Article written by Tobias Maier It’s no secret that Africa has its share of challenges. Talent retention, a lack of adequate logistics infrastructure and ongoing changes and reviews of the regulatory framework remain key challenges in the world’s fastest-growing continent. But not all is doom and gloom, as with growth comes prosperity. The African market […]
March 2020
Article written by Aaron Huff As if meeting on-time service requirements were not challenging enough, motor carriers are facing increased demands from customers for greater freight visibility information. Building and maintaining all the right connections with shippers and third-party logistics (3PL) firms to meet these requirements can stretch thin a carrier’s IT resources. Freight visibility has and
Article written by Sindhu Kashyaap Launched in 2018, logistics startup Mavyn is an app and web-based freight exchange platform that uses AI to book shipments within seconds. The logistics sector, one of the biggest in India, has come to a standstill with the coronavirus pandemic. Further, the 21-day lockdown has not helped the situation but
Free new digital tools designed to help truckers, fleets protect their health, maintain supply chains Transflo recently made available free digital tools intended to provide truck drivers and fleets information about safeguarding driver health and maintaining supply chains during situations like the COVID-19 pandemic. “Truckers are essential to our economy and they want the latest information
Geotab analysis highlights heavy-duty trucks are still delivering essentials despite reduction in overall commercial vehicle traffic across North America On average, Canada is operating at 75% of normal commercial transportation activity across all vehicle types since March 15. In the U.S., commercial vehicle activity is at 76% of normal. Though commercial vehicle traffic overall has declined, heavy-duty trucks maintain 84% of normal
LONDON–(Business Wire)–Loadsure today announced an investment of £1.1M led by Insurtech Gateway, alongside other corporate and angel investors. Attracting interest for its radically simplified and efficient approach to spot freight cargo insurance, the company has launched a fully automated, end-to-end digital process. As a result, Loadsure empowers brokers, shippers, and carriers to cut per-load insurance
Article written by Darryn Pollock Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images) GETTY IMAGES ConsenSys, a blockchain software company founded by one of the co-founders of Ethereum, has managed to leverage a position into Japan to conduct sales of its blockchain software solutions through a partnership with Hitachi Solutions. Hitachi Solutions is a core IT company of the Hitachi
Article written by Wayne Rash eWEEK TREND ANALYSIS: The COVID-19 coronavirus has thrown the supply chains for some industries into disarray, but when you add the oil price war into the mix, the result is near chaos. A good analytics program can offer predictive help in situations like this. What’s happening is complex, and it’s
Article written by Brian Straight Princeton Consultants survey gauges views on the impact of six near-term technologies Five years ago, Princeton Consultants CEO Steve Sashihara created the Digital Disruption in the Freight Transportation Industry survey. The goal, he said, was to quantify the impact technology was having on the industry, and gauge industry leaders’ views on the
How Cognitive Analytics Can Transform Your Supply Chain (Graphic: Business Wire) LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Quantzig, a leading analytics advisory firm that delivers customized analytics solutions, has announced the completion of its free resource on how cognitive analytics is helping businesses to reshape supply chain. Modern-day supply chains are multifaceted with numerous interconnected logistics networks. All these logistics networks