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Amazon | May 07, 2020

Amazon has expanded its freight service to the lower 48 states, from five Eastern states, the company confirmed in an email to Transport Dive.This spot freight service is designed for small and medium line-haul providers to carry loads for Amazon in the middle mile. Access to the freight site had been limited to line-haul providers Amazon had pre-approved to sign up for loads. The company has now opened the website for broader access to more carriers.Amazon jumped into the freight br...

SUPPLY CHAIN

o9 Solutions, Chainalytics | March 22, 2021

o9 Solutions, a chief AI-driven incorporated planning and operations arrangement supplier, and Chainalytics, a perceived worldwide pioneer in supply chain consulting and analytics, have officially banded together to convey start to finish coordinated planning and operations abilities in Europe. The organization fortifies the situation of the European clients of o9 and Chainalytics in their digital transformation measure. o9 and Chainalytics are as of now supporting clients by exhi...

International Mining | January 22, 2020

Rocky Mountain Institute, MIT Sustainable Supply Chains, the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines have announced the Coalition on Materials Emissions Transparency (COMET). This effort aims to build a standard method for measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in materials, “an important step in decarbonising mineral and industrial supply chains”, the partners said. The COMET method will provide insight i...

LOGISTICS

TransForce Group | December 24, 2020

TransForce Group, a leader in the transportation and logistics industry, has purchased the United States Truck Driving School (USTDS) in Denver and Colorado Springs, Colorado. The sale was finalized October 18, 2021. TransForce Group is majority owned by an affiliate of Palladium Equity Partners, LLC, a private equity firm, and this purchase marks the eleventh acquisition of the TransForce Group under Palladium's ownership. The recent acquisition of United States...