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Avis Budget Group CEO Aims to Reinvent Car Rental Industry

IoT World Today

Larry De Shon, president and chief executive officer of Avis Budget Group, which owns Avis Car Rental, Budget Car Rental and car-sharing firm Zipcar, among others, has a fresh perspective on the car rental industry. ( Before joining the company in 2006, he had served as senior vice president of airport operations at United Airlines.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

One visionary, Malcom McLean , features prominently in the industry’s development. But the modern shipping container has changed much more than one industry. Once the concept was validated, the container shipping industry grew exponentially in the 70s and 80s. The History of the Shipping Container. Significance. Significance.

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Top 5 Free Online Resources for Freight Brokers

GlobalTranz

Even the freight transportation industry can't avoid this problem. Equally useful for industry beginners and experienced freight carriers, this e-book provides insight and a detailed step-by-step layout of what you need to do before you can open your doors for business. Let's get started.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. Magazine article) as a goliath looking to take on the entrenched "David" shipping industry. One visionary, Malcom McLean , is featured prominently in the industry’s development. Did You Know That …. Significance.

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Same concerns remain, when it comes to the truck driver shortage

247 Customs Broker

It is a topic of daily discussion at every industry trade show and conference, while also getting a ton of attention in the form of commentary or data being issued fairly frequently. If it has not been for you, then perhaps you have going to different events. Why wouldn’t it be either?

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Aptiv takes a global approach to mobility

Automotive Logistics

Richards explains that the visibility tool sits on top of the TMS (and is provided by the same technology company) and overlays other world events, including weather patterns, to employ predictive analytics. There are similar worries in both the inbound and outbound sector in Europe.

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

247 Customs Broker

Gilmore Says… In a great example of the balance in this book, Sheffi notes the actual evidence of consumer preference for Green products is tenuous at best. In fact, after reading Sheffi’s examples, I’m surprised more companies haven’t been forced to be zealous advocates.