Werner taps into Trucker Tools small carrier capacity pool

Werner is the latest broker to use software from Trucker Tools to tap into the app provider’s reach into the North American small carrier and independent driver population.

Procurement bot software attracts VC support

More venture capital is being funneled toward logistics automation tools, this time a large early stage round in an Ireland-based software provider that build procurement bots for shippers.

JOC Uncharted: Trucking bankruptcies rising, but not to ‘catastrophic’ levels

Lower fuel prices and operating costs are helping small trucking businesses survive the worst economy since the 1930s, according to Donald Broughton, which means shippers may find more truck capacity and less pricing pressure than expected this fall.

US top ports expect moderate import rebound in second half

All 10 of the busiest US cargo ports registered declines in container volumes in early 2020, with only modest improvement forecasted for the second half of the year due to a muted peak season.

Tight space insulates trans-Atlantic air cargo rates

Air freight carriers are reporting high load factors on trades between Europe and the US, as falling demand continues to outstrip the available capacity.
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When logistics technology hurts more than helps

Adam Robinson, director of Product Marketing, Turvo
Technology is often cited as the key to overcoming challenges for shippers and the logistics providers that serve them, but what if technology hinders the achievement of those goals instead of enabling them?
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COVID-19 brings opportunities for cloud-based software solutions

Santosh Sankar, partner, Dynamo Ventures
Focusing on the mid-size and large players, modernizing core systems and shifting to modern systems is the baseline to which many need to aspire.
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