Article written by Brian Straight Panelists at TCA meeting discuss economic recovery, safety and remote work during a pandemic A quick uptick in the economy could lead to renewed labor concerns for the trucking industry, creating a double-edged sword as the nation looks to return to some semblance of economic normalcy. A more gradual improvement …
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Analysts recognize Convoy for first-to-market innovation, business strategy, and customer satisfaction. SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Convoy, the nation’s most efficient digital freight network, was recognized as the Company of the Year by analyst research firm Frost & Sullivan in a benchmark study covering the nations top digital freight providers. Convoy led on industry-first innovation and customer experience and was …
Article written by Clarissa Hawes The long-awaited trial in the overtime compensation class-action lawsuit brought by former Total Quality Logistics (TQL) employees has been pushed back because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bench trial was scheduled to start on July 13. However, Bruce H. Meizlish, the lead attorney from Cincinnati, representing former TQL employees in the …
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In this special report, we celebrate the amazing people and companies in our industry who have stepped up with hard work, impressive innovations, and extraordinary measures to help meet Covid-19–related supply chain challenges. Whoever would have thought that the turn of a new decade would bring such a cataclysmic event to our world? Our economy …
Article written by Harrison White In the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, Zach Strickland discusses tender lead times declining before the holiday, and in the Shipper Update, Anthony Smith notes that jobless claims are slowing. Original Source: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/capacity-tightens-rapidly-as-lead-times-drop-freightwaves-now
Article written by Connor D. Wolf Convoy brokers at work before the pandemic. (Convoy) [Ensure you have all the info you need in these unprecedented times. Subscribe now.] Convoy unveiled a new machine-learning system that’s designed to assess carriers’ safety histories, the company announced June 24. The system processes millions of records daily to better correlate …
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Article written by Susan Galer When Shamir Rahim, founder and CEO of VersaFleet, transformed his bio-medical startup into an AI-powered transportation management system, he never imagined being at the epicenter (in a good way) of a supply chain revolution during a worldwide pandemic. As anyone desperately searching for toilet paper discovered earlier this year, the …
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Article written by John Paul Hampstead Convoy helps drive asset utilization in A-B’s private fleet More than ever, the world’s largest and most sophisticated shippers are using logistics technology to drive efficiencies in their supply chains and meet corporate sustainability goals. Consumers, employees and board members have become more aware of climate change and the …
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GeoSpace is also happy to report their Geowiz FMCSA registered Owner Operator (OO) ELD product continues to outgain venture backed KeepTruckin ELD in customer ratings in the OO space with nearly a 10% higher Google customer satisfaction score of 4.7 out of 5.0. LAKELAND, Fla., June 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — GeoSpace Labs is making available for immediate purchase …
Leading pharma companies are now executing focus initiatives in various fields of logistics, including process planning, distribution, and route optimization. LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–One of the world’s leading analytics solutions provider, Quantzig, today announced the completion of its recent article that offers five practical recommendations for improving pharma logistics optimization. According to Quantzig’s logistics optimization experts, “The exponential growth in pharma …
