Talking Logistics

MARCH 1, 2023

This applies to shippers, carriers, freight brokers, and others in the industry. Read more The post Leveraging Technology to Source Capacity Faster and Build Stronger Carrier Relationships appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. As we move forward in 2023 and beyond, how will technology help facilitate and improve.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Network Analytics: Shippers gain granular visibility into capacity, helping them optimize sourcing and manage their transportation network more efficiently. About DAT Freight & Analytics DAT Freight & Analytics operates the largest truckload freight marketplace in North America.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2024

About Highway Highway is a technology company focused on solving the digital identity problem in the trucking industry. Highway provides brokers with comprehensive data on carrier equipment to supercharge their capacity sourcing and vetting efforts. Highway is transforming the trucking industry with their innovative technology.

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West Coast and California Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2024

According to Transport Topics , the trucking industry is gradually approaching equilibrium as freight demand and capacity realign after years of disruption.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Anthony is the CEO and co-founder of Parade , the leading truckload capacity management platform for freight brokers. Parade is the leading truckload capacity management platform for freight brokers. Top freight brokerages build dedicated digital capacity and book more loads using Parade. The Parade Story with Anthony Sutardja.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 3, 2023

Jordan is Founder and CEO of Highway , where he is leading the charge in solving one of the biggest challenges facing the transportation industry today: the lack of connection between digital and physical carrier identity. About Highway Highway is a technology company focused on solving the digital identity problem in the trucking industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 3, 2025

Capacity shortages, service unreliability, and inventory congestion threatened to disrupt VWs production flow and delivery commitments to U.S. Storage yards reached full capacity with finished vehicles waiting to be moved. and Canadian dealerships. In response, the company turned to Maersk Mexico to co-develop an alternative.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 28, 2023

Sarah is a Shipper Sales Manager at DAT , an online marketplace that connects shippers and carriers in the transportation industry. Established in 1978, DAT established itself as the go-to source for industry trends and market intelligence for transportation brokers, carriers, shippers, news outlets, and industry analysts.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

and is transforming the $800 billion transportation and logistics industry with its digital freight marketplace platform. For the past twenty five years, Andrew has worked at some of the most successful and fastest growing logistics companies in the logistics industry including American Backhaulers, C.H. About Andrew Haverkampf.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 8, 2022

and is transforming the $800 billion transportation and logistics industry with its digital freight marketplace platform. His industry background also includes 10 years with Celadon Trucking, where he worked in various sales and operations positions. About Derek Doddridge. He has been with the company for three years. About Emerge.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 1, 2022

He’s been in the freight industry for 10 years and has touched everything from carrier sales to customer operations to account management. The industry today has changed dramatically from when he started, and that’s what excites him the most. About Nick Jensen. Nick Jensen is the Director of National Accounts at Loadsmart.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 20, 2022

Flatbed Messenger eliminates empty miles by matching Home Depot’s dedicated capacity to Loadsmart shippers who need flatbed services. Enterprise brands looking to reduce empty miles from their dedicated/private flatbed capacity can reach out directly to flatbedmessenger@loadsmart.com for more information.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 19, 2024

A massive underutilization of capacity that lead him to start Onward! Offering full service white glove, a 99% claims free delivery standard (lowest in the industry) and as fast as next-day delivery to these underserved customers. But HOW Onward does this is the interesting part.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 3, 2021

He also reviews some of the newer technologies that are being utilized by industry leaders. Nick is a tenured veteran of full truckload freight brokerage who has firsthand knowledge of technology’s power in the freight industry. Capacity management tools like Freight Friend. About Nick Dangles. About Kinetic. Automated tracking.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 26, 2023

Bear Down Logistics utilizes its company-owned assets for drayage and delivery services throughout the State of Florida, while its brokerage division serves all states and excess capacity needs for its customers. Their brokerage division serves all states and their excess capacity needs for their customers.

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MTS Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Moller-Maersk, the worlds second-largest ocean container carrier, has finalized agreements with three shipyards to build 20 new dual-fuel container vessels with a total capacity of 300,000 TEUs. Once phased in, they will replace existing capacity in our fleet, added Cristescu. TEU while focusing on sustainability.

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Trinity Logistics

AUGUST 23, 2024

If you’ve worked in the LTL industry for any bit of time, then you know that it’s always changing. The industry hadn’t felt the void of such a large company since Consolidated Freightways closed 20 years prior. It was nearly impossible for the industry to ignore it. The LTL carriers have course-corrected their capacity concerns.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Steve’s passion for strategic partnerships, tech innovation, last-mile delivery, ecommerce, and customer experience sets him apart in the industry. The platform boasts a network of over 22,000 vetted drivers who own and operate their own vehicles, utilizing their time and excess cargo capacity to earn extra income.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 26, 2022

Since launching in 2017, Uber Freight has built one of the world’s largest digitally-enabled carrier networks and transformed entrenched practices around pricing and booking freight to reduce inefficiencies and increase opportunities for business growth and industry collaboration. Empty miles are about 1.5% of US greenhouse gas emissions.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 15, 2022

