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Top Trends in Freight Forwarder Digitization

Freightos

Using digital tools to help deliver great customer experience. . What does the oldest company on the top ten global technology companies have to do with freight? Here’s What This Has To Do With Freight. Robinson all rolled out new digital tools in 2019. Threat from Carriers and Digital Freight Forwarders?

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The Need to Exceed: The Race to Become an ‘xPL’

Talking Logistics

Last month, Adrian Gonzalez’s blog post on value-added services for third-party logistics providers (3PL) provided statistical evidence from a survey that supports the transformational trend in the trade and logistics space. Read more The Need to Exceed: The Race to Become an ‘xPL’.

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Freight Document Processing: Dos and Don’ts

RPA Labs

Now more than ever, companies are searching for tools that maximize both their stability and flexibility when facing the future. By programming rules that guide the system, freight forwarders can automate an integral part of their business communications. ?2. Create a Better Freight Document Processing Strategy With RPA Labs.

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Key IT Advances Shaping Vehicle Logistics

Logistics Business Magazine

The 2024 Trend Report, built on the insights from previous surveys in 2018 and 2013, presents an in-depth analysis of the challenges and advancements within the vehicle logistics sector. At the same time, more than half of those surveyed (56%) fear they will have to contend with capacity issues until 2025 or much longer.

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The Rise of Technology in Logistics

MTS Logistics

The pandemic, and the greatest supply chain crisis it brought along with it, made these tools and solutions more useful. One thing that we cannot deny is that the recent developments have closed the gap between the larger freight forwarders and the small to midsize freight forwarders who have the means to invest in these areas.

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Warehouses Struggle to Forecast Demand

Logistics Business Magazine

A new survey commissioned by ProGlove, leader in wearable barcode scanners , has identified the ongoing struggles of warehouses trying to predict demand patterns accurately. Of those surveyed, just 39 per cent of respondents felt they could accurately predict trends and activity for the holiday season.

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Fleet Managers Reveal Priorities

Logistics Business Magazine

That’s according to a survey of 150 fleet managers, commissioned by Samsara, which reveals key priorities include upgrading vehicles (98%), increasing the sustainability of the fleet (82%), and moving to electric or hybrid vehicles (82%). All research conducted adhered to the UK Market Research Society (MRS) code of conduct (2019).