Article written by Damian Brett The use of air cargo online booking portals looks set to increase over the coming months, despite a slowdown in growth during the height of the PPE capacity crunch. Freightos chief marketing officer Eytan Buchman told Air Cargo News that its WebCargo booking platform, which has 22,000 users and claims to have […]
July 20, 2020
Article written by Nate Tabak Big-box retailer to build two new distribution centers as part of a five-year investment. Walmart Canada plans to build two new distribution centers and bring more technology into its supply chain as part of a C$3.5 billion (US$2.6 billion) investment to grow its e-commerce and in-store operations. Walmart said it
Trucking giant also implements Mastery Logistics’ software into its brokerage division. Trucking and logistics provider Schneider will invest an unspecified amount of money in Mastery Logistics Systems, the cloud-based transportation management system (TMS) software startup created by former Coyote Logistics LLC CEO and co-founder Jeff Silver, the firms said today. Terms of the deal were not
Article written by Ashley Coker App-based tracking strikes balance between extremes Shippers and third-party data aggregators are pressuring brokers to step up their tracking game as economic uncertainty continues. Over the last few years, shipment tracking has shifted from a perk to an expectation. Now, subpar consistency and poor compliance are enough to cost a
Article written by Marcia Gruver Doyle Construction equipment is constantly on the move. It has to be transported, whether from a manufacturer, dealer, rental company, auction company, contractor or just from job to job. And it doesn’t come in a neat shipping container. It can require specialized equipment to load and transport, special permits, a pilot