Supply chain visibility

Wabtec joins rail telematics market

Pittsburgh-headquartered Wabtec has signed an agreement with Dutch company Intermodal Telematics to produce telematics technology for rail cars.

Wabtec, a rail technology provider, says the product could be ready in the first quarter of 2024. Wabtec (NYSE: WAB) will use Intermodal Telematics’ technology to create the rail car telematics offering.

The telematics technology enables rail car owners and operators to access real-time data to see the location and status of individual rail cars and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/wabtec-joins-rail-telematics-market

IntelliTrans, Nexxiot aim to give rail shippers supply chain visibility

Supply chain visibility platform IntelliTrans and rail equipment sensor provider Nexxiot are partnering to create a product aimed at providing asset-level monitoring in real time.

The product will integrate Nexxiot’s data with IntelliTrans’ platform and enable IntelliTrans’ customers to receive real-time network insights, location monitoring and other IoT-sensing data, the companies said Tuesday. Nexxiot’s data comes from rail cars that have Nexxiot’s sensors installed on them, while...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/intellitrans-nexxiot-aim-to-give-rail-shippers-supply-chain-visibility

FourKites enhances supply chain visibility with Data Connector

The modern supply chain is a data game — the more data a company has, the better it’s able to avoid and react to local and global disruptions.

The problem for many companies, though, is access to that data.

On Thursday, supply chain visibility platform FourKites launched a product designed to share its catalog of insights more easily. The new offering, Data Connector, allows customers to leverage the firm’s data directly through their own business intelligence systems, whereas in the past they...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fourkites-enhances-supply-chain-visibility-with-data-connector

Tech company seeks to be Waze for trains

What if rail shippers could track not only the location of their rail cars but also the train that those rail cars are on and how that train performs on a certain line segment over time? 

That is the question industry consultant John Schmitter seeks to answer through the rail technology startup RailState, a Quincy, Massachusetts-headquartered data visibility provider. 

Shippers want to put more onto rail but “it isn’t just about comparing the rates from rail and truck. If you’re looking to make...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tech-company-seeks-to-be-waze-for-trains

Real-time visibility: new year, same lean strategy

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To kick off 2022, supply chain visibility providers announced record-breaking investment rounds,...

Supply chain tech startup Altana Technologies has $100M Series B raise

New York-based Altana Technologies said it has landed a $100 million Series B investment, led by Activate Capital. 

The supply chain management software startup said the raise will support its goal of using AI to provide visibility across the global supply chain. 

“This funding is a powerful vote of confidence in our vision of trusted networks, which span and connect governments, businesses, and civil society to shape a more resilient, secure, inclusive, and sustainable world,” Altana said in a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/altana-raises-100m-in-series-b

Project44 launches comprehensive visibility platform

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Chicago-based project44 has combined its full suite of solutions into one comprehensive platform. Introduced Tuesday, Movement by project44 is designed to give shippers, carriers and other stakeholders end-to-end supply chain visibility all the way down to the order level.

“People, organizations and economies depend on the efficient movement of goods around the world, but the past few years have shown how volatile demand capacity is, how difficult it can be for carriers to find the right loads...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/project44-launches-comprehensive-visibility-platform

Watco, Telegraph to partner in railcar visibility initiative

Short-line operator and 3PL Watco is partnering with next-generation rail software provider Telegraph to provide shippers with railcar visibility beyond Watco’s facilities and tracks.

Pittsburg, Kansas-headquartered Watco will incorporate Chicago-based Telegraph’s operating system into its operations. The two companies say the partnership will enable Watco’s customers to incorporate rail into the procurement and execution processes. 

Telegraph says its software provides visibility into carload...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/watco-telegraph-to-partner-in-railcar-visibility-initiative

American Eagle logistics arm Quiet Platforms partners with FourKites

American Eagle quiet platforms logistics

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO) continues to deliver on its mission to become a logistics powerhouse.

The retailer’s logistics arm, Quiet Platforms, which Chief Supply Chain Officer Shekar Natarajan has dubbed the “anti-Amazon,” on Thursday announced a partnership with supply chain visibility leader FourKites to help customers track the movement of inventory in real time.

Quiet last month officially launched its flagship Delivery Network, which pools the logistics assets of different...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/american-eagle-logistics-arm-quiet-platforms-partners-with-fourkites

FourKites rolls out major update to supply chain visibility platform

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Nine out of the top 10 consumer packaged goods companies rely on the same supply chain visibility platform — and it just got a major overhaul.

FourKites, a Chicago-based provider of supply chain visibility services, on Monday announced the release of a platform upgrade that improves data integration between the wider supply chain and individual facilities.

With the new enhancements, the platform now automatically synchronizes data between shipments in transit and orders waiting in the warehouse...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fourkites-rolls-out-major-update-to-supply-chain-visibility-platform

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