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J.B. Hunt prioritizes balanced investment in tech and people

With the freight industry in a continued difficult market, carriers and 3PLs have had to invest in technology to find more efficiency in slim margins.

Brad Hicks, executive vice president of highway services and executive vice president of people at J.B. Hunt, says companies that don’t connect their investment in technology with their investment in people will come out behind. “If you don’t have that proper balance of people and tech working together and complementing each other, then you’re...

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U.S. Xpress to deploy Platform Science technology

US Xpress to deploy Platform Science platform

U.S. Xpress’ (NYSE: USX) development of its Variant fleet has generated plenty of buzz in the industry, and on Wall Street. On its recent earnings call, one analyst questioned what Variant is really about and why it is different.

“This is not incremental change,” Variant President Cameron Ramsdell said in response. “Our mission is a step change from anything else that’s out there.”

The Variant fleet is designed to haul the most efficient loads. Load planning and scheduling are performed by...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-xpress-to-deploy-platform-science-technology

Technology helps close the trust gap within the supply chain

XPO Connect offers shippers trusted information on freight shipments

Author Simon Popley, senior partner of leadership and coaching for Logistics Executive Group, wrote in 2018 about trust and the difficulty in achieving it within the supply chain.

“Understanding the nature of trust is important,” he wrote. “The problem with a word like ‘trust’ is that we all believe we understand it. ‘Trust,’ in at least that sense, is taken for granted. That makes it all the more critical to ensure all parties involved in any given supply chain activity or process are well...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/technology-helps-close-the-trust-gap-within-the-supply-chain

Forager brings new level of transparency to cross-border shipping

The logistics industry has been characterized by cutthroat competition and overall opacity since the very beginning. As technology advances and visibility increases across the sector, the call for increased transparency grows. 

Leading cross-border freight expert Forager has crafted its pricing and booking portal, SCOUT by Forager, to help answer that call. 

Forager’s new website allows users to see all the company’s rates and service fees.

“There are constant themes of lack of trust and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/forager-brings-new-level-of-transparency-to-cross-border-shipping

Today’s Pickup: Ryder leverages Turvo for new technology platform

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Ryder System (NYSE: R) is leveraging the cloud-based technology provider Turvo to launch an integrated digital platform to connect disparate pieces of the supply chain.

RyderShare integrates data from multiple transportation and warehouse management systems into a single platform that allows all parties involved in a supply chain to easily see potential problems and inefficiencies and take real-time action to course correct, Ryder said.

“We can solve in minutes what previously took...

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