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Fleet Management
4 Strategies to Help Fortify Against Supply Chain Disruptions
These four tactics can help you take proactive steps to be better positioned to handle any challenges or disruptions during peak season and beyond.
Software Solutions
Oracle Helps Healthcare Organizations Solve Critical Supply Chain Challenges
Fleet Management
ChargePoint Releases an Enhanced Integrated Charging Experience for Fleets
Fleet Management
North American Transborder Freight up 7.5%
Fleet Management
Baltimore Bridge Collapse Underscores Critical Importance of Modernizing Interstate Highways
Sustainability
Alexis Asks: Safer Trucking for Future Drivers
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Sustainability
Alexis Asks: Safer Trucking for Future Drivers
Managing editor Alexis Mizell-Pleasant asks industry experts about various topics developing in the supply chain. Campaigns like Distracted Driver Awareness Month further the importance of staying focused and alert at all times while behind the wheel.
Mentorship Programs
Nominations Close June 7 for 2024 Women in Supply Chain Award
This award recognizes female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network. Submissions close June 7!
Webinars
SCN Summit: State of the Supply Chain
June 4, 2024
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Register now to hear from experts about the State of Today’s Supply Chains through topics revolve around Warehouse Automation, Generative AI, Automation, Electrification, Company Culture and more.
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Ocean Ports & Carriers
What Shippers Need to Know: Why Emissions is Key to Sustainability
Measuring and understanding scope 3 emissions takes time and a trusted partner, and reducing emissions tends to require more long-term solutions.
Fleet Management
Transition to BEV for Long-Haul Trucking to Cost $1T: ATRI Research
While both renewable diesel and battery electric vehicle pathways have implementation costs, a new report from ATRI concludes that relying on BEV to decrease CO2 emissions is nearly six times more expensive than RD.
Fleet Management
Diesel Prices Put Shippers Conditions in Negative Territory
FTR’s January Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) fell into negative territory in February for the first time since September 2023.
Trucking
Geopolitical Volatility Prompts Elevated Container Leasing Rates
A year-to-date (YTD) analysis of global container leasing transactions by Container xChange shows a notable uptick in average rates since the beginning of 2024, indicating an uptick in demand for container leasing services,
Ocean Ports & Carriers
How Baltimore Bridge Collapse Continues to Impact Shipments
Baltimore is running out of freight to pick up due to the lack of inbound shipments, so the containers at port have been sitting for a while.
Fleet Management
Reveel Adds Additional Parcel Carriers to Shipping Intelligence Platform
Reveel, whose Shipping Intelligence™ Platform enables companies to level the playing field with carriers, announces that its platform now supports additional carriers beyond FedEx and United Parcel Service (UPS).
Last-Mile
Why Software Solutions are the Key for Delivery Success
This is the year for delivery software and technology is only going to continue to improve and drive growth for businesses and consumers.
Last-Mile
AxleHire Rebrands as Jitsu
AxleHire rebranded to Jitsu, signaling the determination to help brands improve the doorstep delivery experience, build customer loyalty, and drive greater customer lifetime value.
Fleet Management
Penske’s AI Platform to Deliver Real-Time Insight into Fleet Performance
Penske Truck Leasing unveiled Catalyst AI, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that delivers real-time insight into fleet performance.
Mentorship Programs
Nominations Close June 7 for 2024 Women in Supply Chain Award
This award recognizes female supply chain leaders and executives whose accomplishments set a foundation for women in all levels of a company’s supply chain network. Submissions close June 7!
Fleet Management
EVs Signal a New Shipper-Carrier Frontier
Commercial electric vehicles (EVs) are poised to transform supply chain management, fueled by shipper sustainability goals, technological vehicle advancements and regulatory pressures
Last-Mile
Study Highlights Last-Mile Delivery as Key to Future Retail Growth
Incisiv and Veho release a study that spotlights the transformative role of last-mile delivery in today’s retail and direct-to-consumer (D2C)
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Consumer Demand for “Real Time Retail” Shakes Carrier Market Share
Pitney Bowes Inc. releases its annual U.S. Parcel Shipping Index, which revealed significant shifts in the carrier competitive landscape and consumer behaviors in 2023.
