“Today project44 is pleased to announce a very favorable resolution of our defamation lawsuit against FourKites,” project44 told FreightWaves.
MyCarrier asked a Delaware judge to stop project44 from cutting off visibility data to MyCarrier.
This week: p44 offers eBOLs on all LTL shipments, ODeX moves into Singapore, Goodyear offers Tires-as-a-Service and AutoScheduler.AI raises funds.
Visibility providers project44 and FourKites take their defamation fight to the Illinois Supreme Court.
project44 has consistently worked to bring greater transparency and visibility to the ocean sector, launching a suite of solutions powered by AI and machine learning.
On a day-to-day basis, friction is characterized by manual processes, inefficient workflows and high volumes of human involvement.
By providing door-to-door visibility capabilities — and paving the way for stronger connections between industry players — project44 can help shippers and logistics service providers more from reactive to proactive.
The logistics industry is collaborative by nature, and project44 regularly embraces partnerships to create and improve data-driven solutions for their customers. Over the past few years, Google Cloud has become one of the company’s most impactful partners.
A report by project44 said delivery performance was the highest since March 2020.
In light of today’s soft economic conditions and high inflation rates, companies should have plans in place for providing standout service without blowing their own budgets going into peak season.
Project44’s Jett McCandless comments on the state of technology as the company completes a round of layoffs on Thursday.
Despite the growing importance of interoperability in supply chains, there are more technology companies marketing closed platforms than ever before.
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.
While AI technologies have the potential to transform the shipping and logistics industries, their success takes careful and strategic planning.
These new API offers from p44 represent the next step in supply chain connectivity, paving the way to a more transparent and collaborative future.
The value of supply chain visibility will continue soaring, says project44 Chief Industry Officer Bart De Muynck.
The impact on trucking from the closure of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia does not appear to be reaching the most dire projections.
Common misconceptions around data quality and connectivity stand in the way of maximizing value from visibility solutions and improving overall supply chain performance.
Gartner’s Magic Quadrant stands out as one of the clearest – and most trusted – ways to evaluate the most popular real-time visibility options.
“Investors have shifted from a growth-at-all-costs mindset to focus on the path to profitability and scalable growth. No startup, not even the rocket ships of logistics technology, will be immune to these trends,” says project44 founder and CEO Jett McCandless.
As the popularity of online shopping increases, so do consumer expectations around shipment visibility and on-time delivery. This can lead to challenges for many retailers, especially when relying on generic carrier tracking solutions.
Generative AI is capable of overhauling the day-to-day realities of the supply chain industry by automating human-intensive processes and creating a pathway for fast-paced innovation.
While every sector has seen its fair share of upgrades, challenging and shifting priorities, the ocean environment has proven especially rife for change.
Most sectors, especially retail, are experiencing weakened demand and falling volumes. This is not the case for the automotive industry.
Most of the time, March brings some reprieve from the post-holiday demand slump. This year, consumers appear to be less apt to resume their normal spending habits.
In-transit visibility options have skyrocketed over the past several years, making it easier than ever to track a shipment’s en route movements. The same cannot be said, however, for terminal visibility.
Last year’s peak retail season stands apart from previous years in that there wasn’t much of a “peak” at all.
Supply chain visibility leaders provide insight on their decisions in 2022 and what’s in store for the FreightTech segment in 2023.
Estes Forwarding Worldwide and project44 have developed a rating API that provides expedited quotes for LTL shippers.
With investor appetite shrinking, will FreightTech companies feel the pain in 2023? A recent survey shows mixed results.
“Whether a company is big or small, they all need to provide visibility to their customers. … If a company can’t provide delivery dates, process inventory efficiency and delivery on-time then the customers will go somewhere else,” said project44 founder and CEO Jett McCandless.
project44 has secured $80 million in funding to create a system to measure supply chain emissions globally.
FreightWaves’ Craig Fuller and project44’s Jett McCandless discuss the challenges faced by founders.
