EKA Solutions has launched MPlace, allowing larger shippers, brokers and carriers to create private freight marketplaces using features of its cloud-based Omni-TMS platform.
The power of software and technology has the potential to make the whole freight and logistics value chain much more efficient and effective.
Technology is allowing the small carriers that make up the vast majority of the trucking industry to become a more integral part of the supply chain.
Some people believe that the move toward more dynamic, technology-driven interactions between shippers, carriers, and brokers could mean changes in the traditional way carriers work with shippers – including less reliance on the traditional year-long contract.
Chemical company BASF and bulk carrier Trimac have invested in Bulky, a freight matching consortium that is in development of a technology platform specifically aimed at the bulk industry.
DAT Solutions has added load board functionality and business process efficiencies to eight transportation management systems that are used by thousands of carriers and freight brokers.
Two new developments from Amazon will affect the trucking and logistics market: Moving to one-day Prime shipping and launching its own freight-matching platform.
Uber Freight’s new integration into the SAP Logistics Business Network will let SAP customers ship their loads via API connection to Uber’s carrier network, streamlining the process of connecting carriers and shippers and giving Uber's motor carriers access to more loads.
KeepTruckin has received another infusion of funding to boost its efforts as it continues its “mission to connect the world’s trucks.”
Convoy Go is a new drop-and-hook marketplace that lets any U.S. trucking company or owner-operator haul pre-loaded trailers.
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