LTL/Truckload Services

The Struggles of Transportation Technology

November 27, 2019

When it comes to transportation technology’s efforts to realize the promise of unmanned vehicles and alternative fuel sources, we’re in a phase comparable to early efforts to lay a trans-Atlantic telegraph cable. Stuff just keeps going wrong.

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Watch: What's Happening With Freight Rates?

November 27, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

The latest carrier survey by Transporeon reveals some surprising trends in pricing — ones that the carriers themselves didn't entirely anticipate, notes director of business development Patrick Pretorius.

A New App Lets Carriers Secure Drivers Directly and On Demand

November 14, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

As demand for consumer goods grows, especially in the burgeoning e-commerce sector, a key element of getting product to market continues to bedevil merchandisers: the truck driver.

Self-Driving Trucks: The Dismal Truth

November 13, 2019

Helen Atkinson, SCB Contributor

Self-driving trucks aren’t self-driving — not in the way that regular people have every reason to understand that term.

Waymo CEO Sees Driverless Trucking Catching on Faster Than Taxis

November 12, 2019

Bloomberg

True driverless cars have arrived from Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet Inc., but the company’s chief executive officer says robot ride hailing may not be the first form of automotive autonomy to take off commercially.

FedEx E-Commerce Revamp Jolts Delivery Army by Piling On Costs

October 31, 2019

Bloomberg

FedEx Corp.’s drive to reap the rewards of e-commerce is stirring anxiety among some of the company’s most important partners: the thousands of small businesses that handle its ground deliveries.

‘Uber-for-Trucking’ App Convoy Tries to Navigate Some Uber-Scale Problems

October 31, 2019

Bloomberg

Job rates are falling across North America after two years of increases, and spot demand — which excludes long-term freight contracts — plummeted 27% through October. Most drivers aren’t expecting business to improve over the next six months.

Digitizing Transportation Processes: A Win/Win for Shippers and Carriers

October 29, 2019

PITT OHIO

Just what is supply chain "digitization" anyway? And how far along are companies in adapting to it? Two PITT OHIO executives - CFO and CIO Scott Sullivan, and CMO and EVP Geoff Muessig, engage in a lively discussion about the promise and reality of the digital supply chain. A SupplyChainBrain Power Lunch Roundtable presentation.