ATLANTA — UPS Inc. is looking to the future with its new Southeast Metro Automated Routing Terminal. About the size of 19 football fields, the automated facility can be expanded to increase the 1,700 packages a minute it is able to process now.
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Cargo Visibility Can Improve Your Operations
For decades, the focus of the transportation logistics industry has been the tractor. Recent innovations have enabled telematic solutions to collect data on trailers and containers in near real-time to improve operations. With this information it is possible to focus not just on the tractor or truck, but the potentially million dollars-worth of cargo that is being transported.
October 25, 2018Economy Puts New Demands on Logistics Firms, Surveys Find
A robust economy is placing new demands on third-party logistics service providers, based on survey results from two long-running university-sponsored studies released at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals annual conference in Nashville, Tenn.
October 11, 2018Wiesen Named President at Carrier Logistics Inc.
CHICAGO — Carrier Logistics Inc., a provider of management software for less-than-truckload operations, has transitioned to new leadership and is exploring opportunities to add deeper data analytics and artificial intelligence.
October 9, 2018XPO Logistics to Use 5,000 Robots in Warehouses
XPO Logistics said it plans to deploy 5,000 robots to work with humans in the company’s warehouses and distribution centers in North America, the United Kingdom and eight countries in Europe.
October 9, 2018Paragon Software Opens New Hampshire Office
Vehicle routing and scheduling optimization provider Paragon Software Systems has opened an office in Manchester, N.H.
October 9, 2018Centurion Auto Logistics Adds Trucks, Technology to Its Fleet
Centurion Auto Logistics is expanding its fleet with the purchase of 23 new tractor-trailer units and the addition of technology to help drivers manage information about vehicle deliveries.
October 9, 2018Capitol Agenda for the Week of Oct. 8: Federal Funding for Roads on Tribal Lands
A funding opportunity of $300 million for the building and repairing of surface transportation at tribal and federal lands has been made available, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Oct. 3. Here's a look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
October 5, 2018McLeod Expands Digital Freight-Matching Software
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — McLeod Software is expanding its digital freight-matching capabilities to help freight brokers and carriers move loads in a more efficient and increasingly automated fashion.
October 3, 2018The ELD Mandate, Part II
The compliance clock is ticking for fleets that still use automatic onboard recording devices rather than those that meet the new ELD specifications.
October 3, 2018