TMS

XPO said that its board of directors has authorized a review of strategic alternatives, which includes the possible sale or spin-off of one or more of its business units. And it added that there is “no assurance of any specific outcome” and there is no specific timetable for the completion of the review process or which, if any, of its business units would be sold or spun off.

Once reserved for large companies with deep pockets, transportation management systems (TMS) are now accessible to a wide range of shippers across all industries

Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Trimble, a provider of end-to-end technology solutions to for-hire motor carriers, private fleets, freight brokerage, and third-party logistics providers, announced it has inked a definitive agreement to acquire Maynard, Mass.-based TMS provider and creator of the North America’s largest connected shipping community Kuebix.

We’ve once again surrounded ourselves with some of the leading economic, fuel and freight transportation analysts in the market, allowing each a few minutes at the lectern to offer a quick glimpse into the immediate future in an effort to help shippers prepare their freight transportation budgets for the long run ahead.

This paper details how Intelligent Logistics empowers customers to drive the complete life cycle of transportation processes with precision, including procurement and contracting, shipment planning, execution and tracking, yard management, appointment scheduling, and financial and claims settlement – all on a single, cloud-based platform.

With the help of Transportation Management Systems, shippers have been able to optimize their freight transportation strategy worldwide... but global parcel shipping isn’t the same as freight. Listen in to this podcast today. Subscribe or stream now.

Low- or no-cost TMS-like solutions will become a priority for motor carriers, asserts Blume Global CEO Pervinder Johar, who adds that motor carriers are a critical link in the supply chain — yet they are the most dispersed and least connected of transportation modes.

In this article and related paper, we look closely at the value that TMS provides for companies of all sizes and across all industries, hear how managed transportation services can be blended into the mix for even bigger benefits, and learn how a cloud-based TMS provides high levels of ROI for logistics managers, supply chain VPs, and the entire C-suite.

Boise, Idaho-based Truckstop.com, a load board and provider of spot market freight matching services, and Chicago-based 3PL Redwood Logistics said they are partnering up to mesh their Truckstop.com’s instant load booking feature, entitled Book it Now, with Redwood’s LoadRunner TMS.

Last summer, we heard from supply chain executives from three small to mid-sized companies on the challenges faced by their organizations and how they’re addressing them.

Replacing a Transportation Management System, TMS, can be costly and ROI elusive, in this article we outline the challenges with implementation and alternatives to consider.

How one manufacturer leveraged its long-term managed transportation relationship to gain access to top-of-the-line transportation management systems, carrier options, real-time cost data and end-to-end supply chain visibility.

Even with trucking volumes down in 2019, digital freight matching (DFM) remains hot on the radar of shippers as a way to secure space and improve visibility.

When solution providers partner in a thoughtful way to integrate their systems, organizations can create an ecosystem – connecting and uniting technology and teams across the organization and optimizing performance, no matter the department or role.

This is a must-read for shippers who are looking to increase resolutions on invoice disputes and to work to mitigate instances of billing errors to reign in unnecessary freight costs.