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How are global shippers evolving to meet tomorrow’s demand?

By Support / 2019-12-11

The future of the movement of goods Consumers are ordering ever more items and expect them to be delivered ASAP. How are transportation and logistics providers coping with the pressure—and preparing for the future of the movement of goods? Introduction Tomorrow’s consumers probably won’t give much thought to the brilliant orchestration behind package delivery windows […]

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Asset-based digital marketplace Archerhub guarantees 100% hauls for all loads on its platform

By Support / 2019-12-09

Asset-based digital marketplace ArcherHub guarantees 100% hauls for all loads on its platform (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) The advent of digital freight matching within the trucking sector has brought order to the chaos of the spot market, as it helps usher real-time visibility into both capacity and volumes available in a market. However, digital freight marketplaces

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Ceaseless innovation and digitalization lead J.B. Hunt to a top tier finish in FreightTech 25

By Support / 2019-12-06

Ceaseless innovation and digitalization lead J.B. Hunt to a top tier finish in FreightTech 25 (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) At the recently concluded FreightWaves LIVE event in Chicago, leading supply chain solutions provider J.B. Hunt bagged the fourth place in the FreightTech 25 list – a survey that recognizes companies pushing boundaries within the logistics industry through the

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Trucker Tools puts laser focus on efficient freight matching

By Support / 2019-12-02

Digital freight brokers have made it easier to move loads through an online marketplace, but the process is still cumbersome. “Load boards have helped to get us where we are today, but a lot of inefficiencies are because of the way they are structured. Everyone throws everything into one pile and tries to find each

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Here’s how — and why — Uber set their sights on Freight

By Support / 2019-11-26

Expanding into new markets brings opportunities and risks. For consumers, Uber is known for changing the simple act of getting a taxi and ordering food. For the past two years, the company has been moving into the B-to-B market with Uber Freight. “We’ve built an app for independent owner-operators and small fleets, where they can

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How Freight Bidding Can Boost Capacity and Add Strategic Value Between Carrier-Shipper Relationships

By Support / 2019-11-22

Shippers that decide solely to solicit bids to their benefit will face the uncertainty of backlash from carriers, ultimately, bidding allows carriers to understand where they stand in the market and establish lasting carrier-shipper relationships. By Adam Robinson Freight Rates Freight rates are in a state of constant flux, and while the market appears on the

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Netherlands Takes Tech-Forward Approach to Transporting Freight by Land, Sea and Air

By Support / 2019-11-18

A massive containership docks at the Port of Rotterdam, the largest seaport in Europe. (Rotterdam Partners) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] AMSTERDAM — To keep pace with growing cargo volumes and more stringent delivery requirements, some of the world’s most advanced freight handlers have been making significant headway in areas

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Seven innovators take top honors for FreightWaves LIVE demos

By Support / 2019-11-14

Over 50 of today’s most innovative and disruptive companies in the logistics industry stepped on stage during FreightWaves LIVE Chicago to present live product demos. Their challenge was to show off their products through engaging seven-minute presentations — with no PowerPoints allowed. Attendees voted on demos from both the first and second days of the

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Rapid Fire Demos: Front-to-back-of-the-truck digitalization

By Support / 2019-11-14

Digitalization has taken hold across every aspect of the trucking industry, from the back office and receiving dock, to the drivers, trucks and trailers, making it difficult for carrier and freight brokerage managers to ignore. There are lots of new cloud-based options for companies within the trucking industry to digitalize and integrate their operation platforms

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Digital disruption will speed up supply chains, says J.B. Hunt’s Simpson (with video)

By Support / 2019-11-14

CHICAGO – The technology transformation that’s underway in freight transportation is badly needed to eliminate billions of dollars in annual waste and improve service for shippers and carriers of all sizes, in the same way that consumers have been empowered by shopping online, Shelley Simpson, chief commercial officer at intermodal transportation provider J.B. Hunt, said

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