At the market What’s going on here? It seems every week some company is laying off more and more of its staff. Last week, Walmart announced layoffs of 200 people, Amazon said it’s cutting 9,000 jobs and Retail Dive reports more layoffs from Bed Bath & Beyond. FreightWaves’ JP Hampstead gets into the thick of […]
“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.
1999: eBay ushers in e-commerce’s most dramatic distribution channel disruption in decades.
“This is the largest amount of funding that has been dedicated to building a complete business management solution for trucking entrepreneurs and we are excited to be leading the charge here,” says CloudTrucks CEO Tobenna Arodiogbu.
It is well known that desperation breeds innovation, and many across the logistics industry have certainly found themselves desperate for capacity this year.
The fast pace of logistics today has no patience for paperwork; it’s evident that today and tomorrow are digital.
Is it better to be a technology company learning supply chain or a supply chain company learning to adopt technology?
Companies relying on older cellular networks to run their remote monitoring and telematics applications will soon start to experience performance issues and reliability drops ahead of widespread network shutdowns.
In an environment as hands-on as trucking, bridging the gap between the digital and physical worlds can prove challenging.
In October, Microdea was acquired by Transflo.
Without humans at the helm, the industry’s vast technological gains would be virtually useless.
Ryder is using its fleet and supply chain as a laboratory for new technologies from startup companies it supports.
The road to success is paved with digital tools and technological adoption.
PowerFleet is working with the French Red Cross to track and manage shipment that carries healthcare equipment and supplies.
BackboneAI relies on real-time data synchronization to empower vendors to optimize their product flow to customers.
Businesses around the world are being affected by the pandemic. Among the hardest hit are startups. Brian Aoaeh offers advice for tech startups in the supply chain space.
Wingcopter is a German-based startup that manufactures drones that attain maximum speeds of 150 mph with a 75-mile range.
Fleet tracking and vehicle management firm PowerFleet has developed a suite of solutions that are individually tailored to provide operational visibility for firms of different sizes and capacity.
LoadStop provides a TMS solution that has a built-in compliance manager and an autonomous dispatcher that helps fleets find best-match loads in the spot market.
Uber Works helps temporary workers connect directly with companies posting jobs via its digital marketplace and ensures workers get paid without delay.
CarrierHQ introduces a new portal that helps owner-operators and small fleets gain authority in the market by providing them services to get started and run successful businesses.
Video telematics company Lytx has introduced a risk detection tool that will identify and engage with drivers who are prone to distracted driving.
FreightRoll is a trade documentation and tracking platform that enables companies to digitalize paper documents from their freight operations.
Sendengo is a digital freight brokerage that enables users to control transactions and helps reduce cargo theft.
Geopolitical tides, e-commerce and technology are today’s “disruptors” in freight transportation, say panelists at Transportation Research Board convention.
California-based electric air taxi startup Joby Aviation has raised $590 million in its Series C financing round.
U.K.-based drone technology startup Skyports operates across London, Los Angeles and Singapore today and plans to be a leader in urban aerial mobility.
C.H. Robinson‘s commitment to innovation and technology secure it a spot in the top ten of the 2020 FreightTech 25 list.
“We need to arrive on-time, every time!” “We need better visibility!” “We need more technology!”
HaulHub is a logistics startup in the aggregate and asphalt industry that helps producers, carriers and construction crews collaborate together over a centralized platform.
Continental has partnered with SAP to standardize its manufacturing processes and gain real-time visibility into floor operations.
Market Voice Darren Prokop writes about automation at ports and the progress – and disruption – that will bring.
Spanish capital Madrid is working on a blockchain-powered transport application that unifies all mobility systems across the city and provides high levels of data security to its users.
A newly published ag-sector report suggests that the lab-grown meat segment will shrink the industrial animal farming market by 50% by 2030.
Public blockchain-based logistics document transaction platform CargoX has integrated with private blockchain-based digital freight management platform RoadLaunch to provide users greater visibility and transparency into logistics operations.
Autonomous vehicles would need to process both visual and non-visual data derived from their driving environment to be in control. Understanding data streams that flow through the vehicle sensors is key to its functioning.
Volocopter builds autonomous electric air-taxis that resemble drones for short transits over urban spaces.
Digitalization comes with its share of problems and it is vital for businesses to understand what the technology means before they go ahead and adopt it within their operations.
As a medium of shared mobility. e-scooters are finding wider acceptance in Germany, but it is yet to be seen if they can decrease street traffic.
Elroy Air, an aerial autonomy and logistics company, announced the completion of its first full-scale system flight test at an airfield in California.
Transport and logistics businesses need to seriously consider investing in digitalization if they want to stay afloat in this rapidly evolving market.
No-deal Brexit might funnel goods into the grey market; China is an irreplaceable manufacturing hub; electric vehicle segment is growing at a furious pace.
Israeli startup TriEye has received investment from German carmaker Porsche as part of its $19 million Series A round of financing.
The transport industry is witnessing the rise of numerous technology startups, with investment pouring in from excited investors who envision a smart and connected future for transport.
Velodyne has filed patent infringement claims that its rotating 3D LiDAR technology was copied by Chinese companies Hesai and RoboSense.
Drones may be one of the key answers to last-mile delivery. Read about how drones are being used around the world.
Logistics startup Rivigo has introduced the National Freight Index in India, which will allow users to access individual lane level information in 1,500 locations across the country.
Donald Broughton writes a thought-provoking commentary about how technology has killed inflation.
Blockchain’s utility can only be realized if there is participation from every stakeholder within a value chain, and banks heavily on the quality of data being fed into its system.
The autonomous ship segment is in a nascent stage now, but it can do well by learning from the limitations seen within the self-driving automotive segment today.
FreightWaves features Market Voices – a forum for contributors with unique knowledge of numerous transportation/logistics/supply chain sectors, as well as other critical expertise. Last week the Worldwide Supply Chain Federation held its inaugural global summit in New York City, on June 19 and June 20. In this article I will highlight three themes that arose […]
The maritime industry can be well-served with an unmanned vessel that can produce its own energy from the waves and through solar battery panels fixed on its roof.
In partnership with Reliance Partners…Data analytics has been disrupting the way the freight industry works and the insurance sector will not be left behind.
FreightWaves is monitoring a number of trends that will impact the freight market in 2019. Digitization will play a key role in these trends as companies seek to optimize their supply chain processes.
Gary Vaynerchuk, the chairman of VaynerMedia, is set to deliver the keynote address at Transparency19 conference in May next year.
In the latest BiTA webinar, we reviewed the state of blockchain with industry experts. Mitch Hixon, Executive Vice President of Membership Engagement, BiTA spoke with Rachel Parker Sealy, Partner, PwC Advisory and Kris Kersey, Director, PwC Advisory, providing insights from PwC’s 2018 Global Blockchain Survey of 600 executives from 15 territories.
