Top Tech Startup: Providing Visibility Across the Fleet

Dave Brajkovich, CTO at NorthStar Digital Solutions, one of this year’s Top Tech Startups winners, sits down with Marina Mayer, editor-in-chief, live at Manifest 2023, to discuss its new app, FR8Focus.

March 16, 2023

NorthStar Digital Solutions

Dave Brajkovich, CTO at NorthStar Digital Solutions, one of this year’s Top Tech Startups winners, sits down with Marina Mayer, editor-in-chief, live at Manifest 2023, to discuss its new app, FR8Focus, designed to solve real-world challenges in the LTL market through visual digitization.

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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!

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Alexis Asks: The Surge of E-Commerce Shipping

Managing editor Alexis Mizell-Pleasant asks industry experts about various topics developing in the supply chain field. Strategies that implement efficiency enhancing tools will be the ones to keep up in the coming years.

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SCN Summit: State of the Supply Chain

June 4, 2024

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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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

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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)

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Global Business Optimism Continues to Climb, Indicating Sustained Confidence

The latest quarterly report from Dun & Bradstreet highlights a sustained positive trend in the global business outlook, with the Global Business Optimism Index rising 5.4% quarter over quarter.

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FTR Shippers Conditions Index Declines

FTR’s January Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) fell 3 points in January to a reading of 3.4. While still positive, the SCI was the weakest it had been since September 2023.

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Smartcharger Station for Electric Heavy-Duty Freight

Einride opened its first U.S. Einride Smartcharger Station in Lynwood, Calif., strategically located near the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach along the I-710.

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Descartes Strengthens Global Trade Intelligence with OCR Acquisition

Descartes Systems Group acquired OCR Services, Inc. for $90 million.

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Alexis Asks: The Impact of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

Managing editor Alexis Mizell-Pleasant asks industry experts about various topics developing in the supply chain field. Eyes have shifted quickly with questions about the implications this catastrophe may have for shippers.

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Key IT Advances Shaping Vehicle Logistics

A comprehensive study from INFORM underscores a robust forecast for market growth in vehicle logistics and identifies key technologies driving innovation.

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NMFTA’s Digital LTL Council Announces eBOL 2.1

The latest update to the established electronic bill of lading (eBOL) standard was created by the Council in response to industry feedback.

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BeyondTrucks Launches New Fuel Transport Solution with Inventory Monitoring Feature

The BeyondTrucks solution digitizes and centralizes all inventory readings from various customers in one place, allowing for real-time monitoring, order point reevaluation and automated order generation.