FTL

Stord Hires Transportation and Sales Industry Leaders

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, December 1, 2022

ATLANTA, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stord, the Cloud Supply Chain leader, today announced the addition of Doug King as Vice President of Transportation and Dan Klenkar as Vice President of Sales to its leadership team. Doug and Dan bring a combined 35+ years of industry experience and will use their expertise to continue Stord's accelerated growth trajectory and ensure DTC and omnichannel brands deliver exceptional experiences for their customers.

Key Points: 
  • ATLANTA, Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stord , the Cloud Supply Chain leader, today announced the addition of Doug King as Vice President of Transportation and Dan Klenkar as Vice President of Sales to its leadership team.
  • Doug joins as VP of Transportation to lead the development and commercialization of Stord's full suite of transportation services including drayage, truckload (FTL), less than truckload (LTL), and Stord Parcel .
  • More recently, he led transportation at Ferguson Enterprises, the nation's largest distributor of residential and commercial construction products, focusing on FTL, LTL, and parcel.
  • As VP of Sales, Dan will leverage his 20+ years of supply chain and logistics sales experience to ensure Stord customers reap the benefits of Stord's port-to-porch logistics, paired with Stord One Commerce software.

Arkema Selects project44 To Provide Multimodal Supply Chain Visibility Into 1 Million Annual Shipments Spanning EMEA, APAC and the Americas

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, November 15, 2022

CHICAGO, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- project44 announced today that Arkema, a leader in specialty materials, has selected project44 to provide real-time supply chain visibility for its global operations. Arkema's visibility network will cover over 1 million annual shipments in EMEA, APAC and the Americas spanning Truck (full truckload, or FTL, and less-than-truckload, or LTL), Ocean, Rail, Air, Parcel, Multimodal Rail and Multimodal Barge. project44 will enable Arkema to elevate customer service and find new efficiencies across its supply chain.

Key Points: 
  • Arkema's visibility network will cover over 1 million annual shipments in EMEA, APAC and the Americas spanning Truck (full truckload, or FTL, and less-than-truckload, or LTL), Ocean, Rail, Air, Parcel, Multimodal Rail and Multimodal Barge.
  • project44 will enable Arkema to elevate customer service and find new efficiencies across its supply chain.
  • With 141 production plants in 55 countries and more than 500 carriers across seven modes of transportation, Arkema's supply chain is complex.
  • Arkema sought out a technology partner able to provide real-time visibility throughout this supply chain.

Alliance Memory to Highlight Latest SRAM, DRAM, eMMC, and Flash Memory ICs at electronica 2022

Retrieved on: 
Monday, November 7, 2022

Its hard to believe its been four years since electronica was last held, said David Bagby, president and CEO of Alliance Memory.

Key Points: 
  • Its hard to believe its been four years since electronica was last held, said David Bagby, president and CEO of Alliance Memory.
  • At electronica 2022, Alliance Memory will showcase eMMC solutions that integrate NAND flash memory with an eMMC controller and flash transition layer (FTL) management software in a single package for solid-state storage in consumer, industrial, and networking applications.
  • Alliance Memory will highlight 3V and 1.8V multiple input/output serial NOR Flash memory products, which are designed to provide supply continuity to Micron Technology customers utilizing discontinued devices.
  • Alliance Memory is a worldwide provider of critical and hard-to-find memory ICs for the communications, computing, consumer electronics, medical, automotive, and industrial markets.

ReposiTrak Responds to the FDA FSMA 204 Announcement with the Lowest-Cost, Easiest-to-Adopt and Industry-Backed Traceability Solution

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, November 8, 2022

ReposiTrak has already garnered important industry support, being named the exclusive traceability partner of the National Grocers Association for the low-cost, easy-to-adopt solution: the ReposiTrak Traceability Network.

Key Points: 
  • ReposiTrak has already garnered important industry support, being named the exclusive traceability partner of the National Grocers Association for the low-cost, easy-to-adopt solution: the ReposiTrak Traceability Network.
  • Our solution gets you compliant with FSMA 204 and sets you up for traceability for any product with no software or hardware to install, no additional labor from traditional label scanning methods and its the lowest cost solution there is.
  • Due to the complexity of FSMA 204 recordkeeping requirements, traditional scanning and labeling methods and legacy technology systems will not be adequate.
  • The ReposiTrak Traceability Network combines the largest, already-connected network of more than 110,000 individual supplier facilities with the support of the industry.

Third Axiom Solutions Data Analytics Platform Provides Decision Intelligence for American Group Brokerage

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, November 2, 2022

“The Axiom-One dashboard gives us visibility into our entire operation in a matter of minutes,” said John Benisek, Director of Business Development. “The platform helps us see how and why we’re successful in any given time period-- what modes which customers prefer, which carriers are the highest rated, what margins we’re making and most importantly, how a customer’s business looks today versus three months ago based upon the transportation mode.”

