20/11/2021
How technology is helpful in transportation Services.
Shippers and carriers can avail of Home Depot's flatbed capacity under its partnership with freight technology company Loadsmart. The new platform, called Flatbed Messenger, pairs capacity and price to a shipment, combining Loadsmart's algorithms with dedicated capacity from Home Depot to help other shippers find flatbed space at lower rates.
The Port of Wilmington completed the first phase of its electrification project, opening a new container yard with five all-electric rubber-tired gantry cranes. The new Kone Cranes feature precise micro motions for direct loading and unloading of containers.
Automation provider Dematic partnered with Groupe Robert on a new distribution center in Quebec, Canada, that will support high-density storage and fulfillment of fresh and frozen products. Expected to be completed by February 2023, the facility will feature storage capacity for 60,000 pallets.
WIN relaunched as Centerboard, with the aim of providing neutral, shipper-centric transportation and supply chain management offerings, giving shippers more control over their supply chain.
Centerboard is rolling out new features for its existing offering, which will now operate as WIN, by Centerboard.
Alabama Motor Express (AMX) opened a terminal in Jackson, Georgia, giving shippers in the greater Atlanta area access to its trailer pool, local drivers, and support.
Speedx Logistic speedxlogistic.in introduced Dropshipping Solutions to support e-commerce businesses. Its new dropshipping services give e-tailers access to thousands of vetted global suppliers and more than one million products at wholesale prices through the Speedx Logistic speedxlogistic.in Dropshipping Center.
Aeronet Worldwide opened South Texas and Mexico transborder operations, based in San Antonio, to provide logistics services for maquiladoras—factories from global companies manufacturing in Mexico.
Ryder and autonomous technology developer Embark Trucks entered a partnership to launch a network of up to 100 Embark transfer points. Freight from driverless long-haul trucks will move to driver-enabled trucks for first- and last-mile delivery at the transfer points, where Ryder will provide yard operations, maintenance, and fleet management.
Maersk and Canadian Pacific opened a transload facility in Vancouver, Canada, to offer customers the ability to transload international containers into domestic 53-foot trailers and achieve cost savings for domestic distribution.
The 117,000-square-foot, 103-door Pacific Transload Express facility was completed in August 2021 and supports fast-moving consumer goods as well as automotive parts.
Cleverpod's CP01, an electric three-wheeler for express delivery, features customizable cargo space. It has a cabin that can protect vulnerable goods from moisture or shock and a climate control system for operator comfort. It offers a range of sensors, a multimedia interface, and an onboard virtual assistant to support last-mile delivery applications.
