Article written by Vishnu Rajamanickam Cargo transportation company Tropical Shipping has equipped its entire U.S. chassis fleet with over 2,000 5G-compatible asset visibility systems developed by vehicle tracking company PowerFleet. FreightWaves spoke with PowerFleet’s CEO Chris Wolfe to understand the company’s suite of asset visibility solutions and how it can help trucking fleets improve their operations. […]
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Article written by Prasanna Singaraju Photo: GETTY Enterprises are advancing in their digital mandates. They are digitizing operations and the customer experience and developing digital business models. Despite these impressive achievements, enterprises are experiencing the digital transformation (DT) brace position. When I say brace position, I am referring to the alerted posture of passengers during an
Article by Sharon R. Barstow In a general sense, freight is the cost of moving goods from one place to another. It includes the entire cost of the move, from packaging, documentation, carriage costs, insurance costs and container or pallet costs. The more your business relies on the delivery of goods and services, the more
Article by Bernard Marr What do we need to consider about a future where artificial intelligence (AI) and tech have transformed the way we live? That was exactly what we pondered when I recently spoke with Jamie Susskind, barrister, speaker and award-winning author of Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech. Trends That Are
The global trucking firm has seen a 25% reduction in total cost of ownership after using Samsung Knox Configure to develop an app store. While many trucking companies are still transitioning away from paper-based processes, Schneider National has moved to digital transformation 2.0—integrating and streamlining numerous digital automation tools. To meet regulatory requirements, Schneider, one
During a roundtable discussion, the CEOs of Convoy, Flexe and Flexport spoke about the coronavirus and the future of freight. (Photo: Convoy) Digital logistics tools are helping manage the chaos and uncertainty the coronavirus has injected into the supply chain, but the crisis is a warning sign that the freight industry overall needs to do
Article by Melanie Groenewoud As fruits and vegetables are exported to more and more destinations all over the world, the cold supply chain is becoming increasingly important. Melvin Xavier, from Cold Chain Connect, is a specialist in the global perishable freight industry. In the last couple of years he has noticed several major trends that
Article written by Evan Armstrong The airfreight forwarding sector, in which DHL ranks No. 1, logged one of the weakest years for logistics subsegments. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News) Coming off an extraordinary growth market in 2018, third-party logistics companies operating in the United States experienced a more mixed year in 2019. After companies imported products and
Companies from all corners of the freight ecosystem are beginning to implement layoffs as an economic downturn starts to take hold. (Photo: Shutterstock) As the impact of COVID-19 quickly spreads through the economy, layoffs are becoming a common theme for workers. Those in the freight businesses are no exception. According to reports, Total Quality Logistics
Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves Liquid and dry bulk hauler Bulkmatic Transport of Griffith, Indiana, announced Tuesday it had acquired Illinois-based Paris Transport Inc. to add capacity and improve service to its customers. Family-owned Bulkmatic, founded in 1965, has nearly 530 drivers and a fleet of approximately 600 power units, according to its latest filing with the