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Other Voices: Five supply chain tips to prepare for the future

Innovation makes it easier to identify waste and inefficiencies while meeting customer demands and minimizing operational disruption. Editor’s note: The following column by Dave Norton, Vice President, Customer Solutions and Support, The Raymond Corporation, is part of Modern’s Other Voices column, a series featuring ideas, opinions and insights from end-users, analysts, systems integrators and OEMs. Click here to learn about submitting …

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FourKites Dynamic Yard Improves Visibility

Image: FourKites FourKites has introduced Dynamic Yard, a new software that gives companies visibility all of their facilities based on real-time, in-transit, and in-yard freight data and analytics. The new software can reduce detention costs and optimize operations, according to the company. Dynamic Yard integrates yard, dock, and gate control products acquired from TrackX with …

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Penske Leasing, Penske Logistics testing Road Ready trailer telematics

Road Ready by Truck-Lite, a Clarience Technologies brand, offers a complete overview of a trailer’s environment, inside and out Clarience Technologies is participating in a program with Penske Truck Leasing and Penske Logistics to evaluate its Road Ready by Truck-Lite trailer telematics system. Launched in 2017, Road Ready offers fleets a complete overview of a trailer’s environment, both inside and out, using a …

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Werner Enterprises Announces Innovation Initiative, Werner EDGE

Premier Transportation and Logistics Company Deploys Technology-Rich Driver Solutions OMAHA, Neb., May 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN), a premier transportation and logistics provider, announces Werner EDGE, the company’s commitment to technology and innovation. Having spearheaded electronic logging device (ELD) adoption, Werner has always been a first mover in the transportation industry. With this announcement, …

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InstaFreight solves road freight visibility issues through digitalization – FreightWaves – Vishnu Rajamanickam, Staff Writer

 InstaFreight solves road freight visibility issues through digitalization (Photo: Shutterstock) Much like the road freight industry in the U.S., its European counterpart suffers from similar issues with fragmentation and low visibility into logistics operations, brought about by the lack of digitalization across large swathes of the market. Through its customs regulations, the European Union has …

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Digital freight brokerage growth to accelerate sharply over next five years – FreightWaves – John Paul Hampstead, Associate Editor

The business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan released the results of its new study of trucking-as-a-service (TaaS) and digital freight brokerage this week. From an estimated current size of $11.2 billion, Frost & Sullivan expects TaaS to grow to $79.4 billion by 2025. Digital freight brokerage will account for the lion’s share of this market—Frost …

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Freight matching Cargo Chief announces new data partnership – FreightWaves – Chad Prevost

(Photo: Shutterstock) ghTrack will be integrated into Cargo Chief’s data streams alerting brokers and transport companies about empty trucks in specific areas that are ready to drive a load Supply chain data aggregation firm GateHouse Logistics  and 3PL technology provider Cargo Chief yesterday announced a partnership that could see a nationwide network of more than …

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Demo Session 4: Tracking and managing cargo, assets – FreightWaves – Brian Straight

The final session of Demo Day on Tuesday at FreightWaves’ Transparency18 conference in Atlanta did not disappoint, building on the success of the first three sessions and closing out the day, which ended with a BBQ sponsored by Triumph and a performance from the Emerald City band for attendees. Demo Day featured 4 sessions of …

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3. Mobile apps – Aaron Huff| CCJ – @AaronHuffCCJ

With 90 percent of motor carriers operating less than six trucks, mobile apps give brokers and shippers a way to automate communications with owner operators and small fleets. A number of technology companies with brokerage authority have mobile apps that carriers use to accept loads and provide shipment status, among other functions. These apps can …

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