As every carrier and brokerage knows, the pressures facing pricing and commercial leaders in transportation have never been greater. RFP volumes are increasing with shorter contracts, and rates are more volatile than ever. Now is the time to reassess your commercial operations, but choosing where to focus your time and budget is a daunting task.
Collaboration with Navistar allows Zonar customers to see OnCommand Connection vehicle data within its platform.
Having the right technology and technology partner increases business intelligence that can help shippers navigate uncertain times.
The BNSF Logistics team rallies around a shared purpose: “We deliver what matters.”
The coronavirus pandemic continues to amplify that pressure as 2020 drags on.
Technology strategies are not “one and done;” rather, your technology platform is on a continuous journey, an evolution addressing the evermore demanding needs of a highly competitive market for capacity.
Downloads of XPO’s driver app Drive XPO have doubled this year, and more than 25,000 carriers have joined its XPO Connect platform as both technologies have seen rapid growth.
While companies across the country struggled with the learning curve that accompanies remote work arrangements, truck drivers continued to move our medications and essential goods from one point to the next.
FreightWaves’ JT Engstrom talked e-commerce logistics with Prologis’ Melinda McLaughlin during the FreightWaves Future of Logistics Real Estate Summit on Tuesday.
The Trucker Tools driver mobile app was introduced in 2013, and new features have been added continuously over the past several years.
Navistar has announced five additional telematics and fleet management providers are now integrated with its open-platform OnCommand Connection system.
API use continues to grow within businesses, and XPO is leveraging the potential to streamline XPO Connect and improve the overall customer experience.
Whether it’s in reaction to a pandemic or an environmental disaster or to better compete, past strategies may not deliver future success.
8VC founding partner Jake Medwell has become the most active freight tech investor in the past five years. He told FreightWaves how the space is changing.
During this session, we will hear about the latest market trends from FreightWaves Director of Freight Market Intelligence, Zach Strickland, as well as insights from a special guest speaker around the role that technology can play in helping carriers prepare for the unexpected.
Technology that saves time, enhances communications and facilitates social distancing puts carriers a step ahead.
SkyBitz provides the transportation and logistics industries with real-time asset tracking and data analytics from sensors and remote monitoring solutions.
Transplace collaborates with shippers and carriers to optimize financial and service performance with advanced logistics management technology and services.
Rentals allow companies to expand their fleet in order to capitalize on short-term opportunities.
During this webinar—presented by FreightWaves in partnership with Vector—Will Chu, CEO of Vector, will sit down with industry leader Brian Fielkow, CEO of Jetco, to discuss how Brian has successfully deployed technology to drive impressive growth, productivity and scale across his business.
The combination of artificial intelligence and machine learning are allowing XPO’s brokerage operation to offer more visibility into pricing, capacity and tracking.
Open-platform technologies are allowing innovative trucking fleets to create custom technology solutions that increase driver productivity and improve customer service.
Early preparations for possible natural disasters helped Trinity Logistics get ready to adapt to remote leadership changes forced by the coronavirus pandemic.
EKA Solutions and Transflo have expanded their strategic collaboration to develop “end-to-end digital and automated transportation document workflow solutions.”
Smaller carriers and owner-operators no longer have to spend hours searching for freight now that Convoy allows them to bid on dedicated freight lanes.
Anthony and Zach talk to Chris Wolfe, CEO of PowerFleet, about how COVID-19 has impacted supply chains and what the resurgence in cases may do to inhibit their recovery.
Ocean Network Express, Hub Group, Estes Express Lines and PITT OHIO all have something in common: They are among the top carriers on FourKites Premier Carrier list
EKA Solutions has expanded its offerings with a new predictive visibility product that taps into ELDs and driver apps for a more accurate look at arrival times.
This webinar—presented by FreightWaves in partnership with Trucker Tools—will provide useful lessons learned and insights for brokers through a discussion of how GlobalTranz has developed and refined its technology strategy and the role that Trucker Tools plays in that strategy.
The coronavirus exposed inefficiencies in almost every corner of life and business — including logistics.