“Movement is the future. It’s multidimensional, where each facet presents a unique perspective tailored to the user’s requirements,” says project44 CEO Jett McCandless.
Supply chain visibility platform project44 receives a boost from Turvo’s tech-driven TMS solution.
“While this was not an easy decision to make, restructuring our organization keeps us on a path of success, provides the opportunity to improve efficiency and collaboration and allows us to better address the evolving needs of our customers,” said project44 founder and CEO Jett McCandless.
As e-commerce accelerated, so too did the evolution of last-mile delivery. Now it seeks to find a sustainable and profitable future.
Pitney Bowes found that U.S. parcel volumes grew 6% last year, and more growth is forecast for the next five years.
Data is showing improvement in the last mile as the industry recovers from the supply chain chaos of 2021.
Eric Fullerton of project44 wants to start unifying recent acquisitions to help customers weather the next freight storm.
A state court judge has refused to issue a restraining order to stop two ex-FourKites employees from defecting.
S+V Technologies’ solution to sell products in transit caught the attention of investors including Ridgeline Partners, Chicago Ventures and project44 founder and CEO Jett McCandless.
Tracks emissions technology will help project44 customers measure and mitigate scope 3 supply chain emissions, which are currently difficult to track.
Global supply chain visibility provider project44 launches Yard Solutions, a product aimed at yard operators.
The supply chain “can have a huge impact on improving the state of the world,” says
project44 COO Vivek Kundra.
The French company says it has a better solution for North American visibility users. Others say it lacks the clout to get it done.
Supply chain visibility leader project44 made a trio of announcements Wednesday, including an expansion and a new offering.
The more ocean shipping is in the news, the more attention it gets from tech founders and investors.
New data released by project44 shows vessels waiting to berth in Asia recorded an average increase from 13 days in December to 16.7 days in January.
Vivek Kundra has been hired to drive the company’s operational execution.
Project44’s Adam Compain explains during a fireside chat at the Global Supply Chain Week virtual conference how the company’s ocean shipping data will help FreightWaves SONAR customers make better, proactive decisions.
The current roster of FreightTech unicorns is made up of established companies run by veterans and backed by smart money.
TPG, Thoma Bravo and Goldman Sachs led a $240 million investment round for the Chicago-based real-time visibility provider.
Supply chain visibility provider project44 sees record top-line growth during the fourth quarter, with bookings, account wins and retention coming in better than expected.
From relay networks to industry unicorns, FreightWaves looks at technology trends that will continue to transform supply chains into the new year.
Project44’s Mike Edwards and Hannah Moore demonstrate how two of its pharmaceutical customers used its real-time visibility platform to improve a strategic partnership and supply chain operations at FreightWaves Domestic Supply Chain Summit on Wednesday.
FreightWaves’ new series dives into the stories behind the industry’s biggest investments. Its first stop: the 33-year-old Chicago-native Jason Duboe who leads project44’s scaling initiatives.
WeatherOptics has become the ninth contributor to the partnership, joining a list of visibility partners including Tive, project44, FourKites, TransVoyant, MarineTraffic, Everstream Analytics and Cloudleaf.
The shift to e-commerce in the COVID era has created a “new order” that requires new tools, according to project44’s supply chain SVP.
Latin American countries “are all completely different markets that need different solutions and I look forward to helping project44 understand those differences,” says Pierre Jacquin.
Finding capacity and orchestrating communication along supply chains.
Electronic bill of lading capabilities in less-than-truckload shipping are growing in favor, according to shipping management platform MyCarrier.
Jett McCandless shares his story: From humble beginnings to historic growth and all the hurdles along the way, this is one you won’t want to miss.
This week: A Kenworth truck is set to deliver the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree for the eighth time; a project44 partnership offers camper vans for employees to work from anywhere; and ATA’s road team delivers supplies to Afghan refugees in Wisconsin.
Overlapping crises have pushed the race for global visibility into a critical stage.
