Victoria Nugent An app designed to give rural Queenslanders a same day freight delivery option will launch this weekend. Fluxx is the brainchild of Alpha cattle producer Nick Dyer, who came up with the idea in July 2017, taking inspiration from existing sharing economy businesses such as Uber. “We’re 5km north of the Capricorn Highway […]
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More companies than ever before are digitising processes to optimise workflows and streamline operations. With artificial intelligence (AI) now playing a major part in the majority of supply chains globally, IBM Watson launched its IBM Sterling Supply Chain Suite last year. It is an open, integrated platform that easily connects to your supplier ecosystem, while implementing technologies such as
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J.B. Hunt Transport Services [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. on Jan. 17 reported gains in net income and operating revenue for the fourth quarter of 2019 and for the full year. The Lowell, Ark.-based transportation and logistics company said Q4 net income rose to $144.7
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January 15, 2020: Shell and InstaFreight, a digital freight forwarding company are partnering to transform the European freight market. After successfully raising investment from Shell’s corporate venturing arm, Shell Ventures, InstaFreight will be working together with Shell to expand their digital services to carrier companies in Europe. The new partnership will help InstaFreight to accelerate
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The Cass Freight Index fell to its lowest level for 2019 in the month of December, with the shipments component of the index falling 7.9% and the expenditures component declining 6.2% year-over-year. “It wasn’t the prettiest month for the Cass Index, which means it wasn’t the best month in the freight world. Both the shipments
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Shippers and 3PLs can use the cloud-based Bid$ense to quickly lock in contract rates.Photo: Tom Fisk via Pexels SMC3 has added truckload capabilities to BidSense, its transportation request for proposal (RFP) automation and price negotiation software. The cloud-based software is used by both shippers and 3PLs to lock in contract rates and manage bid events
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With real-time shared data between all supply chain partners, the restaurant supply chain is more transparent and efficient than ever, driving down inventory and waste, while improving freshness and customer satisfaction. Significant Value Awaits Restaurant Companies That Exploit A Real-Time, Multi-Party Cloud Platform Network Effect happens when users join a platform and as a result, everyone
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In this episode, Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland gives you the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet; Market Expert Donny Gilbert breaks down the headhaul index in the Broker Update; and Market Expert Anthony Smith highlights the positive correlation between consumer spending and outbound tender rejection rates. Video included in original source. Original Source:
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Strategic document could serve as foundation for future project funding. David Sparkman The federal government seems to have finally gotten around to developing a National Freight Strategic Plan (NFSP) to guide funding priorities for transportation infrastructure projects. Development of such a plan was called for by Congress in highway funding legislation that was enacted in
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Salesforce, Publicis Sapient, IBM Services, project44 and Flooid collaborate to help solve retailers’ returns, omnichannel and logistics challenges NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today at the National Retail Federation’s 2020 Big Show, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced that enhanced solution capabilities are being developed in collaboration with other providers for the IBM Sterling™ Supply Chain platform to help quickly solve returns, omnichannel
