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.
Transplace announced it will provide real-time visibility as a standard feature, without any extra transaction or integration fee, for its managed transportation services and Transportation Management System (TMS) customers.
Whether tendered by brokers or 3PLs, there are millions upon millions worth of freight to be hauled by motor carriers up to the task.
Logistics and supply chains used to be the worries of shippers and third-party logistics companies. Today, supply chain and logistics trends affect the trucking industry in many ways and even small carriers need to stay on top of it.
A&R Logistics has acquired Blue Water Plastic Transport, a St. Clair, Michigan-based specialty bulk transportation and logistics services carrier for the plastics industry.
2018 will go down as an outstanding year for third-party logistics in the U.S., driven by growth in the economy and an extraordinary inventory build as shippers imported products to beat import tariffs.
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.
Logistics synergies is one of the reasons Performance Food Group Company has agreed to buy rival Reinhart Foodservice from Reyes Holdings in a deal estimated to be worth $2 billion.
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.
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.