The platform marks first step towards connecting the transportation supply chain and simplifying the finding and filling truckload capacity process. Trimble and Kuebix, a Trimble Company and part of the Transportation Sector, have launched new capabilities for its Community Load Match platform, a solution that facilitates collaboration between shippers and carriers to optimize how freight moves throughout […]

Dallas-based Transplace, a non asset-based third-party logistics services provider, announced today that it is welcoming Austin, Texas-based ScanData Systems Inc., a provider of parcel transportation management solutions (PTMS), into the fold, in what it called a strategic acquisition. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dallas-based Transplace, a non asset-based third-party logistics services provider, announced

To speed up fleet and billing functions for truck drivers as well as back-office staffers, mobile capture and workflow technology company Vector has teamed with transportation management software firm McLeod Software, according to an announcement. Vector’s mobile application can now be put into place alongside McLeod’s DocumentPower and LoadMaster to simplify document collections and speed up billing as

Spot rates for dry van, refrigerated and flatbed shipments rebounded last week after significant drops in earlier weeks. According to DAT trendlines, spot market recovery sped up the week of May 25-31. Large increases in load-to-truck ratios indicated higher demand for dry van, refrigerated and flatbed shipments. Truckload rates followed suit, rising on most lanes

In just a few short months, the coronavirus pandemic has transformed how supply chains are run. Companies are adapting to a new remote-work environment, and the crisis has come with a surge in shipping demand as well as constrained capacity, causing rate spikes across the industry. From February to March alone, the average rate to

Article written by Aaron Huff On Friday, May 29, executives from DHL Supply Chain North America shared insights on the transportation and logistics sector of the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. Describing the business climate as a “whirlwind,” President Jim Monkmeyer said that mixed demand for truckload and less-than-truckload shipments has resulted in carriers furloughing drivers and parking