E2open improved its position on both the Ability to Execute as well as Completeness of Vision axis among vendors for two consecutive years AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–E2open, the one place in the cloud to run your supply chain, has been recognized by Gartner as a Challenger in the 2020 Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems (TMS). […]
Article written by Gary Frantz For years, freight managers and logistics service providers have leveraged the value of relationships, those whom you’ve worked with successfully in the past, as the door-opener to engaging and retaining clients and service providers. It has been a fairly common practice for logistics managers, as they moved to new companies,
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FREE ACCESS TO THE EUROPEAN FREIGHT EXCHANGE TO ENSURE ESSENTIAL GOODS ARRIVE TO THEIR DESTINATION BRUSSELS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In response to the coronavirus crisis, Teleroute invites transport and logistics companies to join its community free of charge till the end of June. In normal times, more than 200,000 daily freight and vehicle offers are posted on Teleroute. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has
The coronavirus has turned entire industries on their heads, not least of all the shipping and logistics sector. Factory shutdowns and stay-at-home orders have disrupted manufacturing and production, with ramifications reverberating throughout global supply chains. Meanwhile, a surge in online shopping as more people stay home has added extra pressure on supply chain, shipping and logistics firms.
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Article written by Vishnu Rajamanickam Fleet management company KeepTruckin has fully integrated its driver workflow processes with transportation management system (TMS) provider Prophesy Dispatch to provide clients with seamless communication between the back office and truck drivers. Within the industry, dispatch communication has been mired with inconsistencies, as back offices struggle to locate drivers in real-time – making it
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ProServ Logistics’ empty offices in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Photo courtesy ProServ Logistics For one logistics company, the need for employees to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic has been made easier with technology. In fact, ProServ Logistics had a head start, as some of its employees were already working remotely. “Honestly? We didn’t really
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Cross-border tech company to actively accelerate implementation of product roadmap while setting the new standard for cross-border shipping. CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Forager, the technology company providing cross-border solutions to the logistics industry, today announced a $10 million Series A financing round. U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) led the investment round with participation from existing investors Chicago Ventures and
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New Comdata QuickPay gives fleet owners access to capital within 24 hours BRENTWOOD, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Comdata Inc., a FLEETCOR company and world leader in payment innovation, introduces Comdata QuickPay powered by Crestmark, a division of Metabank. Comdata QuickPay is a new financing solution that gives fleet owners access to same-day payments on the loads they deliver. The program also
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Transportation is a very personal face-to-face business but shutdowns, quarantines and in-office employees now working remotely have strained workflows and time-tested policies. Carriers and drivers have been forced – in some cases over just a matter of days – to implement new methods and systems to keep business moving, and in order to alleviate some
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Article written by Mindy Long Technology and data are at the forefront of how fleets share lanes and reduce empty miles on the road. This is part three in a four-part series on reducing empty miles. Read part one and two here. When looking to share lanes, fleets have to be aware of shippers’ requirements. Finding the right load
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