Project44 will continue to add telematics providers to its program in 2022 and plans to start building out a global program over the next year.
The Port of Ningbo is in a partial lockdown, putting immense pressure on an ocean transportation system squeezed to the maximum. It’s a replay of the Yantian port slowdown earlier this summer.
FreightWaves examines the challenges of drayage logistics and the technology companies that are overcoming them.
The newly wrapped Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, driven for Rick Ware Racing and sponsored by BYRD Racing, will showcase the two FreighTech companies for the NASCAR Cup Series midsummer installment.
There will not be a single tech winner, meaning that the only chance for true end-to-end visibility is through partnerships.
8VC was named top VC in Pitchbook’s Q1 2021 Supply Chain Tech Report.
Spot pricing has surged even higher, propelled by carrier rate hikes and China congestion fallout.
“Visibility is one of the biggest go-forward initiatives we hear from our customers.”
Final-mile delivery technology company OneRail announced it has added more than 1 million drivers to its network, giving shippers access to more last-mile capacity.
Project44 attributes its exponential growth, like its 135% year-over-year new bookings growth in Q1, to its skilled global team.
“Their team construct is fundamentally different. When you look at their data science, machine learning and computer science background, they are best in class.”
On this special episode of Put That Coffee Down during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME, Kevin Hill and Richie Daigle talk about the latest advances in FreightTech.
Four FreightTech firms demonstrate their innovative technology solutions for transportation companies during FreightWaves LIVE @HOME.
Mays was able to reallocate the working hours of two team members to other departments.
Visibility provider’s global focus “is part of our DNA,” says Chief Product Officer Vernon O’Donnell.
“For the first time ever, shippers can have a true global view of their supply chain network in a single platform.”
Partnering with project44 enables Everstream Analytics’ predictive risk tools to become more foretelling with a larger pool of data.
In a business model in which each company keeps its information to itself, data becomes siloed and consumers ultimately pay the price.
project44 and FourKites are the only ‘Leaders’ in the space.
The service will generate customized updates that include projected time out and port dwell times along with recommendations for shipping strategies from the project44 team.
Craig Fuller reasons that if “project44 is the Visa of the industrial world, then having the greatest acceptance and connectivity will be a major differentiating factor.”
“Ocean Insights has dominated the container-tracking space, and we look forward to providing the industry not only the best ocean capabilities but also the most comprehensive end-to-end visibility platform,” says project44 CEO Jett McCandless.
Supply chain digitization strategies impact shippers, carriers, 3PLs and consumers. Christian Piller, vice president of value engineering at project44, and Dolly Wagner-Wilkins, chief technology officer at Worldwide Express, discuss the benefits and challenges that digitization strategies bring.
A well-developed team that executes consistently and works well together creates leverage in a business like nothing else can.
Supply chain visibility consistently rears its head as a vital need.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, UPS’ blowout Q4; Mayor Pete gets a new job; and Forward Air is raising prices.
Fuel Transport is the latest Canadian operator to install project44’s visibility technology.
Supply chain visibility companies Tive and project44 have joined forces to launch the Open Visibility Network in an effort to encourage collaboration and improve end-to-end shipment visibility.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, the CEO of flatbed operator Daseke has stepped down, plus project44 accuses FourKites of defamation over alleged emails sent to board members, and a key index covering transportation, inventory and warehousing, is suggesting a possible slowdown in the supply chain.
Suit alleges that FourKites’s fake email accounts called project44 “the next Theranos.”
Kevin Hill and Michael Vincent dive into technological advances and the timeline for deploying AV technology.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, project44 has secured $100 million in funding; plus, Amazon was forced to close a warehouse days before Christmas because of rising COVID cases and McKesson has started shipping Moderna’s vaccine.
Project44 has completed $100 million Series D financing.
project44 ranks second after Amazon among industry disruptors on FreightTech 25 list.
Membership is 20+ and will tackle digital initiatives for an industry mostly still operating on paper
OneRail and project44 have announced a partnership that will lead to a unified solution to provide shippers detailed visibility of shipments from the manufacturing floor to the end customer.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, it’s been one year since the collapse of Celadon, and FreightWaves talks to some former drivers. Plus, Estes has been hit with a COVID-related lawsuit and Covenant is bumping up driver pay.
Forager and project44 aim to create a new standard of cross-border transparency for U.S.-Mexico freight.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, YRC’s loan is facing scrutiny from Congress, plus LTL tonnage is on the rise and prosecutors ask for the reinstatement of the conviction of former Pilot CEO Mark Hazelwood and two others.
Transfix will integrate project44’s visibility platform into its shipment tracking technology as the first initiative under a multiyear strategic partnership.
Undefeated champion Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) secured first place in the 2021 FreightTech 25 – a position it has held for the past three years. The Seattle-based disruptor – known most widely for its lightning-fast shipping speeds – seems to have a hand in just about every part of the logistics industry at this point. The […]
Open networks allow companies in the supply chain to nimbly handle disruptions and collaborate outside their ecosystem, project44 CEO and SAP executives say.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, a tight trucking market could hamper Hurricane Laura recovery efforts plus Tyson Foods steps up and spot rates could be ready to rise.
At its recent user conference, Trimble announced several new features and options for its TMS products as well as integrations with KeepTruckin and project44.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, the third-quarter financial report from BMO suggests positive financial momentum for carriers, and a Tennessee freight brokerage continues record growth despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Digital yard management company PINC is joining forces with supply chain Internet of Things platform project44 to enhance real-time visibility and automation solutions for carriers and shippers. PINC’s system already illuminates and automates operations at transportation nodes, but project44 will provide visibility to customer assets outside yard boundaries, PINC CEO Matt Yearling told FreightWaves. “This […]
Jack Mahoney will take over for the retiring Guy Stephenson.
