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An Egyptian startup whips trucking and logistics industry into shape

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Fast track: Egyptian startup Trella is digitizing local trucking and logistics, improving efficiency in a fragmented marketplace. (Supplied) Trella is working with 50-60 shipper partners which have 15,000 to 20,000 trucks across Egypt Company was launched by a group of young entrepreneurs who saw an opening in the market CAIRO: Despite Egypt’s efforts to develop […]

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PowerFleet democratizes asset visibility across the material handling space

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Article written by Vishnu Rajamanickam Cargo transportation company Tropical Shipping has equipped its entire U.S. chassis fleet with over 2,000 5G-compatible asset visibility systems developed by vehicle tracking company PowerFleet. FreightWaves spoke with PowerFleet’s CEO Chris Wolfe to understand the company’s suite of asset visibility solutions and how it can help trucking fleets improve their operations.

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The Role Of DevOps For An Enterprise In A Digital Transformation Brace Position

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Article written by Prasanna Singaraju Photo: GETTY Enterprises are advancing in their digital mandates. They are digitizing operations and the customer experience and developing digital business models. Despite these impressive achievements, enterprises are experiencing the digital transformation (DT) brace position. When I say brace position, I am referring to the alerted posture of passengers during an

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How to Reduce Freight Costs

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Article by Sharon R. Barstow In a general sense, freight is the cost of moving goods from one place to another. It includes the entire cost of the move, from packaging, documentation, carriage costs, insurance costs and container or pallet costs. The more your business relies on the delivery of goods and services, the more

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What’s The Impact Of Artificial Intelligence And Technology On Society

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Article by Bernard Marr What do we need to consider about a future where artificial intelligence (AI) and tech have transformed the way we live? That was exactly what we pondered when I recently spoke with Jamie Susskind, barrister, speaker and award-winning author of Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech.  Trends That Are

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Trucking carrier Schneider National accelerates to digital transformation 2.0

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The global trucking firm has seen a 25% reduction in total cost of ownership after using Samsung Knox Configure to develop an app store. While many trucking companies are still transitioning away from paper-based processes, Schneider National has moved to digital transformation 2.0—integrating and streamlining numerous digital automation tools. To meet regulatory requirements, Schneider, one

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Agile software platforms key to surviving disaster, freight tech execs say

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During a roundtable discussion, the CEOs of Convoy, Flexe and Flexport spoke about the coronavirus and the future of freight.  (Photo: Convoy) Digital logistics tools are helping manage the chaos and uncertainty the coronavirus has injected into the supply chain, but the crisis is a warning sign that the freight industry overall needs to do

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After Mixed Financial Results in 2019, 3PLs Face Coronavirus Headwinds

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Article written by Evan Armstrong The airfreight forwarding sector, in which DHL ranks No. 1, logged one of the weakest years for logistics subsegments. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News) Coming off an extraordinary growth market in 2018, third-party logistics companies operating in the United States experienced a more mixed year in 2019. After companies imported products and

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