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 […]
April 2020
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
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,
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
Article written by Ashley Coker The coronavirus pandemic has driven strong demand for essential goods, emptied store shelves across the U.S. and shaken up every segment of the supply chain. Shoppers are hoarding toilet paper and lining up outside grocery stores to stock up on Tylenol, forcing companies that make and move these essential goods
Article written by Scott Mall Cologne-based blockchain company Ubirch announced it has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA), an organization dedicated to determining best practices and standards for blockchain in the transportation industry. BiTA’s members include Descartes, Daimler, FedEx and Uber Freight among dozens of other global brands. Ubirch will bring its deep expertise in cyber security technologies
McLeod Software has published a new Digital Freight Matching (DFM) web service API to give its PowerBroker TMS product the ability to integrate with 3rd party freight and capacity matching solutions. Companies that provide freight and capacity matching services or products now have the ability to write and test their own integrations with PowerBroker, the
The company’s new published web service API allows the integration of products and services for digital freight matching from a wide variety of suppliers. Today McLeod Software introduced a new Digital Freight Matching (DFM) web service API for its PowerBroker® TMS product. This web service allows McLeod customers to integrate 3rd party providers of available
PORTLAND, Ore., April 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DAT Solutions and LoadStop have joined forces to integrate key products and features from DAT into the California-based startup that automates truck dispatching and other common back-office tasks. Integrating key features from the world’s largest freight marketplace and information provider into LoadStop will increase efficiency and results
Written by Brian Straight For all of the advancements that mobile devices have made in the industry, according to one industry expert, there is still a long way to go. “The percentage of utilization is small because typically companies in this space are laggards when it comes to adopting technology,” Joe Scioscia, vice president of