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UAE’s Largest E-Commerce Fulfilment Centre

, the integrated trade, logistics, and industrial hub of Abu Dhabi and a fully-owned subsidiary of AD Ports Group, and noon.com, the Middle East's leading online shopping destination, broke ground on the UAE's largest fulfilment centre in Abu Dhabi, which will form part of an anchor investment by noon into the emirate's fast-growing e-commerce space.The 252,000 square meter fulfilment center facility is being designed and developed by KEZAD Group under ... [+]

Shake it Up

Freight shippers are struggling to recruit and retain drivers, and it gets worse every year. The industry has moved the needle slightly by increasing driver pay, and some states have lowered the age requirement for interstate drivers from 21 to 18. But this isn't nearly ... [+]

Circle Logistics Leads Industry By Tracking Over 90% of Its Loads

Circle Logistics announced that its integration with transportation management software (TMS) Transport Pro has resulted in the live-tracking of more than 90% of all loads booked.Circle's use of auto-arrive and auto-depart dispatch geofence notifications and other technology is proving to be a gamechanger for the ... [+]

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 ... [+]

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 ... [+]

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