COLD CHAIN
Refrigerated Truckload Rates Fell in March
Spot truckload rates continued to slide in March as demand for trucking services moved toward typical seasonal levels, reported DAT Freight & Analytics.
Trucking
Global Trade Activity Indicates Rebound in Demand for Manufactured Goods
New data from Tradeshift's Q1 Index of Global Trade Health paints an encouraging picture for global trade, with robust growth observed in China and the United States, alongside indications of a rebound in global demand for manufactured goods.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
AI-Powered Planning Tool for Shipping Liners
Bearing AI launched an AI-powered Deployment Planner to help liners better balance the complexities of environmental compliance with increasing demand for quicker transportation of goods and the need to meet profitability goals.
Ocean Ports & Carriers
Escalating Middle East Tensions Trigger Surge in Freight Rates
As the situation unfolds in the Middle East, stakeholders are closely monitoring developments and preparing for potential impacts on global trade and shipping markets.
3PL/4PL
Safeguarding Platform to Help Combat Fraud in Transportation and Logistics
Descartes Systems Group developed Descartes MacroPoint FraudGuard to help freight brokers, 3PLs and shippers identify and prevent fraudulent activities related to carrier information, load tracking, and shipment status.
Carbon Footprint
EV Roaming Hubs
SolidRoam built an electric vehicle (EV) roaming hub product that connects EV charging providers to each other through only a single connection point. This scalable, flexible, and modular software effectively “democratizes” the charge hub.
Fleet Management
Carrier Sourcing to Revolutionize Freight Brokerage Operations
Trucker Tools launched Carrier Sourcing, which empower freight brokers to source and vet new carriers with unparalleled confidence.
Fleet Management
Smart Freight Planning Module
GoComet launched GoSchedules emissions tracking component, an addition to the company’s Smart Schedules module, to support logistics planning teams with climate goals.
Fleet Management
Fuel Costs Could Remain Drag on Trucking Conditions
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) for February fell to -5.31 from January’s reading of -1.41. A sharp increase in diesel prices was the principal factor in the deterioration in market conditions for carriers.
Transportation
Building Resilience to Supply Chain Disruptions in the Construction Industry
Fleet Management
Baltimore Bridge Collapse Results in Severe Rating for Atlantic Ocean
Index data from ITS Logistics reflects the considerable demand shifts for the Ports of Norfolk, New York, and New Jersey due to the recent Francis Scott Key Bridge damage.
Fleet Management
March U.S. Import Container Volume Continues Strong Trajectory
In March, U.S. container import volumes increased 0.4% from February, but jumped 15.7% when compared to the same month last year, according to research from Descartes Systems Group.
Fleet Management
Supply Chain Stability Improving Despite Ongoing Challenges: Study
Research from the Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) and KPMG LLP suggests a complete return to pre-pandemic normalcy remains unlikely in 2024 though.
COLD CHAIN
Tower Cold Chain Launches Live Tracking and Monitoring
Tower Cold Chain unveils live tracking feature in collaboration with ELPRO to enhance Tower's advanced passive temperature-controlled containers, offering customers near real-time insights into their shipments.
Fleet Management
LTL and Truckload Rates Hold Steady
In parcel, the index shows the effect of fuel surcharge increases and other accessorial changes to drive net rate growth in Q1 and Q2 2024, despite limited overall demand.
Trucking
LogiNext Transforms Driver Well-being and Operational Efficiency
The introduction of this feature is aimed at enhancing the financial well-being of drivers worldwide while ensuring maximum operational efficiency for the organizations.
Automation
Logistics Managers' Index Shows Optimism Toward Future of Logistics, Despite Transportation Prices on the Rise
This is the seventh time in the last eight months that the LMI has shown expansion. This growth is driven by the buildup of inventories, the subsequent tightening of warehousing, and the ongoing slow yet steady recovery in transportation.