2020

Article written by Biju Kewalram GETTY Accurate data and effective supply chain technology are more critical now than ever before. Data-driven decision making is enabling organizations to flex their supply chains to cope with rapid fluctuations in supply, demand and transportation. And as companies and countries attempt to “build back better” from the crisis, lowering carbon emissions

Article written by Dave Flessner Logistics firms dominate list Staff file photo / Freight brokers show their achievements with record albums above their desks at Avenger Logistics. Chattanooga, which is within a day’s drive of over half the U.S. population, is home to two of the nation’s biggest long-haul trucking companies — U.S. Xpress Enterprises

Rates, volumes increase as shippers use the spot market to resolve imbalances in their freight networks. Bucking seasonal trends, the surge continues in spot market rates across all equipment types, according to DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the industry’s largest online marketplace for spot truckload freight. The DAT Truckload Volume Index, a measure of dry

Article written by Natalle Gagliordi Verizon on Thursday released details around its initiative to enhance the GPS accuracy of the phones, drones, and IoT devices that run on its network. The company said it’s been building and deploying Real Time Kinematics (RTK) reference stations to its network that are meant to provide hyper-precise location information

Article written by Michelle Mooney Asda has renewed its reverse logistics contract with XPO Logistics for a further three years – extending a partnership that goes back to 2002. XPO will continue to manage the logistics of Asda’s product trays across nine sites. The returned assets will be washed, inspected, and then reused for product