Nolan Transportation Group

FreightTech Friday: Learn to Win raises $30M, captures the industry’s attention

Enterprise training software provider Learn to Win announced on Wednesday an oversubscribed $30 million Series A raise led by the Westly Group with participation from Norwest Venture Partners and PearVC.

The company plans to use the funds to continue building out training platforms for high-pressure work organizations that can’t easily remove employees from everyday work for continuous job training.

Since its founding in 2019, Learn to Win has implemented AI-driven training programs for Novartis,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freighttech-friday-learn-to-win-raises-30m-captures-the-industrys-attention

Transportation Insight launches Beon for ‘port-to-porch’ services

Transportation Insight (TI) announced Tuesday the launch of its Beon integrated logistics platform.

Beon will be available to the digital logistics services provider’s shipper and carrier customers as well as those of Nolan Transportation Group (NTG), which TI acquired in 2018.

Throughout 2021, TI made significant technology investments, including the acquisition of parcel and e-commerce servicers Spend Management Experts, managed transportation and freight audit servicer Transaver Global,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/transportation-insight-launches-beon-for-port-to-porch-services

DSC chat: You’re only as good as your carrier network

Watch: Ryan Schreiber and Drew Herpich discuss how to source capacity in a challenging supply chain environment.

This fireside chat recap is from the FreightWaves Domestic Supply Chain Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How to get the most out of capacity

DETAILS: For shippers, building a world-class carrier network involves relationships, as well as technology such as dynamic appointment scheduling software to help source capacity. 

SPEAKERS: Ryan Schreiber, vice president of industry and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dsc-chat-your-only-as-good-as-your-carrier-network

Transportation Insight makes TMS capabilities jump with SwanLeap acquisition

Digital logistics services provider Transportation Insight (TI) announced Monday it has acquired transportation management system software SwanLeap Inc. to improve the company’s TMS capabilities, enlarge its carrier network and facilitate a multimodal platform for its shipper customers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“This acquisition accelerates our existing technology development pipeline by two to three years,” said Brian Work, chief technology officer at TI. “SwanLeap has built an...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/transportation-insight-makes-tms-capabilities-jump-with-swanleap-acquisition

3PL Summit: Nolan Transportation president on takeaways from pandemic

A screenshot of a man in a home office.

SUPPLY CHAIN SPOTLIGHT TOPIC: What will the ‘new normal’ look like for 3PLs? 

DETAILS: The past 12 to 15 months turned the freight transportation and logistics world upside down as stakeholders grappled with the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic had on the supply chain. How did 3PLs adapt and what lessons will the industry take into the future?  

SPEAKER: Geoff Kelley, president, Nolan Transportation Group

BIO: As president of Nolan Transportation Group (NTG), one of the largest and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/3pl-summit-nolan-transportation-president-on-takeaways-from-pandemic

Viewpoint: Why culture wins in logistics companies

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

Anyone who has worked in logistics or freight brokerage knows it is not as simple as the job title makes it sound. At times, it’s a high-stress career filled with many moving pieces, dealing with the unexpected, and working extremely hard just to stay competitive every day.

Teams composed of various roles have the potential to make it a positive, constructive place...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/viewpoint:-why-culture-wins-in-logistics-companies

Seko Logistics under new ownership

Global freight forwarder and logistics provider Seko Logistics said Thursday that private equity firm Ridgemont Equity Partners has become its majority investor by acquiring a large stake from fellow private equity concern Greenbriar Equity Group LP.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. However, an industry source said the Greenbriar sale to Ridgemont fetched more than $500 million. New York-based Greenbriar, which acquired a majority position in Seko in 2015, will continue as a minority...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/seko-logistics-under-new-ownership

Cross-border operators discuss trends in 2021

The cross-border transportation and logistics industry faced unprecedented disruption in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as changes brought on by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Following are some observations from brokers, trade analysts and freight-tech providers relating to cross-border operations moving into the new year.

Deepak Chhugani, founder and CEO of Nuvocargo: “Mexico is now the U.S.’ No. 1 trade partner. The China-U.S. trade war, as well as the COVID-19...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/cross-border-operators-discuss-trends-in-2021

Borderlands: Three new multimodal hubs for Texas

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Three new intermodal hubs signed for the Texas Gulf Coast; jury awards $500,000 for damage from truck accident; NTG promotes Drew Herpich to chief commercial officer; and Volkswagen links U.S.-Mexico factories through cloud services.

Three new intermodal hubs for Texas Gulf Coast

USDG announced Wednesday the development of a $130 million multimodal oil-handling terminal...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/three-new-multimodal-hubs-for-texas

+ More