Transportation Management

Think Tank

Trucking Innovation in Industrial Real Estate: A Catalyst for Growth?

October 22, 2018

Jon Pharris

Rapid industry advances are creating new ways for commercial operators to enhance their shipping and carrier services.

Think Tank

GSR Waiver Warning: An Open Letter to Shippers

October 19, 2018

Ken Wood

UPS and FedEx are doubling down on their plan to systematically renegotiate customer contracts, with an attempt to eliminate guaranteed delivery times.

How Pesky Fish Is Reinventing the Supply Chain to Deliver Seafood Fresh to Chefs

October 18, 2018

Forbes

The U.K.-based founder wondered: "Why is fish so rubbish here when we are surrounded by 19,000 miles of coastline?”

Case Study

Furniture Manufacturer Accelerates Supply Chain, Expands Network With TMS

October 18, 2018

SupplyChainBrain

Company managers knew there had to be a smarter way to manage transportation.

Case Study

How a ‘Last-Mile’ Delivery Service Conquered the Streets of Italy

October 18, 2018

SupplyChainBrain

Milan, Rome and other major Italian cities pose huge logistical obstacles to deliverers of product ordered online.

Tech Watch

In Shipper-3PL Relationships, Technology Comes to the Fore

October 16, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

New demands generated by omnichannel and other supply-chain innovations are posing challenges to 3PLs — and technology is expected to play a major role in solving them.

Case Study

Organic Dairy Producer Milks TMS for Supply Chain Optimization

October 15, 2018

SupplyChainBrain

A fast-growing organic dairy company needed a sophisticated transportation management system to gain visibility across its operations — and control over its spend.

The Importance of Last-Mile Facilities in the Supply Chain

Four Forces Transforming Supply Chain, Logistics and Transportation Today

Few industries or business functions are experiencing as much disruption as logistics, supply chain and transportation. In fact, according to a recent Forbes Insights survey of more than 400 senior transportation-focused executives, 65 percent say tectonic shifts in these areas are driving an era of profound transformation.

September 12, 2018

Forbes

Few industries or business functions are experiencing as much disruption as logistics, supply chain and transportation.

Self-Driving Technology Threatens Nearly 300,000 Trucking Jobs, Report Says

Autonomous driving technology could replace some 294,000 long-distance truck drivers over the next 25 years, a lighter impact than some have predicted but one that could still significantly reshape freight-industry employment, according to a new research paper.

September 12, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Autonomous driving technology could replace some 294,000 long-distance truck drivers over the next 25 years, a lighter impact than some have predicted but one that could still significantly reshape freight-industry employment, according to a new research paper.

Truckers Get Digital in the Search for Big Rigs

Big trucking companies, scrambling along with their customers to keep up with fast-growing U.S. economic demand, are plowing millions of dollars into technology to build up services as digital freight middlemen.

September 7, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Big trucking companies, scrambling along with their customers to keep up with fast-growing U.S. economic demand, are plowing millions of dollars into technology to build up services as digital freight middlemen.