Transportation management system

FreightTech Friday: Transportation One releases T1TAN TMS in-house

Logistics provider Transportation One recently announced it has gone live with T1TAN TMS to give its employees an updated experience in managing freight for customers. 

Founder and CEO Jaime Teets told FreightWaves the company had used an off-the-shelf technology for the past 14 years. Still, as transportation management systems had become more sophisticated and easier to white label, it came time for a transition.

“We are trying to customize the areas of our business that have waste to create...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freighttech-friday-transportation-one-releases-t1tan-tms-in-house

FreightWise acquires TMS provider Kuebix from Trimble

Nashville,Tennessee-based FreightWise has acquired transportation management system software provider Kuebix from Trimble Inc.

The acquisition was announced Thursday and comes just over a year after Trimble announced it was shutting down Kuebix as the company pivoted to another platform.

FreightWise CEO Chris Cochran said as soon as he heard the news that Trimble was sunsetting Kuebix, he was interested in buying the TMS provider, which once had one of the largest connected shipping communities...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwise-acquires-tms-provider-kuebix-from-trimble

PCS Software: How a carrier TMS transformed itself into a digital freight network

When Microsoft veteran Chris Puelma started as chief executive officer of Houston-based transportation management system provider PCS Software in January 2020, he saw a big opportunity for growth and value creation. PCS is an incumbent in the FreightTech industry, having been founded in 1997 to serve asset-based trucking carriers, and over the years had accumulated an enormous amount of data and industry expertise that could be leveraged for the benefit of a broader user base.

“The software...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/pcs-software-how-a-carrier-tms-transformed-itself-into-a-digital-freight-network

TMS to release new user interface with improved mobile functionality

The way that people work has changed dramatically in the last two decades, but most noticeably over the last few years with the rise of remote work.

According to a Pew Research Center survey from February, of those who can work remotely, roughly 35% work remotely all of the time and 41% work a hybrid schedule.

The trucking industry is not immune to this trend, with positions like dispatchers, fleet managers, safety personnel, administrative staff, as well as freight brokers, being able to conduct...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tms-to-release-new-user-interface-with-improved-mobile-functionality

TrueTMS exits stealth mode to help small carriers digitize operations

Software-as-a-service provider T3 Tech this week moved its transportation management system TrueTMS out of stealth mode to help small fleets navigate their business operations.

According to George Thellman, the company’s director of business development and strategic relations, TrueTMS was built from the small fleets’ feedback of available technologies on the market today.

“Oftentimes the big tech companies create overly complicated software and more silos thinking trucking companies of all sizes...

TMS provider Princeton TMX acquired by Stephens Group

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Transportation management system provider Princeton TMX announced Thursday that it had been wholly...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tms-provider-princeton-tmx-acquired-by-stephens-group

EDI still proves to be powerful solution for carrier-shipper connections

If you don’t know what electronic data interchange (EDI) is, it’s likely you’ve at least heard it mentioned by one of your supply chain partners at some point.

EDI has been the front-running choice for internal information sharing between shippers and carriers for decades. It allows two companies to efficiently transmit data electronically between internal systems, removing the need for data entry or phone calls that would have previously been required. EDI is how a carrier, for instance, can...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/edi-still-proves-to-be-powerful-solution-for-carrier-shipper-connections

The evolution of TMS: The next phase of logistics technology is defined by democratization

It’s been a slow and steady journey — one that has taken around two decades — for the TMS to become what it is in the market today.

Before its debut in the early 2000s, shippers were forced to build proprietary logistics systems from scratch, working off Excel spreadsheets, and figure out how to integrate their strategy directly into the supply chain execution suite.

The rise of e-commerce and the demand to ship more goods produced a crucial need for enterprise resource planning in transportation...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-evolution-of-tms-the-next-phase-of-logistics-technology-is-defined-by-democratization

How automating check calls gave Eldon Frieghways’ dispatchers’ time back

Trucking has long been an accessible industry, but this is a mixed blessing. 

While a lower barrier to entry allows more people to have a shot at success, it also means companies must go above and beyond to gain and keep customers. The more trucks and drivers a company adds, the higher customer standards become.

Earning customer approval isn’t just accomplished with on-time delivery, however. Communication and the ability to problem solve are the bedrock of carrier-customer trust.

“Customer...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-automating-check-calls-gave-eldon-frieghways-dispatchers-time-back

R2 Logistics ‘bullish’ on LTL — and its TMS

The less-than-truckload market is healthy, according to John Hansen, director of LTL operations at R2 Logistics. 

“While overall tonnage may be slowing slightly as capacity is still having a hard time keeping up with demand, LTL carriers are continuing to invest in expanding their number of terminals and cross-docks across the country,” Hansen said. “LTL is not slowing down anytime soon and preparations are being made to accommodate the business.”

R2 Logistics is a 3PL provider that has been...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/r2-logistics-bullish-on-ltl-and-its-tms

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