Liftgates put a huge strain on a truck’s auxiliary batteries, upping the chances of inoperable equipment and dead trucks.
Werner Enterprises is adding predictive freight matching and real-time shipment visibility tools as part of a broader introduction of Trucker Tools technology into its operation.
Brokers must stay ahead of the curve even in the best of times. In the midst of global market disruption, that becomes an even more important part of staying afloat.
Schneider has continued its recent technology innovations with FreightPower, an offering that unlocks more capacity for its shipping partners.
In a lawsuit filed this week, Omnitracs claims that Platform Science has built technologies, including its Connected Vehicle Platform, based on patents owned by Omnitracs
For specialized industries such as health care and aerospace, the stakes of supply chain interruptions and service failures have never been higher.
Trucker Tools’ Book-it-Now and predictive freight matching tools will now be available to users of financial services firm OTR Capital. Plus, major markets showing volume gains, DC truck protestors could return, and driver pay increased in 2019.
FourKites has announced several new features, including paperless document transfer and communication tools, to enhance worker safety, improve shipment tracking, and speed payment processes.
Echo Global Logistics is adding truck parking reservation service TruckPark to its EchoDrive Preferred platform, allowing drivers to easily reserve parking spaces through the web portal or app.
The coronavirus pandemic caught the world off guard, and it has ratcheted up the pressure on 3PLs and brokers to quickly adapt and employ new technologies.
An integration with 3PL Systems will make Trucker Tools’ Smarter Capacity platform available to all 3PL customers. Plus, a major airline failure could be on the horizon, online car buying could be here to stay, and more Pennsylvania rest stops open.
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Flexport CTO James Chen articulates his vision of the future of global trade technology.
Magnus Technologies offers a solution that can run the entirety of a trucking fleet’s business operations over a single platform.
Schneider Logistics is seeking to smooth and expedite the process for paying carrier partners by pairing TriumphPay’s payment solutions with Transflo’s document management tools.
“Transplace’s customers expect us to dig in and do the research that matters most to their business, and we deliver,” said Transplace Vice President of International Services Mollie Bailey.
During this session, we will be hearing insights around how companies within the freight industry can best position themselves to minimize disruption through financial analysis and the proper technologies.
Two Swedish companies have formed a joint venture designed to provide supply chain end-to-end visibility down to the product level. Plus, more cash on the way for small businesses, auto inventories are clogging ports, and truck weight exemptions are being extended.
“If you mask your data and someone accesses it, it’s like stealing an empty purse.” — Matt Yeh, senior director of product marketing for Delphix, on cloud data security and the impact it has on remote work.
While mobile devices are common in many industries, the use of these devices to manage inventory is still limited.
Consultants, used to going onsite to perform their work, are now tasked with providing assessments without travel to a customer’s facility.
The disruption to the supply chain from COVID-19 is likely to cause a change in the way freight industries behave moving forward, including renewed interest in autonomous technologies.
Forager is filling engineering and product positions in Chicago.
Optimizing the supply chain is the Holy Grail of shipping, but many companies go about it the wrong way, and it starts with not understanding the process.
Rose Rocket’s order management platform integration with Geotab’s system gives trucking companies more tools to offer shippers, including track and trace and real-time ETA
Video telematics company Lytx has introduced a risk detection tool that will identify and engage with drivers who are prone to distracted driving.
Samsara has upgraded its fleet management platform to provide Amazon-like visibility and flexibility to deliver its clients a standout customer experience.
Brian Aoaeh writes about the use of software and technology in the trucking industry.
The startup plans to triple its team size by the end of 2020.
The new Impinj R700 reader is designed for enterprise-grade RAIN RFID deployment, processing tags faster and with greater accuracy.
Echo Global adds features that suggest loads along favored lanes for carriers using its EchoDrive platform.
Open-deck logistics provider Jones Logistics turned to AI-powered solution from Parade to build a digital brokerage for load management
The impact of new technology in freight brokerages and how it is changing compensation.
Startup Baton Trucking believes it can eliminate waste and detention through a drop yard network.
C.H. Robinson is leveraging part of its $1 billion investment in tech to establish Robinson Labs, a technology innovation incubator.
