Technology

The activity is growing as developers seek to produce ledger-based solutions

Today, most assets are still dark, dumb and disconnected. They do their job, but they can’t tell anyone how they are doing, what they are doing and where they are doing it. ORBCOMM believes it’s time for that to change.

Custom Pro Logistics, a Cincinnati based 3PL, has announced its membership in BiTA.

Airbus is designing passenger modules that can fit inside the aircraft’s cargo compartments, providing passengers an improved air-travel experience.

Increased visibility has been the vision since the idea for Truckstop.com first emerged way back in 1995.

Chain.io, a provider of systems integration services for logistics providers, proudly announces that it has joined the BiTA.

The second wave of survey results from CarrierLists shows a similar result as the first. Little to no freight is being sourced by the digital app. The developers may need to dig a little deeper. . 

project44, a logistics technology company, seeks to use technology to provide much-needed enhancements to visibility in the transportation and logistics industries.

DAT’s new OnTime application tracks a truck’s shipment via an app on a driver’s smartphone, giving shippers and 3PLs a low-cost way to monitor their goods movements.

Cargo Chief’s C4 public platform provides visibility within the carrier network to find current—and future—capacity available for a load, and then provides options for booking the load on the spot.

We’re all technology companies, a leading UPS executive tells the huge supply chain exhibition. 

SenseTime Group Ltd. just raised $600M from Alibaba and other investors, making them the world’s largest AI startup. SenseTime’s product offerings and strategic plans reveal how closely related mass surveillance and autonomous driving really are.

Drivewyze is a connected truck solutions company which uses vehicle to infrastructure (V2I) technology to provide a SaaS solution that lets drivers bypass weigh stations quickly and efficiently. 

Fleet Complete’s IoT solutions are designed to offer fleets of all sizes and vehicle types the advantage of big data analytics.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has formally extended an ELD waiver for livestock and insect haulers until Sept. 30, 2018, under terms of the waiver that was included in the Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill.

A Freightwaves-sponsored webinar on the future of blockchain in the trucking and transport sector. 

Sudu, a marketplace technology company, is the newest member of BiTA. 

McLeod’s VP of Special Projects and BiTA co-founder Ken Craig recounted the early days of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance and explained the importance of data standards to the transportation industry.

Fraight AI, the industry’s first AI-enabled freight brokerage, announced today that it has joined  BiTA.

Transportation is increasing its usage of technology in many areas, but apparently relationships still drive the small to mid-size carrier market when it comes to load generation. Freight brokers could also be blind to an untapped resource…until now. 

Smart Trailers:  How the new “IoT” can help improve trailer health and optimize utilization across trailer pools.

Motiv is producing an all-electric chassis that offers the same performance and functionality as a diesel or gasoline equipped equivalent.

ORBCOMM Inc., a global provider of industrial Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, today announced that it has joined BiTA.

To help fleets maximize the value of their equipment, Ryder has launched an Airbnb-type sharing platform that facilities the rental of idle equipment to those in need.

Convoy put the freight brokerage industry and shippers on notice with it’s automatic detention system. 

PAM Transport, Inc., a top 100 largest For-Hire Carrier in North America, announced today that it has joined BiTA.

Businesses with complex supply chains need to stop assuming infinite capacity capabilities and be pragmatic with their capacity planning by leveraging technology.

One thing that hasn’t changed (yet) with the ELD mandate is the way drivers get treated at shippers and receivers. The old adage of “hurry up and wait” has never been more apt, especially in the over-the-road truckload sector.

JD Logistics, the delivery arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, uses electric bikes as just one last-mile delivery solution. The delivery drivers pick up goods as local “delivery stations” for final delivery.

Between increasing consumer demands and omnichannel complexity, it’s no easy task to automate and optimize global supply chains—even for one of the world’s largest technology companies.

Several states say online retailers should have to collect sales tax, even in states where the companies don’t have a physical presence.

Profit Tools has developed an Optimization Platform which uses artificial intelligence (AI) and intermodal data points to deliver breakthrough performance and visibility.

Today’s tools and approaches for managing contract freight are broken. LE offers a potential solution. 

