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Samsara data points to increased digitization across industries

The pandemic has accelerated a major shift to digitization for trucking fleets and industrial operations. 

That’s one of the takeaways from a new report released Tuesday by Samsara that takes an in-depth look at how the explosion of digital connectivity, cloud computing, advances in camera

technology and artificial intelligence are all driving digital transformation — and how the effects of the pandemic have accelerated the trend.

“This will make the coming years ones of exciting transformation...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/samsara-data-points-to-increased-digitization

New era of shipping: E-commerce, climate change and data analytics

The once-stagnant logistics industry has undergone rapid change in recent years. The 2017 electronic logging device mandate sparked something of a technological revolution within the industry. This focus on tech — coupled with outside forces ranging from consumer demand to climate change — has fostered an environment of innovation. Companies that are slow to adapt to new expectations are likely to be left behind. Shippers are no exception. 

E-commerce boom

Between the second quarter of 2019 and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-era-of-shipping-e-commerce-climate-change-and-data-analytics

Sourcing capacity, finding freight don’t have to take all day

truck on highway

Most innovative solutions are inspired by seemingly insurmountable problems. Visibility solutions eliminate incessant check calls. Blockchain makes tracing payments and products throughout the supply chain simple. Digital freight matching tools take the time-consuming legwork out of matching freight to trucks. Ultimately, frustrated people make the best disruptors; that is exactly what happened to Daniel Santos. 

Santos started out as a traditional freight broker. While he excelled at his job,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sourcing-capacity-finding-freight-dont-have-to-take-all-day

Mercado helps importers nail the first mile — supply chain’s longest mile

A product that arrives on your doorstep in four days takes four months to get to the United States.

Bridging that gap between analog supply and digital demand will create the biggest competitive advantage in the supply chain. Customers have spent years adapting to the model pioneered by Amazon in the final mile.

Now the company to model is Zara. Zara turns over its entire store inventory on average every eight weeks. It has connected its store POS to the design team, and the designers are...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mercado-helps-importers-nail-the-first-mile-supply-chains-longest-mile

Nuvocargo upgrades cargo shipment visibility platform

Nuvocargo recently updated its platform to include bilingual tracking features, as well as tools to provide shippers with more visibility for U.S.-Mexico cargo shipments.

The new visibility tools triple the number of tracking points available for customers to monitor their cross-border shipment in real time on Nuvocargo’s platform, Deepak Chhugani, founder and CEO, said in a release.

“These new tracking notifications give our customers access to more visibility, knowing exactly the moment their...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nuvocargo-upgrades-cargo-shipment-visibility-platform

FourKites, Tive enter partnership for mutual customers

Tive and FourKites entered a partnership for mutual customers.

Supply chain visibility players Tive and FourKites announced a partnership Tuesday to provide an integrated in-transit data platform for mutual customers.

Tive’s in-transit load-sensing data will be combined with FourKites’ visibility capabilities to deliver real-time data and visibility for supply chain customers.

“Collaboration and open access to visibility data benefits everyone in the supply chain,” Krenar Komoni, CEO and founder at Tive, said in a release. 

The Open Visibility Network...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/fourkites-tive-enter-partnership-for-mutual-customers

Old-school arts industry embraces tech amid COVID concerns

All shipments – from toilet paper to fragile electronics – deserve to be handled with the utmost respect. Moving high-value works of art and antiquities, however, requires next-level care and precision from everyone involved in the shipment. When goods are both fragile and high-value, visibility and shipment condition insights become even more essential.

Masterpiece International moves fine arts across the globe – serving museums, collectors, galleries and private clients. The company handles...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/old-school-arts-industry-embraces-tech-amid-covid-concerns

Survey highlights need for better yard management systems

Yard management represents a costly blind spot for many shippers and their supply chain partners, according to a survey released by FourKites.

“The State of Yard Management: Industry Report 2021” includes responses from 375 supply chain professionals across the consumer packaged goods (CPG), food and beverage, retail, and manufacturing industries about their unique pain points and how they manage their yards.

While nine in 10 respondents (92%) believe a yard management system (YMS) could add...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/survey-highlights-need-for-better-yard-management-systems

Canada-based Fuel Transport adopts project44’s Advanced Visibility Platform

Fuel Transport has become the latest Canadian partner of project44, implementing the supply chain visibility company’s technology into its platform.

“Our API-led integration with project44 snaps perfectly into our existing software infrastructure,” said Ronald McIntyre, Fuel’s vice president of technology and innovation. “It provides accurate, timely data to our operations team, and ultimately, our customers. Instead of chasing data, we can focus on providing essential services during these...

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More than a buzzword: Visibility goes beyond dots on a map

In the transportation industry, reputation is everything. It takes a lot of on-time and in-full deliveries to build a reputation of excellence, but it only takes a few fumbles to make the wrong impression. 

Making a name as a leader requires dedication, innovation and top-notch partnerships. It also requires unfailing visibility. When 3PLs, brokers and carriers fail to provide shippers with reliable, real-time insights into their loads, trust crumbles, relationships are negatively impacted and...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/more-than-a-buzzword-visibility-goes-beyond-dots-on-a-map

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