Freight Management

Over the past few weeks, I’ve explained the barriers past and present to the wide-spread use of a Transportation Management System, this is the final installment in a three-part series tracking the evolution of the TMS.

Kuebix, a logistics technology innovator, has announced the first free transportation management system, allowing shippers unlimited rating, booking, and tracking of LTL, TL and parcel freight.

Logistics technology innovator Kuebix is accelerating the adoption of the TMS for any size company by offering a free system to engage directly with their carriers, Kuebix will empower the shipper by democratizing basic transportation management through its free Kuebix Shipper TMS.

Are you ready to increase control, efficiency, and savings in your logistics department all with great intelligence working for you? With a FREE Kuebix Shipper account, you can connect directly with carriers for unlimited rating, booking, and tracking of all your shipments in the time it takes to purchase a flight online. View the Kuebix Shipper video now!

Global logistics software group, WiseTech Global, acquires two leading global rate management solution providers, Netherlands based Cargoguide and North Carolina based CargoSphere.

With most logistics influencers clamoring for attention, from globalization to competitive markets, one unlikely contender suddenly came to prominence as being one of the most significant performance indicators and a key differentiator of every logistics provider, this interesting influencer is the customer.

These 3 white papers discuss why freight visibility is important, measuring the total costs of visibility for third-party logistics providers and brokers, the various factors that drive up supply chain costs, and how real-time freight visibility can minimize wasteful transportation shipping spend.

Venture capitalists have poured $18 million into a startup that is helping to digitize the long-haul trucking industry, the latest sign that Silicon Valley is eager to take a piece of a $700 billion-a-year sector that has long relied on pencil and paper.

Automating and optimizing transportation management has become essential for companies in today’s more fluid, global, omni-channel world.

Shipping anything internationally is a complicated series of steps, and the young shipping entrepreneur Ryan Petersen and his company Flexport are slashing those steps and helping clients find a faster, cheaper way to bring that package to your door.

The high tech companies that have focused on ecommerce and fulfillment are expanding across the supply chain, leveraging vast amounts of capital to expand their future business.

Compiling and analyzing results from a combined AASHTO- AAPA survey completed in November 2016, The State of Freight II analyzes how states fund freight-specific investments through state-dedicated or discretionary funding, and how these funding sources can potentially work with federal freight investments.

This report explores the disruptions that all supply chain leaders face, and the critical importance of upstream visibility in resolving or responding to issues before they become crises.

Transportation logistics is a winding road right now, but by utilizing Virtual Freight Management technology to reduce overhead and operational inefficiencies, small and medium-sized Brokers can quickly be on the road to expansion and rapid growth.

Dynamic decision making is made possible through accurate, actionable data. When combined with progress in data science and the Internet of Things, technology companies that add value to direct-to-carrier APIs and combine them with high-power data analytics will create new concepts for the information economy.