April 15, 2020

Carriers, 3PLs see ‘Amazon Effect’ on shipper visibility expectations

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Article written by Aaron Huff Supply chain professionals are carrying their experiences with business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce sites, like Amazon, over to their work lives. “Everybody is expecting shipments to be like Amazon with complete visibility,” said Ryan Rogers, chief transformation officer of Covenant Transport Services, a Chattanooga, Tenn.-based carrier and third-party logistics (3PL) provider. Many […]

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Convoy adds TMS feature providing real-time data on carrier performance stats

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Article written by Ben Ames Online truck brokerage Convoy has launched a feature in its transportation management system (TMS) that allows shippers to access real-time data on carrier performance, and thus centralize their routing guides and cut tendering time in half, the firm said today. Seattle-based Convoy added the feature called “Carrier Insights” to its Convoy

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Reinventing Procurement: COVID-19 Demands Digital Supply Chain Expedience

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Article written by Susan Galer COVID-19 just shifted the evolution of procurement into overdrive, and rightly so. Procurement’s traditional responsibilities around cost control, price negotiation, and contract compliance are eclipsed by the pandemic’s life and death demands. Yet managing risk remains more crucial than ever. Digital platforms are especially relevant to companies that are retooling

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Convoy Adds Carrier Insights to its Transportation Management System

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Enables shippers to make data-driven decisions about allocating freight SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Convoy, the most efficient Digital Freight Network, today announced the launch of Carrier Insights, a new feature in Convoy Connect, the company’s free transportation management system (TMS) that helps shippers centralize their routing guide and cut tendering time in half. With Carrier Insights, transportation managers can

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Trinity Logistics Joins DAT Pilot to Streamline Freight Transactions

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PORTLAND, Ore.,— DAT Solutions announced today that Trinity Logistics, one of the industry’s leading third-party logistics providers, is piloting DAT’s truckload rate forecasting tools and automated “Book Now” option for select loads on the DAT Load Board network.The rate forecast and analytics tools will allow Trinity to seamlessly use DAT rate data with internal historical data,

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India’s FarEye raises $25M to grow its logistics SaaS startup in international markets

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Article written by Manish Singh Image Credits: Dhiraj Singh / Bloomberg / Getty Images More than 150 e-commerce and delivery companies globally use an Indian logistics startup’s service to work out the optimum way before they ship items to their customers. That startup, Noida-based FarEye,  has raised $25 million in a new financing round as it looks to expand its

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