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Trucking Too Complex to Become 'Uberized' – MH&L – MH&L Staff |

While Digital Freight Matching (DFM) companies use digital platforms to match a shipper’s freight with available carrier capacity to better utilize motor carrier capacity, the industry is too complex to become an Uber type of business.   One of the key components of Uber’s model is the commodity-like nature of the ride-hailing service, explains Armstrong & …

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Transfix raises $22M in funding for truck-shipment matching tech – Aaron Huff| CCJ – @AaronHuffCCJ

Transfix announced $22 million in Series B funding led by new investor New Enterprise Associates (NEA). NY-based Transfix has created an online marketplace for the trucking and logistics industry, providing a platform that matches shipments with available trucks. Several existing investors also participated in the round, including Canvas Ventures, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, and Corigin Ventures. …

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Freight brokers, 3pls will search for capacity using e-log data from truckers Aaron Huff| CCJ – @AaronHuffCCJ

During the last year or two, a number of companies have developed online platforms that connect all parties involved in freight transactions. Most of these include a mobile app that drivers use to streamline communications with motor carriers, brokers, 3pls and shippers. Drivers with capacity, be they independent operators or small fleet owners, are using these apps to …

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DB Schenker, uShip establish partnership in Europe – American Shipper – Chris Gillis

German logistics provider DB Schenker entered into a partnership with the online freight shipping marketplace uShip for exclusive collaboration in Europe.    DB Schenker has entered a five-year partnership with U.S.-based online freight shipping marketplace uShip for exclusive collaboration in Europe.   “To keep innovating faster, we partner with companies that use promising digital business models,” …

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Logistics company DB Schenker to launch uShip platform in Europe – CCJ – CCJ Staff

uShip announced a partnership with DB Schenker, one of the world’s largest logistics companies, to power its new ‘Drive4Schenker’ online trucking platform. The platform will be launching later this year as a 5-year agreement worth tens of millions, and is exclusive within Europe. The partnership uses uShip PRO enterprise technology backbone to manage 25,000 approved carriers and …

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5 Lies the "Ubers of Trucking" May tell you – Load Delivered

Since 2000, the transportation industry has seen many technology-focused startups come and go. With each failed attempt, investors lost millions of dollars and the industry showed little change because the following fact was overlooked: Successful innovation demands more than just whiz-bang technology; it requires a strong command of operations and a deep understanding of the …

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The path to visibility: carriers able to share instant tracking, pricing info – Aaron Huff – CCJ

A few years ago, it seemed unrealistic for shippers, third party logistics providers or brokers to expect total visibility from all carriers in their freight networks. Large and mid-size carriers probably had the technology to provide shipment visibility. Small carriers, however, traditionally have lacked onboard computers and software needed to automate an electronic data interchange (EDI) process and stand on …

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C.H. Robinson on the Truckload Brokerage Market – Supply Chain 247

Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently caught up with Kevin Abbott, vice president North American Surface Transportation, Truckload at C.H.Robinson (pictured below). In a wide-ranging interview focused mainly on the truckload brokerage market, Abbott and Berman talked about industry trends, volumes, technology, and pricing, among other topics. A transcript of the interview follows …

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Freight matching provider DAT to exit ELD market – Todd Dills| @Channel19Todd – CCJ

Freight-matching service provider DAT will be exiting the electronic logging device (ELD) market. The announcement was made just several months after entering with the small-fleet/owner-operator-focused InView product, said Product Vice President Greg Sikes in a Monday briefing with CCJ’s sister publication Overdrive. Existing customers of the InView electronic hours of service software and hardware continue be be …

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A holistic approach to connectivity: Daimler’s vision for the future – Jeff Crissey

Imagine a logistics supply chain where everything 
is connected, with the truck at the center offering permanent tracking of the driver, truck and load, along with on-demand freight matching and seamless integration at shipper and receiver facilities. The potential productivity savings are mind-boggling. Add to that the possibilities that greater connectivity would open up to …

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