May 2020

Article written by Jennifer Smith The digital freight brokerage unit has won business at a high cost while pushing competitors to invest in technology Uber Technologies Inc.’s truck-brokerage business has helped reshape freight brokerage, but it might not be doing enough to shore up the finances at its parent company. The ride-hailing giant, reeling from the impact […]

Article written by Rachel Wolfson A new project from Accenture and Fujitsu aims to solve DLT interoperability and joins the Hyperledger Greenhouse. While interoperability continues to pose serious challenges for enterprises leveraging blockchain networks, companies may be one step closer to breaking down these barriers. An open-source project initiated by Fortune 500 company Accenture and

Article written by James Menzies While truckers are widely being feted as heroic frontline workers by a suddenly adoring public, there’s a growing sense they’re being taken advantage of within the industry by opportunistic or predatory brokers. Accusations of price gouging by brokers, while difficult to quantify, have even attracted the attention of U.S. President

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Quantzig, a global data analytics and advisory firm, that delivers actionable analytics solutions to resolve complex business problems has announced the completion of its latest logistics optimization engagement. The ever-growing need to reduce transportation costs has prompted leading retail chains to analyze their current logistics processes. Logistics management is neither easy nor economical, but it is

Article written by Ian Allison Enterprise blockchain isn’t dead, but survival has meant more collaboration and some smart pivots. That was the prevailing sentiment in the enterprise-focused corners of this week’s Consensus: Distributed conference. Back in 2015, a large amount of hype was generated as whole industries, starting with finance,  began espousing the technology behind bitcoin,

NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 14, 2020 — Transport Pro, a leader in the transportation management software industry, announced today that they have rolled out a new feature called Book Now, which allows carriers to book available loads online in just a few simple steps. In the ever changing logistics industry, where securing available capacity is becoming

Article written by Derek Gittoes Collaboration helps shippers manage changing capacity demands while maximizing efficiency The last few months have shown the value that dynamic logistics operations can bring as organizations respond to industry, market, and route changes to meet customer needs and deliver on brand promises. We’re working to further increase flexibility and control

Improving Back-Office Efficiency It’s been said that back-office efficiency makes winners (and losers) in the transportation industry. As today’s COVID-19 environment puts further stress on freight brokers seeking growth and cash flow, three logistics executives involved in various aspects of back-office automation shared their current insights with Crain’s Content Studio. How does improving back-office productivity

Article written by Christopher Walton Achieving sustainability throughout a supply chain could appear to be a never-ending task, and some supply chain professionals are calling for radical alterations to well-established business practices in order to make the changes required, writes Christopher Walton.   Mark Morley, director of strategic product marketing at enterprise information management software firm OpenText, says that in today’s market sustainability and ethical business