Forager’s SCOUT platform helps shippers manage the volatility of cross-border freight imbalances.
Brian Aoaeh continues a series of commentaries on technology-driven innovations in supply chains, logistics and trucking.
project44 report shows the glaring discrepancies in consumer expectations and last-mile delivery capabilities.
Data shows that such preferred carriers are four times more likely to win new loads and customers.
Supply chain management solutions provider project44 said it has shippers covered no matter where and how their cargo is transported throughout the world.
Network Management Center enhancement improves connectivity and automation
The “logistics orchestration” startup closes out a yearlong fundraising process at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.
project44 has introduced the industry’s first carrier onboarding service level agreement (SLA) that promises shippers a significant reduction to their time-to-value.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: project44 promotes freight visibility in USMCA era; Amazon leases 1 million-square-foot warehouse at DFW International Airport ; Mexico auto industry preparing for coronavirus impact; Port Houston container volume spikes in January. project44 promotes freight visibility in USMCA […]
Freight industry innovators presented their ideas for the future of transportation and supply chains on the final day of the National Industrial Transportation League’s 2020 Summit. The panel of freight tech professionals discussed everything from artificial intelligence, 3D printing and blockchain, to how Generation Z interacts with technology. “There’s this explosion of data. One of […]
Charley Dehoney provides detailed information on freight visibility platforms and how they are changing the logistics/supply chain space.
project44 opens office in Paris, its second on the continent
This year’s list includes 16 returning winners from last year’s awards and nine first-timers.
“In the end, we must give the supply chain intelligence control back to the customer,” Paige Cox said.
Carriers leery of sharing data on collaborative logistics platforms.
Project44’s new truckload tendering capability allows users to secure quotes without having to maneuver outside of their transportation management system.
FreightTech venture investing is super hot, but most of these startups continue to lose money. Is this a fad or something else? Last year, FreightWaves created a FreightTech Venture Index to track the venture capital (VC) investing in FreightTech startups. The term FreightTech is defined loosely as software companies and other technologies that aid in […]
Online customers expect to be spoiled and consistent delivery experiences are the core of meeting those needs, two surveys found
Two mega-retailers partnerships signal an inflection point in the visibility market.
project44 has introduced two new applications that are automating shipment tracking and bringing visibility into siloed operations.
P44-Reliance and UPS-AscendTMS pursuing different customers but with similar objective.
Inexpensive cloud-based technology is leveling the playing field between small, mid-sized, and large 3PLs.
Project44 announced on February 25 that it had partnered with U.S. Bankcorp (NYSE: USB) to integrate its Advanced Visibility Platform into U.S. Bank’s freight payment solution. The announcement was made at the 2019 Link retail supply chain conference in Orlando.
The Motiv EPIC all-electric chassis will be installed on Ford F-59 glider chassis at a Detroit Custom Chassis plant. Also, Colorado passes bill lowering the commercial truck driving age and the Port of Long Beach sees near-record volumes.
project44’s Jett McCandless, KeepTruckin’s Ori Franco, Transfix’s Drew McElroy, and Freightos’ Philip von Mecklenburg-Blumenthal were all panelists.
With the growing complexity of supply chains, the technology advantage that managed transportation providers can provide becomes a key value-add for many shippers.
Project44 aims to connect shippers, brokers and 3PLs to their capacity providers through their advanced visibility platform.
Company makes first acquisition in its history and creates a global footprint.
We interview project44’s new CFO, CTO and CMO as the visibility solution provider, fresh off a capital raise, prepares to scale rapidly.
Venture to allow Hunt customers to access all truck carriers on one interface
Shippers seeking visibility into their freight will find APIs provide an easier solution than legacy data interchange systems.
From A to X, a wide range of honored companies.
Blockchain solutions, improved interfaces, artificial intelligence and a tool for the intermodal business.
KeepTruckin has further expanded the utility of its fleet management platform with a new App Marketplace for customers to access solutions that easily integrate with KeepTruckin’s current platforms.
A wide range of technological solutions for supply chains seeking efficiencies will be on display at MarketWaves near Dallas November 12-13.
Venture capital-backed firm incorporates road, weather and hours-of-service data to providing real-time tracking.
Start-up looks to spread adoption of more nimble APIs to replace legacy EDIs used widely in transportation industry.
The first round of technology demonstrations at Transparency18 shared a common theme of integrated disparate systems, data formats, and devices. It’s clear that the action in freight tech has shifted to aggregating and analyzing data, not simply generating it.
Hapag-Lloyd explores priority container freight; CSX raked in Q1 profits; aluminum prices are turbulent; UPS launches Groupon-like discounts for retailers; project44 raises $35M in Series A.
The words ‘realtime’ and ‘visibility’ get thrown around a lot, but most companies offering visibility solutions don’t actually define what they mean by the terms, which confuses the market.
project44, a logistics technology company, seeks to use technology to provide much-needed enhancements to visibility in the transportation and logistics industries.
Blockchain is a foundational technology, said Jason Kerner, vice president of sales engineering for Project44, that will allow the building of transformational technologies in the future.
TMW acquires truckload visibility aggregator, 10-4, continuing a trend of FreightTech acquisitions in the market transparency space.
To solve inefficiencies in the supply chain, project44’s goal since day one has been to focus on the automation, optimization, and visibility of the freight movements by replacing legacy technologies with its “one-to-many” connectivity.
