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In his 40 years leading McLeod Software, one of the nation’s largest providers of transportation management systems for truckers and 3PLs (third-party logistics providers), Tom McLeod has seen many a new technology product introduced…
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Transportation provider Werner Enterprises Inc. has acquired First Enterprises Inc., a Tennessee-based, privately-owned dedicated trucking company, for $245 million. Separately, Omaha, Nebraska-based Werner will also pay $37.8 million to…
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The state of the freight economy, rise of artificial intelligence (AI), and accelerating levels of fraud across the trucking industry topped the agenda at SMC3 JumpStart26, an annual supply chain education event held in Atlanta earlier…
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Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are helping Utah-based family-owned grocery chain Harmons improve operations and boost the customer experience across 17 of its retail locations. The 93-year-old independent grocer is using a fleet of…
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Import volumes into the U.S. dipped slightly in August, indicating that the traditional surge of drayage activity spanning late Q3 to early Q4 will not materialize for the 2025 peak season, according to a report from third party…
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On the heels of a massive winter storm that swept across dozens of U.S. states over the weekend, spot rates for trucking freight loads are expected to rise for dry van and, especially, refrigerated equipment, according to a weekly report…
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After American companies rushed extra orders into the country this summer to dodge looming White House tariffs, import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports is expected to steadily decline for the remainder of the year,…
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That’s become the new normal for the nation’s rail and intermodal operators.DIFFERENT STRATEGIES“There are different strategies being used to plan for need based on size and scope of the client, the complexity of their supply chain, and…
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Logistics provider C.H. Robinson has launched artificial intelligence (AI) agents to combat the problem of missed less than truckload (LTL) pickups, the company said.The new technology is now tracking down missed pickups and using…
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The logistics real estate investment firm Realterm has acquired a portfolio of 22 industrial outdoor storage (IOS) and high flow through (HFT) properties for $111 million, saying they “significantly” expand its presence in key…
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