AG Week analyzes the impact of China’s soybean cancellations on the U.S. soybean industry, and the potential effects of these types of shifts in the global soybean trade. The article cites 20-foot equivalent shipping container (TEU) data from Descartes Datamyne™, which shows a decline in U.S. soybean shipments to China in the first quarter of this year, as compared the same period in the previous three years.
Forbes contributor Steve Banker considers the struggles that Uber Freight has faced, and speaks to logistics technology executives, including Descartes’ Mark Carroll and Chris Jones, for insights on the challenges for freight marketplace startups, such as the complexities of capacity matching.
Heavy Duty Trucking covers the new integration between ERoad, a provider of fleet management and other solutions for the transportation industry, and Descartes MacroPoint to share real-time freight visibility with shippers while reducing the costs of satisfying the growing shipper demands for visibility and status alerts.
Forbes contributor Steve Banker offers this round-up of 10 logistics case studies, kicking off with The Home Depot’s ability to boost revenues by using a routing solution to drive time definite deliveries.
Venture Beat contributor Marlene Jia examines how food and beverage companies are looking to automation and artificial intelligence to scale new products and remain profitable, including logistics and transportation technologies for distribution, solutions for compliance with regulatory standards and more.
In Today’s Top Supply Chain and Logistics News from WSJ, Paul Page highlights new technologies and digital strategies for freight brokers, including software from Descartes to speed up shipping connections.
Descartes MacroPoint’s Dan Cicerchi elaborates on four reasons why freight visibility should be a top priority for trucking. As today’s supply chains become exponentially more complicated, the value of freight visibility increases due to its ability to provide real-time insight into the location and status of freight—a competitive advantage for decision-makers in transportation and logistics.
Steve Banker takes a closer look at the future of Uber Freight and the struggles its facing—many of which come as no surprise to the logistics technology executives Banker recently interviewed for a worldwide TMS study.
Steve Banker of Logistics Viewpoints shares his views on recent developments in last mile routing, including the decision by UPS to deploy electric trucks.
Today's rapidly evolving ecommerce market is impacting the global trade compliance environment. In a recent American Shipper article, Descartes' Joely Callaway discusses how international trade practitioners can prepare for uncertainty by focusing on technology and automation to ensure regulatory compliance.
Ecommerce growth is causing an explosion in last mile deliveries. Highlighting the UPS announcement to deploy electric delivery trucks, Steve Banker discusses various advancements in last mile routing -- notably Descartes' dynamic routing solution -- in a recent Forbes article.
Getting drivers to use mobile apps correctly and consistently is a challenge when rolling out at a new technology. Descartes' Chris Jones shares six steps for mobile app deployment success in Logistics Viewpoints.
Supply Chain Dive provides insight into Descartes' latest $32.4M acquisition of Aljex Software, a cloud-based solutions provider for freight and transportation brokers.
Transport Topics explains how Descartes is broadening its freight capabilities and continuing an aggressive acquisition strategy with the recent purchase of Aljex Software, a TMS provider.
DC Velocity discusses how the recent acquisition of TMS provider, Aljex, extends Descartes' reach into brokerage by connecting Aljex with Macropoint's truck visibility tools.
With the pressures on truck capacity showing no sign of abating, 2018 could be the year of freight matching technology. Shippers and 3PLs scrambling to find and lock down capacity are turning to shipment visibility and predictive freight matching platforms. Descartes' Ken Wood lends his expertise to the conversation in this Commercial Carrier Journal article.
Electronic logging devices (ELDs) can save fleets money and pay for themselves. In this FleetOwner article, Descartes' Scott Pagan discusses how integrating ELD data with the freight transportation system helps transportation brokers, LSPs, and shippers track locations of deliveries and trucks while providing predictive freight capacity.
The Logistics Hall of Fame® honors leading figures who have made outstanding efforts to promote the development of logistics and supply chain management. Steve Banker of Logistics Viewpoint weighs in.
In Supply Chain Predictions for 2018, Material Handling & Logistics features commentary from business leaders, including Descartes’ Ken Wood, on key trends expected to influence the logistics and supply chain industry this year.
With the holidays behind them, retailers are faced with an influx of product returns, especially in the ecommerce channel. In this Total Retail article, Descartes' Troy Graham shares five tips to manage the rush of post-holiday returns to meet customer expectations.
With marketplaces such as Amazon representing an increasing portion of the online sales pie, small businesses need to know how to manage product returns in this environment. In a recent Entrepreneur article, Descartes' Rafael Zimberoff, founder of ShipRush, shares how to determine the right return policy for your online business.
An estimated 2.2 million TEUs passed through Port Houston's two container terminals in 2016 and about 142,000 TEUs, or 6.5 %, were coffee imports. Referencing data from Descartes Datamyne, STiR, the leading coffee and tea industry trade magazine, presents an overview of the vital and expanding role Port Houston plays in the global coffee trade.
Changes in return policies by Amazon and other marketplaces are an opportunity for small e-commerce businesses to take charge of their returns. In a recent Internet Retailer article, Rafael Zimberoff, VP of Product Development at ShipRush, outlines how small businesses can design policies to handle returns when selling on many online marketplaces.
