Cargomatic

Cargomatic announced yesterday it has closed a $35 billion Series B financing round.

The-commerce giant has launched an app that will make deliveries from its Amazon fulfillment centers more efficient allowing truck drivers get in and out of warehouses faster, permitting them to check in with a QR code instead of badging in through security.

“Uber for freight,” “On-demand trucking,” call it what you want, but the race to develop mobile apps to match an available truck with a pending load is heating up, and the players are well-funded and looking to stand out in an already saturated market.

Advanced logistics technologies will create a faster, cheaper and more sustainable circulation of goods.

With the help of three experts in the freight transportation and logistics markets, we take a closer look at the current dynamics of the truckload brokerage business.

Now, shippers can work with apps and network connections to collaborate with carriers to take advantage of operational savings opportunities on a daily basis.

Just as an Uber driver might tell you to walk to the corner so he or she can find you, an independent truck operator may need special considerations in order to provide low-cost, fast delivery services.

Earlier this month, Cargomatic announced it had formally rolled out its Cargomatic Free Flow program, which is geared towards reducing congestion at POLA, the Port of Long Beach, and other ports, too.

West Coast Ports terminals seek ways to speed up after labor strife; an Uber-style app developed by Cargomatic should help.