A year ago at this time, it was widely stated that trucking market conditions were booming due to heightened demand, tight capacity and a strong economy. Today, while it may not be operating at the same elevated levels, the market remains strong overall, even though rates have taken a step back, capacity has loosened and […]
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based GlobalTranz, a full-service 3PL focused on freight brokerage and technology, announced today it has rolled out a new digital freight matching (DFM) offering, entitled GTZamp (Automated Movement Planning) for enterprise shipper customers that meshes the speed and ease of DFM with enhanced, multi-movement planning capabilities. GlobalTranz officials said that GTZamp is comprised of various
GlobalTranz, a top 10 tech-enabled freight brokerage and third-party logistics provider, announced the roll-out of GTZamp, the latest evolution of its technology platform. GTZamp is a digital freight matching solution designed for enterprise customers that uses robust big data inputs to build multi-movement shipments. GTZamp represents the next iteration of GlobalTranz’s technology by incorporating more
FreightWaves features commentary from Market Voices – contributors with unique knowledge of numerous transportation/logistics/supply chain sectors, as well as other critical expertise. In the Stone Age of transportation brokerage – the 1980s – technological innovations came in the form of new equipment purchases in an effort to speed up transactions. This might be a second
England Logistics has signed on to the Trucker Tools platform and cloud-based applications and tools for shipment visibility, carrier capacity management and predictive freight-matching. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, England Logistics is a non-asset provider of full truckload services, intermodal, dry and temperature-controlled LTL and parcel transportation. England Logistics also has a separate SCM
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Digital truck broker initially operating in Los Angeles, Long Beach, New York/New Jersey and Savannah. Opus9, a digital freight broker that connects shippers and motor carriers, says its computer platform now can be used to arrange drayage moves as well as full truckload and less-than-truckload haulage. Opus9 launched its platform last September and added
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Opus9 is now offering to match shippers with drayage carriers as it expands coverage to major U.S. ports. The Sunnyvale, California-based startup, which already offers load matching and digital brokerage for truckload and less-than-truckload freight, wants to bring the same level of automation to drayage, said Chief Executive Alex Ryu. He said the new service
Freight-matching brokerage Convoy announced Thursday a new function in its app, Automated Reloads, that allows carriers to book multiple loads at a time, all without any human intervention. Convoy touts the program as one that can boost driver earnings, minimize unloaded miles and eliminate wait times between loads. Convoy’s algorithm “evaluates and continuously optimizes how
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The cloud is democratizing access to software and computing resources. With Carggo, freight brokerages can leverage sophisticated matching and pricing engines to grow their businesses at a very low cost. Freight brokerage in North America is undergoing a technological transformation enabled by large investments from private equity and venture capital. Investors see a fragmented, low-tech
Seattle-based digital freight broker Convoy, launched a new offering today that, it said, is geared towards booking multiple loads at a time. Entitled Automated Reloads, Convoy said this offering leverages algorithmically evaluates and continuously optimizes how loads can be grouped in real-time, all without human intervention. Carriers can bid their rates or instantly accept these
