shipment tracking

Tive introduces temperature logging label

Supply chain visibility provider Tive has unveiled its newest technology solution, the Tive Tag. Along with Tive’s standard tracking capabilities, the Tive Tag is also a cloud-enabled temperature logger powered by a non-lithium battery and can be reused throughout the span of a year.

“I’m really excited to show the Tive Tag to the world. We are committed to pushing the limits of possible, to deliver cutting-edge products and services to global supply chain managers. Seamless like a shipping...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tive-introduces-temperature-logging-label

Retailers want shipment visibility, Narvar wants to give it to them

Supply chain visibility continues to hamper businesses and their consumers. The current situation that has seen record numbers of cargo ships sit off the coast of California most of the summer and into the fall has exacerbated the problem.

Shippers simply don’t know where or when their goods will arrive, and that means the end consumer is left in the dark.

In 2019, a MIT Sloan School of Management survey found that 75% of companies considered supply chain transparency helpful in building trust...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/retailers-want-shipment-visibility-narvar-wants-to-give-it-to-them

AAA Cooper Transportation’s ACTION TRAC® Provides Customers with Pre-Pickup Visibility

AAA Cooper Transportation, a Dothan, Alabama-based less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier, will begin offering its customers Pre-Pickup Visibility on December 14.

AAA Cooper President and Chief Operating Officer Charlie Prickett explained that today, an obscure period exists between the pickup request and the arrival of a carrier — a time frame in which customers have no visibility to arrival times, delays, etc. This can be a problem for warehouses and shipping facilities as many must plan around the...

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FourKites introduces purchase order shipment tracking

Meijer retail store

Future product suggestions are a staple at FourKites’ annual Visibility conference. In 2019, a proposal to track shipments based on a purchase order was made. One year later, that solution has become a reality.

FourKites, working with retailer Meijer, introduced a multimodal purchase order (PO) lifecycle tracking solution. It was formally unveiled Thursday ahead of FourKites’ Visibility 2020 conference, which was held virtually for the first time.

“In today’s environment of information...

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