Enterprise technology provider will conduct product demo at Transparency ’18 and work with leading logistics companies to educate the market on blockchain applications, standards and best practices

Blockchain, digital freight brokerages, and heavy-truck telematics are just a few of the themes that will be addressed at the upcoming Transparency18 Future of Freight conference, powered by FreightWaves and in conjunction with the Blockchain in Transport Alliance and Georgia Tech.

If companies wish to reduce freight costs, collecting and analyzing data may be a good place to start. 

Global food supply chains are struggling with visibility and the increasing demand of consumers. Adopting technology like IIoTs and blockchain could be the answer. 

Detention time is a major issue for truck drivers and carriers, but Convoy is doing something about it by introducing automatic detention pay for those operating under Convoy loads.

In June, panelists at SMC³’s Connections 2018 will continue the blockchain conversation.

One of the largest trends in technology today is connecting machines directly — without humans in between.

Another aspect of Uber’s legacy that persists: secrecy.

IBM is building a computer that’s smaller than a grain of salt and is a part of IBM’s crypto anchor program that plans to use blockchain to improve supply chain transparency.

Uber Freight had a prime spot at the entrance to the show floor last week at the Mid-America Trucking Show, hoping to draw attention to its services as well as its new Uber Freight Plus program.

The KeepTruckin ELD is providing useful data that the company is turning into actionable information for customers.

FMCSA’s Joe DeLorenzo took plenty of questions from the audience as he tried to clear up confusion over the ELD rule during a session at the Mid-America Trucking Show.

Chainworks announces its alliance with Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA).

Flexport is modernizing global trade through a combination of software and human expertise, bringing in greater visibility and transparency to the freight forwarding industry. 

ZED Connect is moving beyond just providing ELDs to collecting and analyzing vehicle data and providing insight into that data back to fleets and owner-operators.

ThreatAdvice a provider of cybersecurity education, awareness and threat intelligence announced today that it that it has been admitted into the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA).

Social networks can be treasure trove of information for carriers and shippers, helping them identify risky areas for goods movement, to finding employees who are putting the company at risk, and even finding stolen cargo.

The Uber Freight Plus fuel card provides up to 20 cents off per gallon at TA/Petro fuel stations for users, who also will receive maintenance and phone discounts in the program.

Zurich-based tech company Nexiot and German firm VTG Aktiengesellshaft hope to improve the way VTG’s 80,000 railcars assets are tracked by applying blockchain technology.

KeepTruckin raises $50M in a Series C financing. Plans to have 400,000 subscribers by the end of the year

How can it be possible that the government—the source of the lawmaking regulatory bodies—would actually praise a technology that is being censored from major internet platforms?

Shippo’s latest feature lets retailers engage with their customers during the post-purchase period to build loyalty and increase repeat purchases.

An Uber self-driving SUV struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona, the first known time a pedestrian has been killed by an autonomous vehicle.

The U.S. has been particularly bad over the last few decades at helping people who’ve lost out during periods of technological change. Is there a new emerging story?

One year after launch, FreightWaves takes the top spot for news in the freight and logistics industry according to Amazon’s Alexa.

Shippers move more freight into the contract market to avoid higher spot market rates

LoadDocs uses machine learning to digitize paperwork of fleets, thus helping them reduce operational friction and increase workflow efficiency.

Blockchain’s digital potential for the supply chain industry is gaining so much traction because of the inefficiencies of tracking goods through so many paper-based sources and multiple interfaces.

PLM, a leader in technology-driven fleet management solutions for refrigerated trailers, announced today that it has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA).

Health company higi is opening up resources at its 11,000 self-screening health stations to truck drivers who are members of Rolling Strong for free biometric testing.

UniGroup, a leading transportation and logistics company that owns two of the nation’s largest moving company brands–Mayflower and United Van Lines–has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA).

Carriers are not the only ones benefiting from the current freight environment, so are freight brokers.

Energy and financial markets economist joins the FreightWaves data-science team. 

Fleet management technology provider EROAD adds expertise to growing coalition developing blockchain standards for the freight industry with BiTA membership.

