 pixel and Universal Automation Platform for Modern Shipper.
Nexxiot co-founder Daniel MacGregor chats with FreightWaves’ Tyler Cole about how data and Internet of Things can impact sustainability.
The Internet of Things fleet management and software company sold 35 million shares and raised $805 million in its IPO Wednesday.
“If everything is streamlined and automated, your insurance costs will go down because your accidents will go down,” said Mitzel.
Agencies across Tennessee will make Samsara’s technology available to all state, municipal and county fleets.
FreightWaves President George Abernathy and Ryder Chief Technology Officer Kendra Phillips explore how autonomous technology and other FreightTech will fit in with current networks.
AT&T and Sony have teamed up for a new shipping label that activates sensors to track and monitor packages as they travel throughout the supply chain.
Laggards “didn’t wake up and smell the pandemic until February-March,” according to Bolstorff.
Announcement of IT EVP and chief digital officer appointments doesn’t mention this week’s ransomware attack.
Continuous intelligent planning can help companies avoid stock outs and drive on-shelf availability.
In this installment of the AI in Supply Chain series (#AIinSupplyChain), we explore the topic of industrial supply chains and factories of the future.
The next generation of cellphones is known as 5G. 5G promises much faster speed and other benefits. Darren Prokop explores the future of transportation and logistics in a 5G world.
Group of nine container carriers has banded together for digital standardization.
Digital Container Shipping Association establishes internet of things standards for connectivity
Warehouse operations have also been affected by COVID-19. Here are some suggestions that may help increase efficiency of operations.
In a transformational partnership for a growth-stage company, Platform Science will embed connectivity software at the factory in Daimler Trucks beginning in 2021.
The new tracking system allows real-time monitoring of transported goods across a variety of markets including food & beverage, pharmaceuticals and micro-mobility.
Ubirch, a blockchain cybersecurity company, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). Learn more about Ubirch and BiTA.
Using shock recorders when shipping freight may help shippers and carriers better protect freight and assign fault when damage occurs.
Businesses can leverage technology and incentivize consumers to ensure sustainability within their logistics operations.
FreightTech will be even more important and pervasive in 2020. Learn about some of the expanding trends in FreightTech.
Trump administration seeks industry comment on Obama-era transportation document.
Enterprise resource planning will bring changes to supply chains in 2020. Kayla Matthews points out several technologies that will gain greater acceptance and use in 2020.
Orbcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBC) sees its shares sell off after its quarterly report. The company’s transition to subscription service, and the accompanying delay in revenue, appears to be weighing on investor sentiment.
Market Voice Brian Aoaeh has a fascinating interview with Wolfgang Lehmacher,, an expert on global supply chains (and much more)!
Technology is posed to assist the LTL shipping sector and in some cases, already has.
Smart factory owners are turning to advanced technology like artificial intelligence and big data to gain an edge in the digital industrial revolution.
A roll-out of the much-hyped 5G telecommunications technology will not in itself revolutionize logistics, says Paul Soong, regional director of BluJay, which provides a wide variety of management software for the logistics and transport industries. Better management of business is the key.
In this commentary by Ekim Saribardak, he writes about new track and trace technologies that can revolutionize the shipment of ocean freight.
Learn how existing and future technologies will continue the evolution of supply chains, transportation and warehousing.
Freight Alley in Chattanooga was the scene on the afternoon of February 21, when executives from FreightWaves, Nodal Exchange, DAT and K-Ratio presented the Trucking Freight Futures roadshow. Trucking Freight Futures debut on the Nodal Exchange on March 29.
Edge technology and infrastructure will play a key role in everything from autonomous, to final-mile delivery applications, to IoT solutions and smart cities as a whole.
Techpertise together with TMW Systems …Millions of IoT devices are uploading vast quantities of data to the cloud, clogging network bandwidth and creating huge data lakes that still have to be navigated. It’s time for computing power to decentralize again, and move back to onboard devices.
A team of former Nokia Research engineers has built a hardware-agnostic video telematics platform that is already being white-labeled by some of the most important telematics service providers.
There’s nothing done at large scale today. That’s just not reality. There’s still more questions than answers. But what is being done, and how?
Fleet Complete’s IoT solutions are designed to offer fleets of all sizes and vehicle types the advantage of big data analytics.
From device connectivity to data monitoring to data analytics to automation. The solution sweet spot is ultimately automation.
SkyCell has 1,000 high-tech refrigerated air freight containers circulating through the global biopharmaceutical cold chain. They’ve reduced temperature deviations from a global average of 8.5% to less than 0.1%.
CONNVEX is a platform intended to transform the delivery of solutions through multi-dimensional partnerships between industry stakeholders in the connected commercial vehicle space.
Transparency18 is designed to be a unique freight conference for participants. Towards that end, the two-day event will dedicate one day to live product demonstrations. Companies are encouraged to sign up to demonstrate their innovative solutions.
Call it the Internet of Things, the Sharing Economy, a result of the ELD mandate, or the emergence of blockchain-style applications, but we are witnessing a digital gold rush when it comes to developing technologies bent on improving supply chains.
Pay particular attention to analytics-driven IoT platforms, computing at the edge, and data exchange brokerages (DEBs), as IoT influences everything from home security systems, to oil and gas exploration, to smart cities, to retail experiences, and beyond.
Automation and digitization continue to infiltrate the shipper and 3PL markets, even as those industries lag in investment, according to a study conducted by Infosys Consulting and presented during a Stifel conference call on Tuesday.
The Internet of Things (IoT) has come to trucking, generating data that improves safety and efficiency for carriers while at the same time giving shippers and customers realtime visibility into the location and condition of their goods.
Leading machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) provider Orbcomm has acquired Blue Tree Systems, a provider of compliance solutions in multiple countries, including the U.S.
A new global study has found that transportation companies are embracing the Internet of Things (IoT), but many still lack a full understanding of how best to utilize the data.
