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Automated data exchange could help brokers and 3PLs keep up with Uber and Amazon, company says.
Supply chain software vendor project44 has added visibility over volume less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments to its freight connectivity solution, giving brokers and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) a new tool to preserve profit margins that are under pressure from Uber Freight and Amazon.com Inc., the company said today.
Recent launch of Uber Freight platform could bring more recognition to the market, analyst suggests.
The Uber model for trucking still may be poised to revolutionize freight mobility, but its growth may be moving at a slower pace than anticipated. And that could be because the trucking industry as a whole is still resistant to it.
U.S. infrastructure suffers from a serious funding gap. In the quest to raise more money for infrastructure, the Trump administration recently proposed an increase in the federal gas tax. This has drawn renewed attention to America's infrastructure challenges.
Infrastructure is one of those issues that normally holds broad bipartisan appeal. Even the casual observer can see that America's infrastructure, the backbone of our national economy, is in dire need of repair.
Russian trucking company Traft has unveiled a transformative strategy it hopes will reinvent logistics for an age of autonomous vehicles and on-demand services.
The company has taken steps to replace 20 percent of its fleet with vehicles that have autonomous capabilities this year. In 2018, the goal will double.
To ensure its employees aren't left behind, Traft embraced another ambitious idea. This spring, the Moscow-based company helped its employees create a government-approved union to oversee extensive re-training programs and safeguard their rights in the future.
NORTHEAST OHIO -- It's an 18-wheel con game. Trucking companies with horrible safety records that dodge inspectors by changing their names and so-called DOT numbers, as in the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
It's happening so often in northeast Ohio and across the country that they have a name for it.
They're called 'chameleon carriers' and safety watchdogs say they're putting all drivers at risk.
One such example involved Anthony Costello, of Lorain. He was about to retire when the truck he was driving suddenly crashed on I-90 in Lakewood, killing him.
"Carriers used to think that there was no difference between men and women drivers. Now they're beginning to understand the differences and that each has diverse needs ... " - Ellen Voie, Women in Trucking
Men leave their carriers mostly because of a lack of home time. Women leave because they don't feel comfortable in their rigs or believe their equipment may break down.
Carriers who understand these and other differences why men and women drivers leave their jobs will be more successful in driver retention, industry officials claim.