Loadsmart is changing the traditional freight brokerage business by using data analytics to provide instantaneous quotes to shippers for freight hauling.

A rash of recent announcements from tech startups have revealed that self-driving trucks are already among us–and there is nothing to fear.

At Macquarie’s Montgomery Summit, Paul Brody, EY’s Global Innovation Leader for Blockchain Technology, laid out a framework to determine whether a given use case would be better served by blockchain or a centralized database.

Waymo announced late on Friday that its self-driving trucks will begin delivering goods for Google’s logistics operation in Atlanta.

While blockchain and Bitcoin were invented simultaneously, there are a lot of applications of blockchain technology in transportation and logistics that don’t depend on cryptocurrencies.

Perhaps one of the problems for the lack of transparency and widespread adoption of technology for farmers and the agricultural community at large, is the association of bitcoin with blockchain. […]

Using machine learning and artificial intelligence to predict supply chain demand is the focus of a collaborative effort between JDA Software and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Supply Chain 24/7 reports.

Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) is pushing a vehicle miles tax in Washington as the solution to funding road and infrastructure improvements rather than raising fuel taxes.

The Pulse system brings trailers up to speed with today’s smartest trucks.

Looking at the status of smart contracts, supply chains and the role of tokens. 

The Tesla is not a zero-emission vehicle as it produces a tremendous amount of CO2 during its production and largely utilizes electricity which is drawn from non-renewable resources.

The global freight logistics industry is in the middle of a transition driven by a confluence of factors ranging from urbanization to the rise of e-commerce, and from automation to intermodal platforms.

Presented by Reliance Partners …For truly safe trucking companies, chameleon carriers are a problem. But it is one that data is helping solve.

From device connectivity to data monitoring to data analytics to automation. The solution sweet spot is ultimately automation.

The Tesla Semi has finally hit the road. Tesla founder Elon Musk posted a picture of two Tesla Semi’s leaving the company’s Gigafactory in the Nevada mountains for a trip to California.

“We are committed to creating technology to enable drivers to improve their lives,” says Konexial CEO, Ken Evans.

Starsky Robotics recently tested its unmanned fully autonomous truck on the U.S. highways, a milestone across the autonomous segment. 

The spot market isn’t under the jurisdiction of the CFTC, a commissioner tells an industry conference.

How tracking every point in the Champagne supply chain has possibilities for trucking.

OriginTrail, a European developer of blockchain protocols specifically for the supply chain, announced today that it has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance.

Shipwell makes it possible for any business to do freight shipping like Amazon via an easy-to-use online platform.

Mack Trucks is hoping its Mack Over The Air remote software update program brings as much success to customers going forward as it has for early adopters.

Filament, a leading developer of blockchain-native software and hardware, announced this morning that it has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA).

While many other trucking manufacturers talk about uptime, Volvo Trucks noted at its Technology & Maintenance Council 2018 Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition press conference that uptime has been a central pillar of service for the company since 1997.

Industry experts detail what’s coming and how we need to get on board the “last mile” technology train.

We all know that trucking carriers want more money and better information, but Comdata and FR8 Revolution have discovered the specific pain points in heavy hauling, such as permit requirements.

The ATA recognizes that “technology is cool,” but also that it had better play its own vital role in adopting and adapting plans in a realistic manner.

Beatsk Micro, a technology-consulting firm with core expertise in logistics, transportation and distribution, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA).

“By defining what excellence is, you can share in its success,” said Carlton Rose, UPS’ president of global fleet maintenance & engineering.

Changes could be coming soon to the SmartWay Transport Partnership program, and they may include a number of new designations, including recognition of day cabs in the program for the first time.

The Starship is a futuristic-looking, but completely road legal, Class 8 tractor-trailer unit built through a collaboration between Shell and AirFlow Truck Company.

The Technology & Maintenance Council’s 2018 Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta this week is filled with new product and service announcements.

Dana has introduced a new series of axles to replace its 170 Series, further reducing weight for fleets. The new lines features the Spicer S172 single drive axle for Class 7 and 8 vehicles and the D172 tandem axle for construction, heavy haul and vocational vehicles.