Blockchain is a popular subject of discussion and dissection, but is it really the savior of all things logistics?
California-based electric air taxi startup Joby Aviation has raised $590 million in its Series C financing round.
The companies share a vision of network optimization through continuous moves.
Uber and Hyundai have showcased a full-scale prototype of an eVTOL aircraft that will be mass-produced for Uber’s air taxi network.
ELDs generate thousands of data points, but who owns that data, and how concerned should carriers be that the data will be used against them?
Diesel Laptops debuts free software to easily find truck parts and the cost of cybercrime is rising. Plus, container rates rise and a little holiday cheer.
Although it’s over 120 years old, there’s nothing ‘sprightly’ about Daimler. It’s a technological disrupter, automotive standard-setter and one of the FreightTech 25!
The face of the freight brokerage industry has evolved over the past several years, and veteran brokerages have been forced to rethink their technology strategies in order to keep up.
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.
Route-optimization software goes beyond cutting miles to provide real advantages when human brains are freed from planning what trucks go where, when and how.
Aramco crosses $2 trillion valuation; German economy looks vulnerable than ever; Autoworkers vote for a new contract at Fiat Chrysler.
“We need to arrive on-time, every time!” “We need better visibility!” “We need more technology!”
Rapid advancements in technology continue to impact the transportation management system market. Here are five trends to watch in the year ahead.
A few holdouts have yet to make the transition from AOBRDs to ELDs.
Cargo rate platform adds “deep link” to Maersk’s booking portal.
Thinking of technology as static is like buying 100 trucks and running them for 30 million miles — something you set once and forget., according to CarrierDIrect CEO Peter Rentschler.
Founded by Dan Lewis, CEO, and Grant Goodale, CTO, in 2015, Convoy has closed a $400 million Series D round of funding, bringing total funding to $668 million to date and valuing the company at $2.75 billion.
The Uberization of Freight has come to mean many things, but to Uber Freight Senior Director Bill Driegert, it means relieving pain points for carriers and shippers.
Almost half of fleets are using in-cab video or dash cams as well as a growing number that utilize video services, according to a new survey on fleet’s technology use.
Enterprise supply chain solutions provider LLamasoft has introduced a new taxes and duties analytics service on its platform, which will help companies navigate the complex environment of fluctuating global tariffs while optimizing strategic decisions.
Investing in a TMS requires more than just buying an off-the-shelf product. It requires thought, analysis and the right investment to ensure that you buy today is what you need tomorrow.
One way to control supply chain costs is to regularly audit your logistics operations, but doing so, and doing so correctly, are two different things.
When Jim Handoush was growing up, he thought he was destined to work for Apple, which was in its infancy at the time. Today, Handoush doesn’t work at Apple, but is now helping guide the ship for another startup that is hoping to be just as disruptive.
It is no longer enough to just provide excellent service. Now, companies must provide excellent service alongside speed, transparency and convenience.
HaulHub is a logistics startup in the aggregate and asphalt industry that helps producers, carriers and construction crews collaborate together over a centralized platform.
Flytrex is an Israeli on-demand small payload drone delivery company that will be delivering products ordered online straight to the consumers’ house.
Continental has partnered with SAP to standardize its manufacturing processes and gain real-time visibility into floor operations.
Connected vehicles usher in high levels of complexity due to increasing functionalities, and it is vital for software security to take stock of the situation and update firewalls constantly.
Off-shore wind energy has been gaining popularity, with a projected spike in production over the next decade.
Digital freight-forwarding platform grows European business – and gains 10,000 connected vehicles – after an aggressive year for fundraising.
Transparency has become something of a buzzword in the logistics industry, and that is exactly what Hangar A hopes to provide shippers with its new SaaS-based solution.
This week’s is the highest ELD compliance rate seen throughout the course of the study.
In this webinar, we will discuss the steps that brokers can take to scale their businesses and maximize profitability.
Blockchain experts will present innovative projects and discuss the latest in the development of the technology for logistics operations at the upcoming BiTA Symposium Chicago, on Nov. 14, 2019.
