Companies like Lyft, Airbnb, and Kickstarter use technology platforms to connect customers with service providers. And that same concept has made its way to the trucking markets, where companies like Convoy, Transfix, Uber Freight and Loadsmart are using algorithms to pair carriers with shippers who need their loads delivered. This is no passing fad either. …
Technology is fueling a growth in non-asset transportation and logistics. Companies are finding ways to solve more complex problems for shippers and increasing the efficiency and speed of freight transactions with carriers. AFN Logistics specializes in transporting retail goods to fulfill supply chains, many of which are now connected to e-commerce and final-mile deliveries. In …
On the heels of one of the best years in the company’s history, Daimler Trucks North America plans to continue efforts to diversify its North American parts distribution strategy and leverage global Daimler resources to develop and introduce new technologies related to connectivity, electrified powertrains and automated driving. Driven largely by 46,000 orders for the …
The rise of logistics startups in the freight industry over this decade has been nothing short of game-changing – both in increasing operational efficiency and also in easing the way business is done. Industry front-runners comprising the who’s who in the logistics space are jumping on the technology bandwagon as they see vast dividends in …
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is launching a new digital platform for its contracted freight carriers in the United States to match them with the company’s spot loads using a customized version of an app developed by Loadsmart. “To manufacture trucks, we need carriers to deliver components and parts to our plants,” said Lori Heino-Royer, …
Imagine a logistics supply chain where everything is connected, with the truck at the center offering permanent tracking of the driver, truck and load, along with on-demand freight matching and seamless integration at shipper and receiver facilities. The potential productivity savings are mind-boggling. Add to that the possibilities that greater connectivity would open up to …
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