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Taking aim at Big Ag – FreightWaves – Linda Baker, Staff Writer

By / 2020-09-13

As Walmart (NSYE: WMT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) battle for dominance in the online grocery wars, a growing number of tech-enabled startups are taking a different approach, aiming to disrupt the conventional food supply chain by using logistics platforms to connect shoppers directly with local farmers and producers. Portland-based MilkRun, for example, seeks to make buying …

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Tech Connections: Matching expectations and services – FreightWaves – Phillipe Salles

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Drewry’s Philippe Salles considers whether container shipping is ready for guaranteed services and prices.    International shipping is going through uncertain times — digital technology disruption, freight volatility, trade wars, new maritime regulations and increasing cybersecurity risks. Despite this, shippers, forwarders and carriers are striving for more certainty and transparency regarding guaranteed services and prices.  …

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Hwy Haul customizes freight matching for trucking fleets – FreightWaves – Vishnu Rajamanickam, Staff Writer

By / 2020-09-13

This January, Walmart announced that it intends to hire 900 truckers over the course of 2019. It also announced that it would increase the wages of 8,000 drivers it has on its payroll now, possibly in an attempt to keep their churn rates low. Nonetheless, the increase in pay might also signal the difficulty companies …

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Roadie Gains $37 Million to Expand Crowdsource Delivery Business – WSJ – By Erica E. Phillips

By / 2020-09-13

By Erica E. Phillips Crowdsourced delivery company Roadie Inc. has raised $37 million in new funding that includes investment from Home Depot Inc., boosting dollars available for marketing efforts with big retailers and for building out its technology. The Atlanta-based startup has been providing same-day delivery services through its “on-the-way” model, which uses an app …

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Freight-Tracking Startup FourKites Raises $50 Million in New Backing – WSJ – By Erica E. Phillips

By / 2020-09-13

Freight-tracking software startup FourKites Inc. has raised $50 million in new funding less than a year after its last round to back its expansion beyond trucking and U.S. domestic shipping. The Chicago startup gathers live location data on shipments from suppliers such as Land O’ Lakes Inc. to retailers and factories that help businesses at …

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Getting ready for Demo Day at MarketWaves18, part 2: what several more companies are going to show

By / 2020-09-13

Recently, we highlighted several companies who will be exhibiting software solutions at Demo Day, part of MarketWaves18. We continue our review here. Redwood Logistics Redwood Logistics is a next-generation freight management provider powered by a high-growth strategy, a commitment to forming long-lasting partnerships and an emphasis on maintaining a company culture that stimulates ingenuity and …

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Evolution of E-commerce: The possibilities of tomorrow – Logistics Management – By Roberto Michel

By / 2020-09-13

The rapid growth of e-commerce is driving deep changes in logistics, from tightening up trucking capacity to elevating the importance of final-mile delivery processes. To respond, logistics managers now need to think in terms of systems that they can leverage today to make processes more efficient, while also keeping an eye on longer-term developments that …

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5 Lies the "Ubers of Trucking" May tell you – Load Delivered

By / 2020-09-13

Since 2000, the transportation industry has seen many technology-focused startups come and go. With each failed attempt, investors lost millions of dollars and the industry showed little change because the following fact was overlooked: Successful innovation demands more than just whiz-bang technology; it requires a strong command of operations and a deep understanding of the …

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