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SOFTWARE AND TECHNOLOGY

Rockwell Automation | August 16, 2022

Rockwell Automation, the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, finds that digital transformation, sustainability initiatives, and customer experience (CX) improvements are among the top priorities driving the development of new corporate supply chain strategies, according to a new study conducted by Forrester Consulting. The study, Increase Brand Loyalty and Generate ROI with Improved Traceability, was commissioned by Rockwell A...

MANAGEMENT

Port Houston | June 21, 2022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its partnership with Port Houston to help establish a dedicated chassis pool system for “terminal use only” at Port Houston terminals.Beginning earlier this year, Port Houston teamed with Frozen Protein Shipping Alliance to implement measures to address supply chain impacts. The program announced today helps do just that to improve service for shippers of U.S.-grown agricultural commodities and others. According...

LOGISTICS

AFS Logistics | August 01, 2022

AFS Logistics (afs.net), a non-asset based and non-asset biased 3PL, announced the new, industry-leading AFSmart technology suite. The platform is an integrated package of intuitive, cloud-native tools designed to help clients and carriers make faster, more informed decisions, automate processes and more effectively manage logistics operations across multiple modes of transportation.The tools within the integrated platform include: AFSmartAudit Read More

CityLab | February 18, 2020

President Donald Trump’s 2021 budget request describes a $810 billion, 10-year surface transportation reauthorization bill as part of a proposed $1 trillion infrastructure investment. But the budget also calls for a 13 percent cut to discretionary spending for the U.S. Department of Transportation, the largest infrastructure-building agency in the cabinet. That, in a nutshell, has been the persistent theme of the Trump administration when it comes to infrastructure: big talk, little action...