FourKites, a global real-time supply chain visibility platform, announced Monday that the U.S. Patent Office has awarded the company a patent (U.S. Patent No. 11,1017,347) for its Smart Forecasted Arrival (SFA), which provides visibility to freight while in transit even if the truck or other mode of transportation lacks technology to transit location data.
In an interview with FreightWaves, Matthew Elenjickal, the founder and CEO of FourKites, explained how the patent illustrates the company’s...