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Convoy, J.B. Hunt and Uber Freight Join Forces

Convoy, J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., and Uber Freight announced the formation of the Scheduling Standards Consortium (SSC), which aims to solve transportation scheduling challenges by establishing the freight industry's first formal set of appointment scheduling application programming interface (API) standards. Complex, pervasive, industry-wide challenges such as this require collaborative, industry-wide solutions; the makeup of the SSC's founding members underscores the need to standardize how information is exchanged around scheduling shipments. Today, ... [+]

J.B. Hunt opens two additional transload operations

J.B. Hunt has opened two more transload operations—one in Laredo, Texas, and the other in Tacoma, Washington. With these additions, J.B. Hunt now offers transload services adjacent to four of the largest ocean ports and the largest land port of entry into the U.S. [+]

Overhaul Selected as launch partner for Microsoft’s Supply Chain Center

Overhaul, a software-based, supply-chain visibility, risk, compliance, and insurance solution for the world's leading brands, is one of the launch partners on a significant initiative for Microsoft, joining its newly announced Microsoft Supply Chain Center and Microsoft Supply Chain Platform to advance visibility, predictability and ... [+]

RoadOne adds dedicated team in Houston

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics, a single source intermodal, warehouse, and logistics services company, announces today it’s bolstering its commitment to the U.S. Southwest market with the establishment of a highly secure 480,000 sq.ft. transload facility and a dedicated RoadOne executive team, both located in Houston. Located in the ... [+]

Vector.ai rebrands to Raft

Vector.ai announced that the company is rebranding under the name Raft. The name change to Raft emphasizes their evolution to a comprehensive operational platform for freight forwarders.Since 2017, when launched as Vector.ai, the company has delivered industry-leading AI to automate document and email processing for ... [+]

Darktrace announces several new customers

Darktrace, a global leader in cyber security artificial intelligence, announced that several companies in the U.S. transport and logistics sector have adopted Darktrace's AI technology to protect against sophisticated cyber-attacks. U.S. transport and logistics organizations to have recently chosen Darktrace include:• A leading railway company operating ... [+]

Echo Global Logistics Acquires Fastmore Logistics

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. announced their acquisition of Fastmore Logistics, a leading Chicagoland transportation broker. Fastmore's extensive knowledge and core competency in selling domestic non-asset-based transportation services to international freight forwarders is a strong addition to Echo's business. "We're excited to continue investing in industry growth ... [+]

Bahri Logistics to acquire remaining stake in joint venture with Bolloré

Bahri announced that its business unit Bahri Logistics has entered into a sales and purchase agreement with Bolloré Logistics, one of the largest transport and logistics companies in the world, to acquire 40 percent of the share capital of their joint venture, Bahri Bolloré Logistics. Following ... [+]

YSDS Selects Magaya

Magaya Corp. announces that the global logistics solutions provider YSDS has selected Magaya Supply Chain, Magaya Rate Management, Denied Party Screening by Magaya, Courier Connections by Magaya, and Final Mile by Magaya to unify its international offices under a single cloud-based freight management platform and ... [+]

Airhouse in new partnership with SEKO Logistics

Airhouse, a next-generation fulfillment platform that simplifies ecommerce operations and logistics for modern brands, plans to help thousands of direct-to-consumer U.S. brands ‘go global’ by offering simple, cost-efficient cross-border ecommerce operations through a new international partnership with SEKO Logistics.Launched in June 2020, Airhouse offers brands ... [+]

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