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Articlesby Jack RobertsJuly 1, 2019

Q&A: Real-Time Tracking with Atomic Clocks – LocatorX's Fletcher

A new startup company is using atomic clock nanotechnology in ways it says can transform real-time locating capabilities for fleets. President and CEO Scott Fletcher explains how.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJune 26, 2019

ArcBest Retail+ Program to Help Customers Meet Big-Box Retail Delivery Demands

Big retailers such as Walmart and Target have put in place stricter standards for on-time delivery, shortened the windows for deliveries, and hiked fines for missing those windows. ArcBest has a new program designed to help.

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Newsby David CullenJune 18, 2019

Logistics Costs Climb as Supply-Chain Capacity Tightens

With much thanks to the booming economy, logistics costs incurred by U.S. businesses jumped 11.4% last year, reaching $1.64 trillion– or 8% of the $20.5 trillion gross domestic product of the entire United States in 2018.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2019

Lanehub Rewarding Shippers for Connecting Carriers With New Customers

Lanehub, a collaborative transportation network that helps shippers and carriers team up to optimize capacity on recurring freight lanes, is adding incentives to reward shippers that help their current carriers team up with other shippers that need them for a backhaul lane.

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Newsby StaffMay 31, 2019

Kenco Announces Blockchain Warehouse Test Facility

A new 10,000 square foot warehouse being developed by Kenco will serve as a test facility for its blockchain specialists to assess value-added technology and solutions.

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Newsby StaffMay 28, 2019

Report: 3PL Market Moving Downward

The third-party logistics market is volatile and in decline from a cyclical peak, according to a new quarterly report issued by the Transportation Intermediaries Association.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2019

Honeywell Debuts Robotic Unloader for Trucks and Trailers

Tech giant Honeywell announced a new automated robotic solution for unloading truck trailers and shipping containers at distribution centers.

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Newsby StaffMarch 6, 2019

Industry Group Defines First Blockchain Standards

The Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) Standards Council Board has approved its first official standard as it seeks to establish industry-wide framework for the emerging, Internet-based, logistics tracking technology.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsFebruary 15, 2019

Trailers: Trucking’s Final Technology Frontier

In this exclusive HDT interview, Charles Willmott, a 30-year veteran of the trailer industry, explains why this market segment is ripe for massive, disruptive change.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 17, 2019

Ryder Rethinks Smart-Warehouse Concept

Ryder System has joined forces with new technology suppliers to showcase smart warehouse operations, such as robotics; autonomous vehicles and drones; sensors and automatic identification tools; and wearable technology.

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