There are sound economic and environmental reasons for commercial truck fleets to consider natural gas as an alternative to diesel fuel, says Patti Murdock, president and founder of Clean Logistics Consulting. Higher equipment costs and a still developing infrastructure, however, mean that it is not right for all situations.

Kewill, a vendor of supply-chain execution software, has added features to its transportation-management platform, dubbed Kewill MOVE on the Cloud.

Aljex Software Inc. has introduced Event Manager, an application that allows brokers and dispatchers to resolve unsettled issues related to shipments.

Infor has made a number of announcements of new products and partnerships with software vendors.