Drew is a transportation industry veteran with 14 years of senior experience in brokerage operations. RXO will go to market with the tagline “Massive capacity. XPO Logistics Announces Plan to Create Two Standalone, Publicly Traded Industry Leaders in Less-Than-Truckload and Tech-Enabled Brokered Transportation.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The platform boasts a network of over 15,000 vetted drivers who own and operate their own vehicles, utilizing their time and excess cargo capacity to earn extra income. FRAYT has a network of over 15,000 vetted drivers who own and operate their own vehicles, utilizing their time and excess cargo capacity to earn extra income.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 18, 2025

SONARs price, demand and capacity data spans across all modes to allow logistics leaders to benchmark, analyze, monitor and forecast the global physical economy. Our mission is to bring market intelligence and transparency to all parts of the ecosystem to yield better decision-making and performance.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Curtis has spent 16 years in the LTL industry – 8 of those with Old Dominion Freight Line, and the last 8 with Reconex, FreightPlus, and Understand LTL – which he recently launched as an LTL focused education firm. About FreightPlus Founded in 1988 by trucking industry veteran, Russ Aborn, FreightPlus (formerly Aborn and Co.)

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Chris’ passion for understanding US Truckload Freight Market dynamics and predicting the direction of spot and contract rates stems from his work at Coyote over this period where long-term contract commitments were often made based on an expected long-term cost of capacity in the spot market. He earned a B.S. About Pickett Research.

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The Lean Thinker

APRIL 20, 2020

From an industrial engineering standpoint, takt time is an expression of how much capacity you need. The whole goal of an ideal “Just-in-Time” system is that we have only the capacity required to meet the demand. If the system is even able to run faster than the takt time, we have excess capacity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

. • Payload Limitations: Drones have low payload capacities, restricting them to lightweight packages, while autonomous vehicles can transport larger loads. Each technology is therefore confined to a particular subset of logistics needs due to its payload capacity. appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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MTS Logistics

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

In addition to its large warships, the Chinese Navy has a significant capacity with smaller vessels and support ships. China’s Growing Port and Shipyard Capacity Chinese ports continue to increase their influence on global trade, as evidenced by their performance in the first three quarters of 2024.

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MTS Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2025

The maritime transportation industry is undergoing significant transformation, driven by the increasing need for cost reduction, enhanced operational efficiency, and growing competition within the global supply chain. Expected Developments The Gemini partnership will manage a fleet of around 340 vessels, with a total capacity of 3.7

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 5, 2025

Port Canaveral operates as a major hub for Florida's cruise ship industry, as well as for SpaceX and Blue Origin, which rely on the port to offload and transport recovered launch vehicle components.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 21, 2023

Chris is the Chief Operating Officer at Flock Freight , a technology company that is on a mission to solve the US trucking industry’s wasted capacity problem. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, an M.Eng. Joe Lynch and Chris Pickett discuss what’s next for the freight market.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In that capacity, he led the acquisitions of companies such as Fleetmatics, Networkfleet and Telogis resulting in the creation of Verizon Connect. About Roadz Roadz , a Silicon Valley based fleet-tech company, is transforming the fragmented fleet management industry into an integrated open ecosystem.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 28, 2022

and is transforming the $800 billion transportation and logistics industry with its digital freight marketplace platform. Dave Maddox has over 39 years of industry experience, Maddox specializes in Supply Chain & Transportation Sales, with operations management in distribution, supply chain cost improvement and transportation.

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Freightos

MAY 23, 2024

More Resources Home Innovative Synergies: Logistics Tech Lessons from Other Industries Judah Levine May 23, 2024 Though the logistics and supply chain industry has made and continues to make a lot of progress in its digital transformation, it has a reputation for being part of the late majority or even a laggard in terms of digitalization.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2025

tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China is impacting global trade networks, affecting industries ranging from automotive and electronics to agriculture and energy. Cold storage and processing facilities are increasing inventory capacity, anticipating prolonged trade disputes. Today’s escalation of U.S.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Kodiak is building and operating self-driving trucks designed to operate on highway routes, making the freight industry safer and more efficient. Kodiak has developed the industry’s most advanced technology stack purpose-built specifically for long-haul trucks.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 8, 2024

Summary: Optimizing Cold Chain while Reducing Environmental Impact In this podcast, Nicole Glenn, CEO and Founder of Candor Companies, shares her insights and experiences from her 24-year journey in the transportation industry. Nicole built her own team to address the lack of transparency in the industry.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 19, 2023

His primary goal has been leveraging Coyote’s proprietary technology, people, and capacity to solve pressing customer challenges. Industries included manufacturers, retailers, automotive, food & beverage, CPG and healthcare shippers. Businesses ranged in size from $250M to over $5B in annual revenue. 81% were from the U.S.,

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