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FreightWaves announces rapid-fire demo best-in-show winners in Atlanta

Thirteen companies showcased their FreightTech innovations during two rounds of rapid-fire demo sessions Tuesday at FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain event in Atlanta.

Demos by Tai Software and MyCarrier TMS were named best in show by attendees among the competing companies’ seven-minute demonstrations about how their technological innovations benefit the freight industry.

Tai Software

Tai Software demonstrated how its software automates quote requests and shipment requests using a centralized...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-announces-rapid-fire-demo-best-in-show-winners-in-atlanta

Check Call: It’s all coming together

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EST. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

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Better together is a phrase that didn’t die in the pandemic as BNSF Railway, Grupo México Transportes (GMXT) and J.B. Hunt Services have taken the phrase literally. These three companies are working...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/check-call-its-all-coming-together

Key US lane shows soft freight market still vulnerable to shipping imbalance

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Chart of the Week: Spot and contract rate (including fuel) – Chicago to Atlanta  SONAR: Market...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/key-us-lane-shows-soft-freight-market-still-vulnerable-to-shipping-imbalance

Maersk opens Atlanta airfreight station

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A.P. Moller-Maersk has opened a 123,000-square-foot air freight station near Hartsfield-Jackson...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/maersk-opens-atlanta-airfreight-station

La reestructuración de Convoy provoca despidos y el cierre de la oficina de Atlanta 

La plataforma digital de transporte de mercancías Convoy ha anunciado que se someterá a un proceso de reestructuración que conllevará el despido de un número no revelado de empleados.

En un post de LinkedIn publicado el jueves por la mañana, Dan Lewis, fundador y director ejecutivo de la empresa, expuso el “nuevo modelo de servicio al cliente” de Convoy, que aprovechará su plataforma automatizada para aumentar la eficiencia.

“El nuevo modelo es flexible y reúne equipos de asistencia dedicados y...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/la-reestructuracion-de-convoy-provoca-despidos-y-el-cierre-de-la-oficina-de-atlanta

Convoy restructuring leads to layoffs, closing of Atlanta office

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Digital freight platform Convoy announced it will be going through a restructuring process, leading...

Walmart lays off almost 1,500 workers at Atlanta facility

Walmart fulfillment warehouse facility

At the same time it searches for tens of thousands of seasonal workers in preparation for peak season, the world’s largest retailer is letting go of about 1,500 dedicated associates.

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) plans to lay off 1,458 employees at its fulfillment center outside of Atlanta as it converts the facility into a dedicated hub for Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS), its growing supply chain business.

A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) issued last week revealed that the nearly...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/walmart-lays-off-almost-1500-workers-at-atlanta-facility

Reinvigorated Emerge’s goal: Help carriers from ‘pricing themselves out of business’

Scottsdale, Arizona-based Emerge celebrated the opening of its Atlanta office this week while commemorating five years in business and looking ahead with a clear focus on providing shippers and carriers a modernized procurement process.

Emerge plans to leverage the Atlanta office to expand its customer base along Freight Alley, a market that holds about 17% of national outbound freight volume and employs over 12% of the national truck driving population.

Related: Freight Alley: a region where...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/reinvigorated-emerges-goal-help-carriers-from-pricing-themselves-out-of-business

AxleHire continues East Coast expansion, adds Atlanta to delivery network

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The expansion of AxleHire is continuing, with the last-mile delivery company announcing that it will begin serving the Atlanta area.

Same-day and next-day delivery service will begin this summer, the company said Thursday. It is the first foray into a Southeastern market for AxleHire.

“Atlanta has been a market our customers have been asking about for some time and we’re thrilled to now be able to offer the same great delivery service they expect in the Southeastern region,” said Adam Bryant,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/axlehire-expands-last-mile-delivery-network-to-atlanta

COLUMN | Yinson gets big in Brazil, while competitors bleed, and POSH quits Taiwan [Offshore Accounts]

Asian companies have taken a battering in the offshore industry downturn. Singapore’s Ezion and Ezra have gone into liquidation, Malaysian OSV builder and owner Nam Che ..

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