Operations

The "digital freight future" is now, but nearly 95% of the freight transportation industry doesn't have the resources needed to create end-to-end automation.

Setting clear targets helps identify opportunities to book more freight, consistently move more loads, and create a winning company culture.

With trucking capacity utilization at a 95% moaning level, shippers and brokers have to work harder to find capacity and carriers are having trouble adding drivers. But when capacity utilization tops 100% due to surges in demand, supply chains suffer and reach failure level.

Public awareness of supply chain in higher than at any previous time, and while consumers may be more concerned with the availability of goods, rather than capacity or driver demand, they are looking to supply chain for answers and guidance.

New federal mandates aimed at global warming fail to take into account long-term fuel economy and the power output necessary for U.S. long-haul deliveries—most of which are done using Class 8 diesel engine trucks

Soot damage from Exhaust Gas Recirculation or EGR can lead to higher maintenance, fuel bills, and roadside breakdowns, but a new method reduces soot, enhances combustion, and improves fuel economy on diesel engines.

As business practices evolve and innovate to the tides of industry, those who embrace key elements of lean manufacturing have a competitive edge that can reduce lead times and waste while improving quality and productivity.

Phishing, whether email, social media or phone calls, has become one of the top cyberthreats disrupting the transportation industry, with hackers taking advantage of the increase in remote work and operation changes resulting from COVID-19.

Today’s visibility technology not only pin-points arrival times, but offers real-time information on temperature, in-transit starts and stops, and even environmental impacts such as weather and traffic.