Key Points: 
  • American Group delivers LTL, FTL, LCL, FCL, intermodal/rail, international, domestic, ocean, air, and expedited shipping for its nationwide customer base.
  • Axiom-One models each action for American Group as a set of processes, using intelligence and analytics to inform, learn from, and refine decisions.
  • The platform was built by Third Axiom specifically for transportation companies like American Group, that need solutions tailored to meet the needs of a specific customer, department or user without IT involvement.
  • Data and analytics leaders must leverage decision intelligence models to facilitate highly accurate and contextualized decisions,
    Gartner, Innovation Insight for Decision Intelligence, Anirudh Ganeshan, Gareth Herschel, 15 September 2021.

Trucksters adds 50 new trailers to its fleet from German manufacturer Krone

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, November 2, 2022

The new Mega Liner trailers feature a large load volume of 100 m3 and sophisticated technology specially designed for high-speed stretches of freight transport.

Key Points: 
  • The new Mega Liner trailers feature a large load volume of 100 m3 and sophisticated technology specially designed for high-speed stretches of freight transport.
  • "At Krone we are known for supporting start-ups through our services and financial options.
  • Krone, in addition to being a manufacturer, offers a multitude of additional options that help us to improve and optimise the costs of collection and delivery of trailers."
  • The Trucksters service reduces long-distance road transit time by up to 50% by allowing trucks to be continuously on the move through relays.

IL2000 appoints Techa Pacitto CEO, recognized for customer excellence

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Logistics company IL2000 today announces the promotion of Techa Pacitto to Chief Executive Officer.

Key Points: 
  • Logistics company IL2000 today announces the promotion of Techa Pacitto to Chief Executive Officer.
  • Techa Pacitto, CEO
    The Logistics Warehouse & Supply Chain Awards granted each year by global digital media agency, The Business Concept was given to IL2000 this year in recognition of the company's strong customer service record.
  • Formerly the company's COO, Pacitto was instrumental in securing the robust customer service results that fueled the award decision.
  • Founder and former CEO, Kraig Cesar, said: "Techa has been my trusted partner in running IL2000 for many years.

Resource Logistics Group Announces Proprietary Transport Analytics and Pricing Tool

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 31, 2022

RLG's platform for achieving this, which is called the RLG Bid Tool, provides solutions to real-world challenges related to procurement events.

Key Points: 
  • RLG's platform for achieving this, which is called the RLG Bid Tool, provides solutions to real-world challenges related to procurement events.
  • This tool also assists RLG and its clients in negotiating their LTL and FTL pricing directly with carriers.
  • In addition to this, a further function of the firm's proprietary analytics tool is to set out routing guides for clients' operations.
  • By providing this in-depth transportation analytics and pricing, we are aiming to bolster the support and guidance we can give to our clients, which will in turn ensure that all logistical decisions are well-advised and data-backed," underlines Steve Huntley, President & Founder of Resource Logistics Group.

Resource Logistics Group Announces Its Transportation Logistics Advisory Service

Retrieved on: 
Friday, October 28, 2022

Fort Lauderdale, Florida--(Newsfile Corp. - October 28, 2022) - The US-based transportation and supply chain management firm, Resource Logistics Group (RLG), has revealed its approach to helping clients with their transportation logistics needs.

Key Points: 
  • Fort Lauderdale, Florida--(Newsfile Corp. - October 28, 2022) - The US-based transportation and supply chain management firm, Resource Logistics Group (RLG), has revealed its approach to helping clients with their transportation logistics needs.
  • Usually, transportation advisory firms might take control of these relationships.
  • This provides clients with greater autonomy, while still enabling Resource Logistics Group to provide their expertise to help them negotiate high-quality contracts and pricing.
  • The day-to-day management remains in the hands of the manufacturers, but Resource Logistics Group's approach involves taking care of all 'back office' aspects of transportation, shipments and logistics.

NFI Makes Investment in Canadian Intermodal Business, Doubling its Intermodal Scale

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, October 19, 2022

CAMDEN, N.J., Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- NFI, a leading North American supply chain solutions provider, added 200 intermodal containers to its growing Canadian fleet in September. The purchase, which includes a mix of refrigerated and dry van containers, positions NFI as the largest private intermodal reefer carrier in Canada, second only to CN and CP rail. The investment in Canada lifts the company to over 500 owned intermodal containers.

Key Points: 
  • NFI, a leading North American supply chain solutions provider, added 200 intermodal containers to its growing Canadian fleet in September.
  • CAMDEN, N.J., Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- NFI, a leading North American supply chain solutions provider, added 200 intermodal containers to its growing Canadian fleet in September.
  • The investment in Canada lifts the company to over 500 owned intermodal containers.
  • According to McKendry, the company's investment is in line with NFI's long-term Canadian growth strategy, which extends past its intermodal investment.