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Why freight sharing is caring — stackd

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Becoming more sustainable is a goal many companies in the logistics industry share, and a driver of sustainable progress is technology. On this episode of stackd, host Adam Robinson details how Flock Freight is using tech advances to get closer to that goal. 

Robinson welcomes Flock Freight CEO Oren Zaslansky to talk about the methods his company employs. Flock Freight uses algorithms to create shared truckloads out of LTL loads, combining those multiple LTL loads into one full truckload of...

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Flock Freight to offset 100% of FlockDirect carbon emissions

Flock Freight is offsetting 100% of FlockDirect carbon emissions.

Flock Freight’s business model is built on sustainability and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the freight industry. The company announced Tuesday that it will offset 100% of carbon emissions for FlockDirect customers for free in 2021 to achieve carbon neutrality.

“We are the only company in the world that uses technology to fundamentally change the way freight moves,” Oren Zaslansky, founder and CEO, said in an interview with FreightWaves. 

While many companies use technology to...

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Hard-to-find IT talent proves essential to carrier viability

The transportation industry has experienced a technological revolution of sorts over the past several years. The mandated move from paper logs to electronic logging devices (ELDs) in late 2017 made every carrier an interconnected carrier. The resulting innovation boom led to a wide swath of new, high-tech solutions to age-old industry problems, ultimately highlighting the importance of information technology (IT) professionals in the transportation space. 

As the industry has continued to...

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German giant DB Schenker prepares for big US trucking expansion

A gold-painted truck shining in the bright sun.

After decades operating a major international freight and warehousing business in the U.S., the logistics division of German rail operator Deutsche Bahn is ready to flex its muscle in the crowded trucking market.

DB Schenker is the fourth-largest logistics services provider in the world, with $19.4 billion in gross revenue in 2019, and operates the largest trucking network in Europe. In the U.S., the trucking division has a support role, doing pickup and delivery for customers’ air and ocean...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/german-giant-db-schenker-prepares-for-big-us-trucking-expansion

FMCSA names 25 truck drivers to new safety panel

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has unveiled the names of 25 drivers who will participate on a new panel to give the agency an on-the-road perspective on a variety of safety issues.

Drivers on the panel, which the FMCSA announced in September, are from all sectors of the industry. They will provide feedback to FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee (MCSAC) on issues such as hours-of-service regulations, training, parking and driver experience, according to FMCSA.

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-names-25-truck-drivers-to-new-safety-panel

The Daily Dash: DOT unveils autonomous plan; LTL volumes still strong

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, the U.S. Department of Transportation has laid out its strategic plan for safely deploying autonomous trucks and passenger vehicles. Plus, less-than-truckload volumes stayed strong in December and XPO has identified who will lead its logistics spinoff.

DOT lays out an autonomous plan

The U.S. Department of Transportation has released a long-awaited strategy for deploying autonomous vehicles on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/he-daily-dash-dot-unveils-autonomous-plan-ltl-volumes-still-strong

Forward Air adds another LTL terminal outside of airport network

Forward expands traditional LTL service

Making good on a promise to add a “handful” of traditional less-than-truckload (LTL) terminals to the network this year, Forward Air (NASDAQ: FWRD) announced Monday that it has rolled out expedited service in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

The Greeneville, Tennessee-based company cited past success using a local partner in the area as a reason for selecting the site to expand its LTL footprint outside of its historical airport-to-airport network.

“As we continue to expand our service offering beyond...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/forward-air-adds-another-ltl-terminal-outside-of-airport-network

Flock Freight fills empty spaces in ‘full’ truckloads

Flock Freight fills empty spaces in ‘full’ truckloads (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

The less-than-truckload (LTL) segment is a $65 billion-a-year industry in the U.S., with roughly 165 million LTL shipments hauled across the country. However, what is strikingly evident to every shipper within the market is that LTL movement is vastly more inefficient than the much larger truckload industry. 

This is apparent when the segments are compared across key service parameters. LTL’s on-time pickup rate is around 70%, whereas the truckload segment achieves on-time pickup over 96% of the...

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Freight start-ups poised to hire despite economic turndown

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The U.S. transportation sector gained 14,600 jobs in August and September of 2020 alone, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This sizable gain is a telltale sign of growth, and has been  beat only three times in the last decade. While the total number of jobs in the sector is still down considerably year of year, the trend we’ve seen over the last two months points to promising recovery from huge drops earlier in the year. 

It is no secret that the coronavirus pandemic sent the U.S....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freight-start-ups-poised-to-hire-despite-economic-turndown

Commentary: How Cargomatic started the digital brokerage boom

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

When Uber launched in 2010, it didn’t take a logistics genius to wonder how the technology and business processes the company brought to market for people was going to reshape the trucking industry. Fast-forward to 2020 and Uber for X is a movement that has already come and gone.

While it may seem that Uber Freight and Convoy have cornered the digital freight...

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