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TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

A global pandemic, surging e-commerce, modal shifts: Have TMS platforms risen to the challenge?

Faced with unprecedented demands and unforeseen challenges, transportation management systems have struggled to keep shipper supply chains fluid and functioning. In a world of unrelenting e-commerce growth and rapidly shifting shipper needs, change can’t happen fast enough.

January 24, 2022

Gary Frantz

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Faced with unprecedented demands and unforeseen challenges, transportation management systems have struggled to keep shipper supply chains fluid and functioning. In a world of unrelenting e-commerce growth and rapidly shifting shipper needs, change can’t happen fast enough.

C.H. Robinson launches Market Rate IQ

Technology shows shippers how they can save on the spot market.

September 29, 2021

Victoria Kickham

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Technology shows shippers how they can save on the spot market.

Spot market rates hit record highs as truckers see hot freight demand, DAT says

Capacity will stay tight as grocery stores stock up for second Covid-19 wave and retailers fill shelves for holiday peak, firm forecasts.

October 12, 2020

DC Velocity Staff

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Capacity will stay tight as grocery stores stock up for second Covid-19 wave and retailers fill shelves for holiday peak, firm forecasts.

Relief groups focus on Texas and Louisiana in Hurricane Delta’s wake

Storm was latest blow to hard-hit Gulf Coast region in “unprecedented” 2020 season, ALAN says.

October 12, 2020

Ben Ames

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Storm was latest blow to hard-hit Gulf Coast region in “unprecedented” 2020 season, ALAN says.

Truckload traffic jumps as shippers move freight away from Hurricane Laura

Event could also trigger rise in gas prices, as oil refineries shut down before Category 4 storm hits “Gasoline Alley” coastline.

August 26, 2020

Ben Ames

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Event could also trigger rise in gas prices, as oil refineries shut down before Category 4 storm hits “Gasoline Alley” coastline.

Trucking freight demand came “roaring back” in June after pandemic shutdown

However, sector still vulnerable to backsliding if federal stimulus funds are not renewed, FTR and DAT warn.

August 13, 2020

Ben Ames

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However, sector still vulnerable to backsliding if federal stimulus funds are not renewed, FTR and DAT warn.

Freight data provider DAT acquires benchmarking and analysis service from Chainalytics

Buying Freight Market Intelligence Consortium (FMIC) adds analytics features to DAT’s spot market data and freight matching, firms say.

June 1, 2020

DC Velocity Staff

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Buying Freight Market Intelligence Consortium (FMIC) adds analytics features to DAT’s spot market data and freight matching, firms say.

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What does 2020 hold for logistics leaders?

January 14, 2020

Ben Ames

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Going into the new year, the logistics sector faces fierce headwinds that include an ongoing labor shortage, freight-rate volatility, and economic uncertainty. New technologies and strategies may be key to weathering the storm.

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