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Six advanced technologies that could assist in LTL shipping

Kayla Matthews

Less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping involves the carriage of amounts of freight that do not fill up entire trucks. One factor that can make LTL more complicated is that a single truck may take goods for six to eight different parties, with each... READ MORE

Shipping cyber terrorism threat heightened by digitalization

Mike King

The maritime sector might be a long way behind airlines and integrators when it comes to embracing the digital world. But it is catching up quickly as new satellite systems enable the real-time networking of fleets.
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Solving the final 50 feet: interview with Barbara Ivanov

David Maloney

For businesses that make city deliveries, the challenge isn't so much the last mile as the last 50 feet, starting with the battle for parking space. Barbara Ivanov and her team at the Urban Freight Lab are looking for ways to ease the pain. READ MORE

The less-than-truckload ‘oligopoly’ drives on

Mark Solomon

Ten years ago at this time, the less-than-truckload (LTL) industry was in shambles. The Great Recession had ravaged volumes. The market leader, YRC Worldwide, Inc., (NASDAQ:YRCW) was hurtling toward insolvency, to be saved at the end of 2009 only... READ MORE

Unpredictable trade environment puts focus on shippers to be efficient and diligent

Jeff Berman

As the tension, or more appropriately, the trade war between the United States and China continues to show no sign of slowing down, given how plans and policies are able to take shape, or rapidly change, in the amount of time it takes President... READ MORE

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Six advanced technologies that could assist in LTL shipping

Shipping cyber terrorism threat heightened by digitalization

Solving the final 50 feet: interview with Barbara Ivanov

The less-than-truckload ‘oligopoly’ drives on

Unpredictable trade environment puts focus on shippers to be efficient and diligent

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