Is an inefficient hiring process pushing away drivers?

The driver shortage continues to plague the trucking industry, but is an inefficient and outdated hiring process partially to blame?

With the industry still short 78,000, according to an estimate by the American Trucking Associations, the quicker companies can fill those seats, the better. But, according to Joel Sitak, CEO of Foley, a Connecticut-based specialty screening and compliance software provider, the hiring process for drivers is usually two weeks. 

At most companies — for applicants and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/is-an-inefficient-hiring-process-pushing-away-drivers

Anglo-Eastern, MAN ES to work on digital solutions and engine performance

German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (MAN ES) and Hong Kong-based ship manager Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd have signed a cooperation agreement to work on the development of digital products and testing of engine performance.

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Oldendorff Carriers invests in digital solutions to future-proof its fleet

Germany-based dry bulk carrier owner and operator Oldendorff Carriers has signed a deal that will see it invest in maritime digital solutions provider Alpha Ori Technologies (AOT). 

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Haulio ‘uplifting industry’ in Southeast Asia with digital solutions

In the last few years and since the COVID-19 pandemic, companies within the trucking industry found themselves pivoting and, in some cases, scrambling to combat challenges in staffing, management and delivery.

While some companies are embracing the pivot, others are still using more traditional methods of conducting business and remaining isolated within their own silos. This has created a highly fragmented logistics industry.

Amid these fragments and silos, Singapore-based Haulio is looking to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/haulio-uplifting-industry-in-southeast-asia-with-digital-solutions

New solutions that help transportation providers compete

A royalty free image from the trucking industry of two truck drivers having a meeting using a tablet computer.

The way that transportation has been traditionally bought and sold has left shippers and transportation providers siloed and connected only to those partners within their existing networks. Until now, the tools and practices available have left these industry participants unable to get out of the daily operational weeds in order to connect outside of their silos and engage in forward thinking and long-term planning.

Leaf Logistics was founded to rethink the way that transportation is bought,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-solutions-that-help-transportation-providers-compete

LR Acquired C-MAP Commercial from Navico Group

LR has acquired the C-MAP commercial marine business from Navico Group, reports LR.

About The Transaction
The transaction for the leading provider of commercial marine cartography and digital publications, shore-side and shipside voyage optimization, cloud-based fleet management and fleet analytics software was completed on 3 March 2021. Integrated Digital Solutions C-MAP will be integrated with the i4 Insight platform, strengthening the existing performance platform ecosystem and this...

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