With the help of its 3PL customers, project44 was able to create its tool to help fight the capacity shortages and transit delays plaguing many logistics providers today.
Last week’s Transfix, project44 and Emerge deals herald a maturing FreightTech space.
Holiday shipping woes, California supply chain interruptions, and a solution to your final mile deliveries.
“Our acquisition of Convey brings project44 all the way to the front doorstep,” says project44 founder and CEO Jett McCandless.
“The Supply Chain Twin enables customers to gain deeper insights into their operations, helping them optimize supply chain functions — from sourcing and planning to distribution and logistics.”
Project44 will continue to add telematics providers to its program in 2022 and plans to start building out a global program over the next year.
The Port of Ningbo is in a partial lockdown, putting immense pressure on an ocean transportation system squeezed to the maximum. It’s a replay of the Yantian port slowdown earlier this summer.
FreightWaves examines the challenges of drayage logistics and the technology companies that are overcoming them.
The newly wrapped Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, driven for Rick Ware Racing and sponsored by BYRD Racing, will showcase the two FreighTech companies for the NASCAR Cup Series midsummer installment.
There will not be a single tech winner, meaning that the only chance for true end-to-end visibility is through partnerships.
8VC was named top VC in Pitchbook’s Q1 2021 Supply Chain Tech Report.
Spot pricing has surged even higher, propelled by carrier rate hikes and China congestion fallout.
“Visibility is one of the biggest go-forward initiatives we hear from our customers.”
Final-mile delivery technology company OneRail announced it has added more than 1 million drivers to its network, giving shippers access to more last-mile capacity.
Project44 attributes its exponential growth, like its 135% year-over-year new bookings growth in Q1, to its skilled global team.
“Their team construct is fundamentally different. When you look at their data science, machine learning and computer science background, they are best in class.”
On this special episode of Put That Coffee Down during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME, Kevin Hill and Richie Daigle talk about the latest advances in FreightTech.
Four FreightTech firms demonstrate their innovative technology solutions for transportation companies during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME.
Mays was able to reallocate the working hours of two team members to other departments.
Visibility provider’s global focus “is part of our DNA,” says Chief Product Officer Vernon O’Donnell.
“For the first time ever, shippers can have a true global view of their supply chain network in a single platform.”
Partnering with project44 enables Everstream Analytics’ predictive risk tools to become more foretelling with a larger pool of data.
In a business model in which each company keeps its information to itself, data becomes siloed and consumers ultimately pay the price.
project44 and FourKites are the only ‘Leaders’ in the space.
The service will generate customized updates that include projected time out and port dwell times along with recommendations for shipping strategies from the project44 team.
Craig Fuller reasons that if “project44 is the Visa of the industrial world, then having the greatest acceptance and connectivity will be a major differentiating factor.”
“Ocean Insights has dominated the container-tracking space, and we look forward to providing the industry not only the best ocean capabilities but also the most comprehensive end-to-end visibility platform,” says project44 CEO Jett McCandless.
Supply chain digitization strategies impact shippers, carriers, 3PLs and consumers. Christian Piller, vice president of value engineering at project44, and Dolly Wagner-Wilkins, chief technology officer at Worldwide Express, discuss the benefits and challenges that digitization strategies bring.
A well-developed team that executes consistently and works well together creates leverage in a business like nothing else can.
Supply chain visibility consistently rears its head as a vital need.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, UPS’ blowout Q4; Mayor Pete gets a new job; and Forward Air is raising prices.
Fuel Transport is the latest Canadian operator to install project44’s visibility technology.
Supply chain visibility companies Tive and project44 have joined forces to launch the Open Visibility Network in an effort to encourage collaboration and improve end-to-end shipment visibility.
Join us for this live session as we discuss how to ensure your supply chain is prepared for 2021.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, the CEO of flatbed operator Daseke has stepped down, plus project44 accuses FourKites of defamation over alleged emails sent to board members, and a key index covering transportation, inventory and warehousing, is suggesting a possible slowdown in the supply chain.
