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Transportation

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc | June 29, 2022

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT), one of the largest supply chain solutions providers in North America, and Waymo, the leading autonomous driving technology developer, announced the latest development in their collaboration on autonomous trucking technology will include a pilot delivering goods for J.B. Hunt customer Wayfair, one of the world’s largest destinations for the home. The latest pilot will span six-plus weeks during July and August and take place a...

Freight

Becker Logistics | March 29, 2022

Effective December 31, 2021, Becker Logistics LLC, a 3PL Company has acquired Trek Freight Services, LLC located in Lincolnwood, IL. Trek Freight has been in business for 21 years and Becker Logistics will be celebrating their 25th anniversary this coming May, combining these two entities for a total of 46 years of transportation experience. Trek adds an additional 125 customers, 25,000+ carriers, 35 employees and their proprietary TMS which will be synergies for Becker Logistics moving forward....

Supply Chain Dive | January 30, 2020

Union Pacific (UP) has launched a developer portal that will allow shippers to access data on inbound and outbound rail shipments, the railroad announced this week. Three Application Program Interfaces (APIs) provide functions for increased automation, including the ability to release rail equipment without logging into the UP website and alerts when shipments are off course. APIs are becoming the preferred communication channel for system integration "because they lay the foundation for sy...

Procurement and Sourcing,Transportation

Aurora Innovation Inc. | November 08, 2022

Aurora Innovation Inc. (NASDAQ: AUR), a leading autonomous vehicle company, and Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in supply chain, dedicated transportation, and fleet management solutions, announce a strategic collaboration to pilot on-site fleet maintenance. With Ryder technicians embedded at Aurora’s terminal in South Dallas, the goal is to support the current pilot operations and prepare for commercial operation at scale. Autonomous technology has unprecedented poten...