LTL/Truckload Services

Self-Driving Trucks Will Carry Mail in U.S. for the First Time

May 23, 2019

Starting this week, letters and packages moving between Phoenix and Dallas will travel on customized Peterbilt trucks run by TuSimple, an autonomous startup based in San Diego.

Case Study

Driver Out of Range? Not a Problem for Dupre Logistics’ ELD Reporting

May 15, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Modern-day cellular communications for tracking freight movements are great – at least until you find yourself out of range of a network.

Shipping’s Hidden Costs and How to Avoid Them

May 13, 2019

ArcBest

Nationwide Capacity Crunch Shows U.S. Trucking Industry in Crisis

May 10, 2019

Dan Clark, SCB Contributor

The United States is experiencing a capacity crisis — with roughly 10 loads to be shipped for every easily accessible truck — and shippers are scrambling to be able to service their customers without breaking the bank on every shipment.

Robots Edge Closer to Unloading Trucks in Amazon-Era Milestone

May 3, 2019

Bloomberg

As FedEx and UPS beef up automation to keep pace with surging e-commerce and a potential threat from Amazon, they’ve been stumped at a crucial stage: loading and unloading trucks.

Kuebix Extends Load-Matching Service With Emerge Marketplace

May 1, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

Kuebix users can now get additional truckload capacity through Emerge’s carrier marketplace.

Five Things You Should Know About Hiring a Car-Shipping Company

Five Things to Know About Hiring a Car-Shipping Company

April 30, 2019

Zoki Naumoski, SCB Contributor

When it comes to car transportation services, considerations of price and quality are key. No one wants a car with scratches, paint chips and dents when it arrives.

BigRoad Freight's ELD Load-Matching Platform Adds a New Service for Fleets

April 27, 2019

SupplyChainBrain

BigRoad Freight, an in-app platform that enables users to book loads in real-time, is extending its services to fleet-wide dispatch.

How 5G Will Transform the Way We Live and Work

April 2, 2019

Bloomberg

Self-driving cars, remote robotic surgery, autonomous weapons — all that and much more is set to be delivered via the 5G wireless network.

Five Tips to Transition From AOBRD to ELD Compliance

April 1, 2019

David Blackwell, SCB Contributor

Early adopters of automatic onboard recording devices (AOBRDs) must transition to electronic logging device (ELD) platforms by December.

LTL/Truckload Services

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