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Transportation Management Top Stories

UPS Cuts Email Response Time in Half with AI Automation
Launched last July, MeRA leverages large language models to automate responses to customer inquiries, significantly reducing agent handle time by 50 percent.
Five Innovations Shaping the Future of Last-Mile Delivery
Discover how drones, autonomous vehicles, and clean technologies are driving efficiency, reducing costs, and improving customer satisfaction.
Barge Hits Texas Bridge in Incident Reminiscent of Baltimore Collapse
A barge collided with the Pelican Island Bridge in Galveston, Texas, causing an oil spill and closing the only road access to the island.
Freight Shipments Continue Downward Trend in April
April's freight market data from Cass reveals ongoing challenges, with a 1.6% month-over-month drop in shipments and a 4% year-over-year decline.

Transportation Management Resources

SMC3 Mercury Gate Case Study - Improving Workflows and Enhancing Efficiency with LTL APIs
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Scope 3 Emissions from Freight Transportation
Today freight transportation contributes approximately 8% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. According to the International Transport Forum demand...


Transportation Management News

Disruptive Technology Can be the Key to Navigating Economic Downturns
Economic downturns are a testing ground for innovation, and history proves that disruptive technology thrives in the face of adversity.

Parcel Shipping Best Practices
Josh Dunham, chief executive officer of Reveel, describes four best practices that parcel shippers are employing in their relationships with carriers today.

A.P. Moller-Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd Halt Commercial Shipping in Red Sea
Two global shipping giants, A.P. Moller-Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, announced on Friday that they are pausing shipping in the Red Sea following continued attacks on commercial ships in the region.

An Early Delivery for Christmas: A Healthy Supply Chain
The combination of consumer spending continuing to remain resilient, retailers with inventory and delivery providers with capacity add up to a supply chain delivering this Christmas.

Selecting the Right Transportation Management System (TMS)
Transportation is critical to today’s supply chain. Without it, getting goods to your customers simply doesn’t happen. Whether you are moving goods yourself, or paying someone to do it, transportation management is critical to your success. Learn what to look for with this TMS Buyer’s Guide.

DispatchTrack Survey Finds Economy, Rising Costs Worry Logistics Pros
A new DispatchTrack survey finds logistics businesses remain concerned about an uncertain economy and rising operational costs in the last mile.

Adapting Approaches to Address Escalating Freight Expenses
An overreliance on mini-bids to keep freight costs down has become detrimental to the shipper/carrier relationship and fails to produce the expected cost savings.

Freight Volumes, Spend Decline in Q3
Freight shipment volumes and spend declined again in the third quarter according to new data released by U.S. Bank.

Is Convoy’s Closure the Beginning of Brokerage Meltdown?
The shutdown of digital broker Convoy has sent shockwaves through the freight world, but it may not be the last brokerage to close its doors.

Revenues Fall at UPS; Happy Returns Acquisition Announced
UPS said consolidated revenue fell 12.8% in Q3, but that it was winning back business lost during contract negotiations with the Teamsters.

3 Ways to Lower Last-Mile Shipping Costs
Diversification and transparent pricing are among the tips AxleHire CEO Raj Ramanan suggests e-commerce shippers follow this holiday shipping season.

Shippers are Looking for Long-Term Contracts Again
As many of the worst-case scenarios in the supply chain have not panned out, many shippers are more comfortable discussing long-term contracts with carriers, says BlueGrace Logistics executive.

Modern Shipper-3PL Relationships Prioritize Collaborative Growth and Improvement
A new study found both shippers and 3PLs are prioritizing ways in which their relationships can grow and improve, including data sharing and joint planning.

Regulations Impacting Less-than-Truckload
Sometimes it feels like the only regulatory certainty is the uncertainty for the less-than-truckload (LTL) industry. The first workshop in the fourth series of SMC3’s LTL Online Education focused on all things regulatory, and Washington D.C. insiders and transportation regulation experts explored today's landscape impacting LTL and the next steps to prepare for potential regulatory impacts.

CSCMP EGDE Panel Weighs Volatility’s Impact on Operations
Multiple factors, from inventories, to labor uncertainty and the shutdown of Yellow Corp. continue to pressure supply chain operational costs.

Target’s Gretchen McCarthy: Stores Are ‘Terrific Opportunity’ for Supply Chain Efficiency
Target Chief Supply Chain and Logistics Officer Gretchen McCarthy explained Target’s $7 billion investment to manage its in-store experience and optimize related assets for the benefit of its customers during a keynote address at the CSCMP Edge 2023 conference in Orlando on Oct. 2, 2023.

Blue Yonder is a Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ TMS Leader
Thanks to our TMS customers, for the 12th time 1 in a row, Blue Yonder is named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems (TMS) report.

Uber Freight Unveils Next-Gen Product Roadmap
Uber Freight has unveiled its next-generation product roadmap as it shifts to customer-focused supply chain technology offerings.

Transportation Management for a Transformed World
The transportation industry has been undergoing a shift towards omni-channel even before the remarkable transformation that commenced in 2020.

Transform and Optimize End-to-End Transportation Operations
Innovative, scalable and optimized end-to-end Transportation Management solutions can help organizations deliver critical goods and services to customers.


Featured Companies

Cass Information Systems
Disbursing more than $20 billion in 2011 on behalf its freight payment clients, Cass is the leading provider of freight audit and payment services. Our clients gain complete visibility to their transportation spend via CassPort®, the industry’s leading Web-based business intelligence…
World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is the UN system’s authoritative voice on the state and behaviour of the Earth’s atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces…
Generix Group
Generix Group is an expert in the Collaborative Supply Chain with presence in 60 countries thanks to its subsidiaries and network of partners. More than 6,000 companies around the world use its SaaS solutions. The group’s 800 employees provide daily assistance to…
Miebach Consulting
The Miebach Consulting Group was founded in 1973 in Frankfurt, Germany by Dr. Ing. Joachim Miebach to provide logistics and supply chain consulting as well as material flow engineering services for large and medium-sized companies on a global scale. Miebach -…
OnTrac
OnTrac is the leader in regional overnight package delivery service within California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Colorado and Idaho. Founded in 1991, OnTrac has the expertise to provide superior service and value in the overnight delivery market. In 2011, OnTrac celebrated…
Bridge Solutions Group
Bridge Solutions Group implements the highest quality omni-channel and supply chain technology solutions from the world’s most respected and reliable brands. Our teams are committed to delivering agile and dynamic solutions with the dedication and attention of a trusted…
Uber Freight
Uber Freight is essentially 'Uber for trucking'. Our mission at Uber Freight is to make the day-to-day lives of truck drivers easier and their work more efficient by leveling the playing field.
YRC Freight
YRC Freight, a leading transporter of industrial, commercial and retail goods, specializes in less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping solutions for businesses. Based in Overland Park, Kan., YRC Freight provides comprehensive North American coverage and offers a broad portfolio of LTL services to…
nuTonomy
nuTonomy is the leading developer of state-of-the-art software for self-driving vehicles founded by two world-renowned experts in robotics and intelligent vehicle technology, Drs. Karl Iagnemma and Emilio Frazzoli of MIT. nuTonomy is developing the first-of-its-kind complete solution for providing point-to-point…
CEMELOG
Based outside of Budapest, CEMELOG has offered customers across Central and Eastern Europe tailor-made healthcare logistics solutions for the last fourteen years. Backed by a strong regional network, advanced warehousing management systems, full quality assurance services and an experienced workforce,…
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