A traveler uses a smartphone while waiting for a ride share ride in Oakland in August 2019. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Uber Technologies Inc. is allowing some drivers in California to set their own rates, an effort to bolster the company’s argument that they’re independent […]
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Technology innovators’ partnership combines Redwood’s Digital Transportation Management Platform with advanced analytics and carrier recommendation engines, with Transflo’s Velocity+, a leading portfolio of software and business process automation services, for real-time communications between shippers and carriers CHICAGO, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Redwood Logistics (Redwood), a leading logistics platform company, and Transflo, a leading mobile, telematics and business
Logility, Inc., automating the digital transformation of supply chain optimization and advanced retail planning, invites attendees of the 6Packed Conference to join the morning keynote address, “Supply Chain Transformation – I Feel the Need, the Need for Speed,” and the session “Winning with a Recession-Proof Digital Supply Chain.” This two-day event will be held in
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Improved ship utilization rates and investments in environmentally sustainable technologies for enhanced energy efficiency would significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions within navigation. A recent study carried out in the Laboratory of Industrial Management at Åbo Akademi University also indicates that such measures would contribute to lowering of freight costs. The results
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Victoria Nugent An app designed to give rural Queenslanders a same day freight delivery option will launch this weekend. Fluxx is the brainchild of Alpha cattle producer Nick Dyer, who came up with the idea in July 2017, taking inspiration from existing sharing economy businesses such as Uber. “We’re 5km north of the Capricorn Highway
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J.B. Hunt Transport Services [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. on Jan. 17 reported gains in net income and operating revenue for the fourth quarter of 2019 and for the full year. The Lowell, Ark.-based transportation and logistics company said Q4 net income rose to $144.7
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January 15, 2020: Shell and InstaFreight, a digital freight forwarding company are partnering to transform the European freight market. After successfully raising investment from Shell’s corporate venturing arm, Shell Ventures, InstaFreight will be working together with Shell to expand their digital services to carrier companies in Europe. The new partnership will help InstaFreight to accelerate
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The Cass Freight Index fell to its lowest level for 2019 in the month of December, with the shipments component of the index falling 7.9% and the expenditures component declining 6.2% year-over-year. “It wasn’t the prettiest month for the Cass Index, which means it wasn’t the best month in the freight world. Both the shipments
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Shippers and 3PLs can use the cloud-based Bid$ense to quickly lock in contract rates.Photo: Tom Fisk via Pexels SMC3 has added truckload capabilities to BidSense, its transportation request for proposal (RFP) automation and price negotiation software. The cloud-based software is used by both shippers and 3PLs to lock in contract rates and manage bid events
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With real-time shared data between all supply chain partners, the restaurant supply chain is more transparent and efficient than ever, driving down inventory and waste, while improving freshness and customer satisfaction. Significant Value Awaits Restaurant Companies That Exploit A Real-Time, Multi-Party Cloud Platform Network Effect happens when users join a platform and as a result, everyone
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