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FedEx Teams Up With Microsoft to Fight Amazon. That’s Good for FedEx Stock.

Article written by Al Root Microsoft and FedEx announced an agreement to “transform e-commerce.” FedEx hopes to get a leg up in the delivery battle with Amazon. Photograph by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Software behemoth Microsoft and logistics giant FedEx are joining forces to “transform e-commerce.” That sounds like a big job. To make it happen the pair are launching cloud-based inventory […]

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Logistics Plus Purchases Times-News Building in Erie, Pennsylvania

The 50-year building located at 205 W. 12th Street will remain home to Erie Times-News and its staff. Logistics Plus Inc., a leading worldwide provider of transportation, logistics, and supply chain solutions, has purchased the 88 thousand square foot Times-News Building in Erie, Pennsylvania. The building, located only a block away from the Logistics Plus

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Key Digital Supply Chain Moves Will Create New Industry Leaders Post-Covid-19

Article written by George Bailey SHUTTERSTOCK_1686405520 Covid-19 is having a devastating impact on world health. It is also hammering the world economy as demand is down, supplies have evaporated, and cash flow has become a challenge for many companies. Companies around the world are struggling to keep their supply chain viable, their financials healthy, and their customers

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Raven Fleet Tracking Gives Ag Retailers a Comprehensive View of Entire Operation

Newly released Slingshot® Fleet Tracking helps ag retailers better manage their equipment, assets and operations Raven Industries: Slingshot® Fleet Tracking allows users to wirelessly track the location and other important information about their trucks, vehicles, trailers, tanks and other moving assets by providing accurate machine running data in real-time. This gives ag retailers and enterprise

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Uber’s Re-Evaluation of Freight Follows Steep Losses

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

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Accenture–Fujitsu Project Hopes to Solve Blockchain Interoperability

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

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Startup aims to democratize digital freight management

Article written by Linda Baker EKA Solutions builds ecosystem for small and medium-size brokers, carriers and shippers J.J. Singh, a longtime transportation and logistics executive, decided to launch a digital freight management solutions company a few years ago after he realized that many small and medium-size shippers, brokers and carriers were not ready for “the

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Freight conditions are tough, but are brokers really to blame?

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

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Logistics Optimization Helps a Retail Chain to Reduce Transportation Cost | A Quantzig Success Story

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

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Staying Alive: Why the World of Enterprise Blockchain Has Turned to Collaborations

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,

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