Machine Learning

How automation is solving logistics’ biggest problems in 2025

As the logistics industry prepares for a more positive 2025, the potential for automation — utilizing machine learning and AI — to impact operations has never been more significant. 

From optimizing electric vehicle fleets to mitigating fraud and automating nonrevenue tasks, automation is positioned to address some of the industry’s most pressing challenges. Here’s a look at the key areas where automation could drive change in logistics this year.

Managing supplier relations

The complexity of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-automation-is-solving-logistics-biggest-problems-in-2025

Uptake Technologies CEO sees power in AI for fleet owners

Adam McElhinney, the CEO of Uptake Technologies, a predictive analytics company, said he expects more companies will turn to the power of AI over the next decade to optimize data, leading to more informed decisions.

Speaking with FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller on Thursday at FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival, McElhinney discussed the future of AI in logistics. McElhinney’s company helps businesses transform data into insights that help them make better decisions to minimize unexpected...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uptake-technologies-ceo-sees-power-in-ai-for-fleet-owners

Borderlands Mexico: Widening technology gap a threat to US-Mexico trade, experts say

A technology gap between many carriers and supply chain providers working in U.S.-Mexico cross-border trade and logistics is widening, say officials with Nuevo Laredo, Mexico-based Panacea Strategy.

Panacea, which also has offices in Laredo, Texas, and Mexico City, is a technology company focused on digital innovation and incubation for the logistics industry.

“Unfortunately, I’ve seen that the gap between the technology that is available and what people are doing with technology, the gap is not...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/borderlands-mexico-widening-technology-gap-a-threat-to-us-mexico-trade-experts-say

Machine learning makes extended visibility options a reality

Basic visibility offerings have evolved from perks to table stakes over the past several years. More advanced and in-depth solutions, however, are not so commonplace. Visibility mainstay project44 recently rolled out a number of enhancements to its Movement platform, creating extended visibility options for its customers. 

These next-level offerings are powered by machine learning and they have the power to change the way logistics companies operate altogether. 

“While many providers offer basic...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/501232

Outrider hiring globally for launch of autonomous distribution yards

Outrider Inc. founder and CEO Andrew Smith is the very definition of deliberate. Each robotic advance his company has made to a dangerous or dirty job in a distribution yard builds on another. Since raising $73 million in a Series C round in January, he’s been growing his team.

“While a lot of folks were pulling back on developing their teams, we’ve continued to build out Outrider’s leadership position in both safety technology and deep learning, or AI, for industrial systems,” Smith told me...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/outrider-hiring-globally-for-launch-of-autonomous-distribution-yards

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