Seattle-based digital freight broker Convoy rolled out a new offering today, entitled Convoy Go, which it describes as a drop & hook marketplace that enables any United States-based carrier or owner-operator to begin hauling pre-loaded trailers and be able to operate at the same level as large asset-based carriers. Source: logistics Mgmt
Panelists highlight an industry ready to move forward with the next stages of adopting digital technologies. Source: logistics Mgmt
POLA handled 650,977 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), marking a 12.7% annual gain, and POLB volume in March, at 552,821 TEU, fell 3.9% annually. Source: logistics Mgmt
March shipments, at 1.197, were up 2% compared to February and down 1% annually, and March expenditures, at 2.889, were up 6.1% annually and up 0.5% compared to February. Source: logistics Mgmt
The company is positioning itself at a TMS provider for brokers, carriers, and shippers to manage all modes and geographies. According to the company’s website, Mastery’s platform will bring centralized and automated appointment making management through the creation of a new automated tracking system based on very low-cost trackers attached to the freight and reported directly to shippers, and introduce widespread block chain-based bills of lading to accompany shipments and eliminate paperwork processing and invoice settlement. Source: logistics Mgmt
APQC and Supply Chain Management Review collected information in March 2019 from 200 supply chain professionals about the use and planned adoption of blockchain in supply chains around the world. Source: logistics Mgmt
The NextGen Supply Chain Conference is a can't miss for anyone with a leadership stake in the future of the supply chain. Source: logistics Mgmt
Carloads dropped 2.7%, or 28,238 carloads, annually to 999,978, and intermodal units slipped 0.9%, or 9,513 units, to 1,094,499. Source: logistics Mgmt
With a 2.8-cent increase, the average price per gallon now stands at $3.076, following last week’s 4.2-cent gain to $3.048 and an average of $3.006 for the week ending February 18. Source: logistics Mgmt
The report’s key metric, the PMI, fell 2.4% to 54.2 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth). This comes on the heels of a 2.3% increase to 56.6 in January. Source: logistics Mgmt
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