Bussbygg, a truck-body maker based in Norway, says one of its customers is using two RFID-enabled refrigerated trailers in an ongoing trial, and finds that the technology shortens the delivery of goods by 30 minutes per stop, while preventing errors.
A little over one year after purchasing seven new Volvo compressed natural-gas tractors, Kane Is Able Inc., a national, third-party logistics company, has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, asserting that Volvo breached its warranties in connection with one of the seven units, which caught fire on Interstate 81 in early January 2015.
French logistics giant Geodis says it is acquiring OHL, the U.S-based third-party logistics services provider formerly known as Osburn-Hessey Logistics for an undisclosed amount.
Livingston International, a customs broker and provider of trade-compliance services, has expanded its global trade management (GTM) offering in India and Brazil.
Project44 has introduced dynamic pricing technology to the freight industry, via a pricing engine application programming interface (API) which allows carriers to provide on-demand pricing based on supply and demand in the marketplace.
Barcodes are indispensable for the exchange of vital data. It's time we recognized the important contribution that barcode printers make to the success of a company's supply chain – and to its bottom line.
A rash of "mega-deals" during the second quarter of 2015 have made transportation and logistics one of the hottest mergers and acquisitions sectors, boosting the average deal value to $564m, according to a recent study by PricewaterhouseCoopers.