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Beyond EDI, part 1: carriers open the kimono to shippers, brokers – CCJ – Aaron Huff| @AaronHuffCCJ

By Support / 2017-10-22 2020-09-13

Electronic data interchange (EDI) is engrained in the transportation industry. “Every time someone comes up with the killer idea that is going to kill or replace EDI, it never has. EDI continues to survive and thrive,” says Ken Craig, vice president of special projects for McLeod Software. Photo credit: Load Delivered EDI protocols enable shippers, …

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Several new freight-matching apps introduced at GATS – James Jaillet| CCJ – @trucknewsJJ

By Support / 2016-09-07 2020-09-13

Several new players entered the freight-matching and truck-routing app market last month at the Great American Trucking Show, held Aug. 25-27 in Dallas, Texas. The apps perform similar to Uber’s ride-sharing idea: Shippers post loads, carriers post trucks and the system automatically matches shippers loads’ to carriers’ available capacity. Two apps introduced last week — …

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