TRANSPLACE PICKS ARIBA, IBM FOR E-SUPPORT
Transplace.com, based in Plano, Texas, an online logistics alliance formed by six U.S. trucking companies, said Tuesday that it had selected Ariba Inc. and IBM to implement its B2B procurement systems.
Ariba will provide software for Transplace.com’s infrastructure. IBM Global Services will assist with consulting, Web hosting, and systems integration, said Dr. Jun-Sheng Li, chief executive officer of Transplace.com.
Three-month-old Transplace.com said it comprised 1,500 truck carriers representing 220,000 tractors and 800,000 truck trailers.
The consortium’s partners are the transportation logistics business units of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.; Swift Transportation Co. Inc.; U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc.; Covenant Transport Inc.; M.S. Carriers Inc., and Werner Enterprises Inc.