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Data science breakthrough enables LTL shipment tracking, with 6x more accurate estimated arrival times CHICAGO, June 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FourKites®, the #1 real-time supply chain visibility platform, today introduced Dynamic ETA for LTL. For the first time, shippers, carriers and 3PLs can track less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments from pre-pickup to proof of delivery, with highly accurate, …

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A steady stream of trade and commerce will be critical to economic recovery, but with supply chains disrupted and many logistics operations forced to upend their business models, plenty of obstacles remain in the way of frictionless movement of goods. Although the pandemic has introduced immense and unfamiliar challenges to the logistics and supply chain …

Tossing Out The ‘Little Black Book’ Of Shipper-Carrier Matchmaking Read More »

Article written by Peter Fretty This Q&A takes a look at what role will blockchain technology play as manufacturers settle in to a new norm. Perhaps the best part about covering technology is the opportunity to learn about innovations as they occur. Some (most actually) never get the opportunity to shine whether its lack of …

Blockchain: When Accurate Tracking, Tracing and Recording Matter Read More »

Article written by Jeff Berman The most recent edition of the Coyote Curve by Coyote Logistics, a subsidiary of freight transportation and logistics services bellwether UPS, indicated that truckload market conditions remain challenged, due largely to COVID-19, with the caveat that they may have bottomed out in April. Coyote Logistics defines the Coyote Curve as …

Q2 Coyote Curve report takes deep dive into the state of the truckload market Read More »

Online freight marketplace operator DAT Solutions will acquire the Freight Market Intelligence Consortium (FMIC) benchmarking service from supply chain consultancy Chainalytics Inc., saying the move extends its position as a provider of market and pricing intelligence for shipments across the truckload, less-than-truckload (LTL), and ocean freight transportation modes. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but …

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IBM‘s new Sterling Business Transaction Intelligence (BTI) Enterprise and Multi-Enterprise editions allow companies to take away “supply chain blind spots” and respond to “predictive insights” from artificial intelligence, the technology company said in a post. “These editions build upon the IBM Sterling Business Transaction Intelligence Basic Edition complementary capability of [the] IBM Sterling Supply Chain Business Network (SCBN),” the announcement …

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Trimble Inc. TRMB is making every effort to strengthen presence in the transportation sector on the back of its robust solutions portfolio. The company’s latest launch of new capabilities for its Community Load Match platform jointly with Kuebix is a testament to the same. Notably, the platform helps in optimization of freight movements throughout the supply chain …

Trimble Unveils New Capabilities, Banks on Kuebix Buyout Read More »

Ford vehicle fleets can now seamlessly manage embedded telematics data through Samsara’s platform with Ford Data Services™ integration SAN FRANCISCO, June 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Samsara, the leader in industrial IoT, announced a new integration with Ford Commercial Solutions as part of a continued effort to unlock the power of embedded telematics data for fleet customers. With this new …

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