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Digital Freight Matching And The New Era Of Freight Logistics – Andrew Kelley

By Support / 2017-05-06 2020-09-13

Today’s freight logistics industry is beginning to undergo a major transformation—acceleration and really a reinvention, thanks to new digital technologies designed to drive efficiencies. Foresighted shippers and truck drivers are adopting these solutions to gain a competitive edge now and in the years ahead. Are you being left behind? Several dynamics are driving the change. …

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The costless trust technology

By Support / 2017-04-11 2020-09-13

Blockchain is not well understood yet, but think of it in terms of the cost of verification and networking The first thing that Christian Catalini wants you to know about blockchain is that “most of what you have heard about blockchain is wrong.” Speaking at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics’ annual Crossroads event …

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FR8 Revolution launches heavy-haul marketplace – Aaron Huff

By Support / 2017-03-29 2020-09-13

FR8 Revolution, an Oakland-based company that develops free, cloud-based tools for freight transportation, announced the launch of the FR8Star Heavy Haul Marketplace at www.fr8star.com. FR8Star’s marketplace includes a rate calculator for pricing oversize/overweight loads, including up-to-date state permit fees and escort costs. The company’s rate calculator provides oversize/overweight shippers with reliable pricing estimates, optimal shipping …

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HaulHound Offers Free Digital Freight Matching – Transport Topics

By Support / 2017-03-24 2020-09-13

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Technology startup HaulHound has added a free digital freight-matching feature to its online platform and mobile app for truck drivers. The new service, available at no cost, is designed to help carriers reduce deadhead by finding appropriate loads and avoiding lost time from waiting for shipper responses. Drivers enter their specifications and immediately receive …

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Freight matching software uShip lands $25M investment – Aaron Huff

By Support / 2017-02-15 2020-09-13

uShip, an online shipping marketplace and freight automation software provider, announced the close of a $25 million Series D round of funding led by DB Schenker, one of the world’s largest logistics companies and an existing uShip partner. DB Schenker’s funding comes on the heels of unprecedented investment in logistics and supply chain technology. Since 2015, …

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DAT and TransVix Partner to Create First US Trucking Futures Exchange – Craig Fuller – LinkedIn

By Support / 2017-02-14 2020-10-07

CHATTANOOGA, TN, AND PORTLAND, OR. (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 14, 2017 TransVix LLC and DAT Solutions are excited to announce the formation of their exclusive strategic alliance. This alliance is a foundational step to create the first and only Trucking Futures Exchange which will list and trade contracts based on trucking line haul rates. The TransVix Exchange will …

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Digital Freight Matching Solutions (New Products} – MH&L

By Support / 2017-01-31 2020-09-13

Haulme has introduced a digital freight matching (DFM) solution that enables shippers to find and transact with truckers. The Haulme solution provides an online transportation marketplace for shippers to find and secure reliable carrier capacity. With Haulme, truckers can use an iOS or Android app on their mobile devices to report capacity, routes and travel …

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Amazon eyes entrance to trucking, report says

By Support / 2017-01-02 2020-09-13

According to Business Insider writer Eugene Kim, there’s an “800-pound gorilla” the trucking industry needs to pay attention to: Amazon’s potential interest in entering trucking by way of a freight-matching platform. Unlike other companies attempting to “uberize” trucking, Amazon brings to the table a critical mass of freight, already moving through the company’s distribution centers. …

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Ready or not, here come Amazon and Uber –

By Support / 2016-12-21 2020-09-13

While a host of technology startups have adopted Uber-like models to tackle automated freight matching in the trucking industry, in the last two months, Uber themselves and Amazon have jumped in the fray. In our May issue last year, American Shipper ran a commentary from Robert Nathan, chief executive officer of LoadDelivered Logistics, detailing …

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Special Coverage: Tech companies use collaboration to tackle supply chain problems

By Support / 2016-12-16 2020-09-13

Emerging technologies are helping the ocean and trucking industries work together in more meaningful ways. It’s hard to think of a more overused word and more underutilized concept in supply chain than “collaboration.” The word conjures up vague notions of logistics companies helping their customers, or shippers providing forecast data to carriers to help …

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