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Gartner Outlines Category for Item-Level RFID within the Store
Gartner® has released the Hype Cycle for Retail Technologies 2024, authored by analyst Sandeep Unni, including the Item-Level RFID in the Store category. Avery Dennison, Beontag, Checkpoint Systems, GreyOrange, Impinj, Johnson Controls (Sensormatic), Nedap, SimplyRFID, SML and Zebra Technologies were...
Spot Rates Show Positive Signs for Carriers in 2025
The truckload market is fairly balanced as 2024 nears an end, but it is changing, according to the latest release of the ACT Research Freight Forecast: Rate and Volume OUTLOOK report. Aggregate DAT Spot Rates “Currently, with a significant capacity contraction...
How AI Can Help Navigate Barriers to International Trade
By Michiel Kalverkamp, Chief Customer Officer at Besso. Global trade compliance is notoriously tricky due to the plethora of regulations that businesses must navigate. Recent years have seen a proliferation of new rules in international trade; on the one hand,...
Labor Management Systems Reducing Costs, Raising Efficiency in Distribution Centers
ODW Logistics, a national third-party logistics (3PL) provider specializing in integrated logistics solutions, announced the successful implementation of Takt, a modern labor management system (LMS), across several of its distribution centers (DCs). This strategic partnership empowers ODW teams with data driven...
ILA Breaks Off USMX Negotiations Over Automation Impasse
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) met this week to to resume negotiations after the October strike that took place at East Coast ports. They were unable to make initial progress, the USMX reported in a statement: “Over the...
VEKA, Inc. Finds 98.7% On-Time Deliveries with 3PL Partnership
VEKA revealed the impact of its partnership with Sunset Transportation ("Sunset"), a premier third-party logistics (3PL) provider and leader in global supply chain solutions. Since selecting Sunset because of its high level of service, company culture, and reliability, VEKA has...
Seagull Software Names Jeffrey Hart New Chief Executive Officer
Seagull Software, a global leader in real-time, item-level visibility and label management solutions, today announced the hiring of Jeffrey Hart as the new Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). The announcement follows Seagull’s acquisition of Mojix Software, a leader in item-level inventory...
Sarah Williams, Co-Founder of IronPay, Named Women in Technology Finalist at 2024 Banking Tech Awards
IronPay today announced that co-founder Sarah Williams has been named a finalist for the prestigious Women in Technology category for the 2024 Banking Tech Awards. The awards banquet and announcement will take place on Dec. 4, 2024 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. This recognition highlights...
Trump Election Sparks Companies to Frontload Shipments Ahead of Tariffs
ITS Logistics today released the November forecast for the ITS Logistics US Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index. This month, changes in the index reflect how the newly elected Trump Administration could impact supply chains, shipping costs, and overall trade dynamics in...
White House Representative Stephen Viña Warns of Rising China Cyber Threat
White House representative Stephen Viña served as keynote speaker at the National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc.’s (NMFTA)™ Cybersecurity Conference last week, and shared that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has remained the most active and persistent cyber threat to the U.S. government,...
Election of Donald Trump “sends shockwaves through supply chain”
As reported by CNBC's Lori Ann Larocco, the election of Donald Trump to a second, non-consecutive Presidential term has importers scrambling to move up orders before his proposed tariffs take effect in January 2025. President-elect Trump has vowed to move...
Logistics Managers Index Shows Signs of Recovery from Ongoing Freight Recession
The monthly Logistics Managers Index (LMI) shows signs reflecting growth and a time of recovery for the freight industry. The LMI takes a broad view of logistics, measuring eight components related to the freight industry—including inventory levels and costs, warehousing...
Sunset Transportation Honored for its 55% Female Leadership and a 46% Female Workforce
Sunset Transportation (Sunset), a premier third-party logistics (3PL) provider and leader in global supply chain solutions, announced its recognition as a 2024 “Top Company for Women to Work in Transportation” by Women in Trucking Association’s (WIT) official magazine, Redefining the...
Blue Max Trucking Optimizing Dispatching, E-Ticketing, and Fleet Management for its Heavy Haul Fleet
Blue Max Trucking, one of the Southeast’s leading Dump Truck service providers, has selected technology from TruckIT to automate, digitize, and optimize its operations. Operating out of Charlotte, Blue Max generates and processes tens of thousands of paper tickets annually,...
ILA and USMX to Resume Port Contract Discussions in November
In a joint statement, the leadership of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) today announced that they will resume Master Contract discussions in November 2024, to discuss all outstanding issues to reach a new agreement. Earlier...
Grey Orange Inventory Management and Store Execution Tech Now Available on Google Cloud Marketplace Adds
GreyOrange Inc. announced today that the company’s inventory management and store execution application, gStore, is now available on Google Cloud Marketplace. By providing real-time insights into inventory levels, item locations and stock movements, gStore enables retailers to execute store operations...
Increase in the Industrial Vacancy Rate of 6.4% Suggests Temporary Supply-Demand Imbalance In Market
New research indicates that as of August 2024, the national industrial vacancy rate in the U.S. was approximately 6.4%, reflecting an upward trend from the previous months. That same month, the Logistics Manager’s Index (LMI) stood at 56.4, reflecting moderate...
Rio Grande Valley Highway Construction Project to Streamline with E-Ticketing Process
DRAGADOS-Pulice JV, two of the leading construction brands in the ACS Group Construction Division, has selected TruckIT to digitize the E-Ticketing process for the I-2/I-69C Interchange Project in the South Texas Rio Grande Valley. TruckIT’s patented AirTicket™ e-Ticketing solution provides...
TTX Uses Integration Layer to Get Real-Time Visibility of 175K Rail Containers
TTX's signature yellow rail cars carry goods and raw materials across North America. Since 2000, TTX has invested over $13 billion in new railcar purchases for a fleet of more than 175,000 flatcars, boxcars and gondolas. TTX engaged Redwood Logistics (Redwood),...
ILA’s Daggett Praises President Biden for Role in Port Strike
International Longshoremen’s Association President Harold Daggett praised President Joe Biden for his role in last week's three-day Port strike in an open letter: "We thank you for your powerful message that 'the dockworkers from the ILA...deserve a strong contract after...
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