American Airlines Cargo has signed with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to obtain certification for the handling of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products.
Johanson Transportation Service (JTS), a third-party logistics provider, has launched FreightOptixx, a cloud-based transportation-management system (TMS).
Recent events, such as the Hanjin collapse, have shone a spotlight on the deeply interconnected nature of today's container shipping networks and demonstrated how little visibility many shippers have into the whereabouts and status of their cargo as it moves through a complex web of service providers.
Annual operating costs for heavy goods vehicles could be slashed by around 28 percent per vehicle by 2025 by adopting new digital supply chain technology.
Used Class 8 truck same-dealer sales volumes continued to show volatility in August, yet remained on a positive trend, including a 19 percent increase over July.
Famed investor Warren Buffett once warned that investing in airlines was "a death trap." He may be rethinking his view on the airline industry now that the trade group for the world's carriers has predicted that the industry will pocket a record $39.4bn this year.
LoadPay, the secure payment platform from Truckstop.com, has been integrated into the cloud-based transportation-management software of MercuryGate International Inc.
Danish shipping and oil conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk plans to separate its businesses into transport and energy divisions in a bid to better tackle the problems facing its struggling businesses.
Kuehne & Nagel has entered into a partnership with the Transporeon Group, operator of a European cloud-based electronic logistics network, to create a digital collaboration platform with truckload and less-than-truckload carriers.
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