SUPPLY CHAIN
LocoNav | April 08, 2022
LocoNav, world's fastest-growing AI-driven full-stack fleet tech company, announced a strategic partnership with Locus. Through this partnership, LocoNav and Locus will enable digital transformation in the logistics industry by automating supply chain operations.Co-Founders - Shridhar Gupta and Vidit Jain, said, "Collaboration is the first step to growth and we couldn't have asked for a better partner than Locus to solve for complex supply chain challenges. This partnership will help us unlock great value for the entire ecosystem, supporting us in our mission to democratize fleet tech.
"We are extremely excited about our collaboration with LocoNav and are looking forward to adding more value for enterprise customers with our last-mile optimization platform. This collaboration will help us empower our enterprise clients with a world-class fleet visibility tool."
-Pranjal Swarup, Director Partnerships, Locus
Locus uses machine learning, deep tech and proprietary algorithms to solve complex last-mile problems. Inefficiencies like delays caused by congestion, suboptimal routes, accidents or cargo thefts, and excessive fuel consumption - caused by speeding, idling or harsh acceleration, can negatively impact a delivery business.
Loconav's fleet management solutions (FMS) that include offerings such as track & trace, fuel monitoring, onboard diagnostics with real-time alerts, rich analytics, customized reports, and more will help locus optimize multiple vehicle operations. End-to-end visibility gives Locus's clients the opportunity to enhance operational efficiency, reduce costs and streamline customer experience.
Pranjal Swarup, Director Partnerships, Locus
Founded in 2016, LocoNav is a full-stack fleet software company focused on democratizing access to fleet technology across global emerging and high-growth markets. Powered by AI and IoT LocoNav solutions empower fleet owners and operators to achieve operational efficiencies, cost savings along with driver and vehicle safety. Operating in over 50 countries LocoNav has raised $37M in a Series B round from Quiet Capital, Anthemis Group, Sequoia Capital India, Fundamental, RIT Capital Partners, Uncorrelated Ventures, Village Global, among others. LocoNav was awarded the Best Software Solutions Provider of the Year: SaaS in Startup 2022 by Entrepreneur India. https://loconav.com/
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SUPPLY CHAIN
Mastery Logistics Systems | March 08, 2022
Mastery Logistics Systems is excited to announce that Averitt Express has joined its growing group of customers. Averitt is partnering with Mastery to implement MasterMind® TMS, a cloud-based transportation and logistics management system as a core building block of its systems strategy.MasterMind®TMS has been built from inception to embrace and handle the complexity of larger organizations such as Averitt. Having celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, Averitt has grown from a small local dry goods hauler into an international supply chain solutions provider that operates across multiple modes of transportation with a mixture of asset and non-asset solutions.
MasterMind®TMS brings new levels of automation and optimization to asset and non-asset truckload, dedicated, intermodal, and LTL along with managed transportation with an all-in-one cloud-delivered modern platform that connects easily to systems both outside the enterprise and inside of it, supporting the "secret sauce" technologies that make these organizations what they are.
"We are ecstatic to welcome Averitt, Not only are they a great company in how they operate, but in the type of people and organization as well."
-CEO Jeff Silver
The two companies share a commitment to supporting The St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. In addition to financial support, Marianne Silver, Mastery's Chief People Officer, serves on the Board of ALSAC, the fundraising arms of the Hospital.
Averitt and its associates have been long time supporters of St. Jude. In 2021, Averitt drivers and associates raised $1,050,001 for St. Jude. This donation marked the third consecutive year that Averitt has donated more than $1 million to St. Jude.
We are incredibly fortunate to be building a system unlike anything commercially available in the industry, and at the same time partner with the best organizations – makes it easy to attract and hire the best people who come in and help the 400 of us at Mastery get even better, Silver added.
"We are excited to partner with Mastery as we take the next steps to enhance our foundational technologies that will enable us to continue to deliver a world-class experience to our customers, At the same time, we are humbled to work with an organization that's values also align with our own corporate culture."
-Tim Saylor, Averitt's vice president of information systems
About Mastery
Mastery Logistics Systems was established in 2019 with the mission to help large carriers, logistics service providers, and shippers manage complex transportation needs in an efficient, cohesive, and intelligent way. Mastery is led by founder Jeff Silver, whose previous systems and teams have powered some of the largest logistics companies in North America for over four decades. Mastery is building logistics solutions and systems from the ground up with a growing team of engineering, programming, and implementation experts.
Mastery's MasterMind® TMS is a comprehensive cloud-based SaaS transportation management system, designed to be the World's First Lovable TMS™. MasterMind® TMS is built for size, stability, speed, and automation, providing unprecedented visibility and control by embracing the complexity that is the reality of the supply chain world.
To learn more about Mastery Logistics Systems, visit Mastery.net
About Averitt Express
Serving shippers for over 50 years, Averitt is a leading provider of freight transportation and supply chain management solutions with an international reach to 100+ countries. Averitt's LTL, Truckload, Dedicated, Distribution & Fulfillment, and Integrated services provide shippers access to a wide array of services and customized solutions that cover every link in the supply chain. Together, these services and technology offerings provide "The Power of One" to shippers, allowing them access to multiple transportation solutions from a single provider. Averitt's 9,000+ associates are dedicated to delivering the most reliable services within the industry, and to promoting a company culture that is centered around people, communities and giving back. For more information, call 1-800-AVERITT (283-7488) or visit AverittExpress.com.
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FREIGHT
Einride | May 21, 2022
Swedish freight technology company Einride announced at Einride Mesh the unveiling of new product offerings to its hardware and software lineups including designs for an Einride Trailer and new features and functionality on the Einride Saga platform. These build outs of the Saga UI experience via new apps and a new API (application programming interface) developer platform, in addition to presenting what is possible for the future of Einride’s hardware, further underline the company’s deepening offering of freight mobility solutions for customers.
“By offering these latest product offerings with Saga and showcasing our latest designs for future electric freight hardware, we are able to tap into an even larger potential to help shippers transition towards electric and being able to cost competitively reach their sustainability goals, We’re looking at almost an entire sector that is still non-electric, and we want to speed up this transition by proactively seeking out what the future needs of the growing electric, autonomous shipping industry will be and creating the necessary solutions.”
-Robert Falck, Founder and CEO of Einride.
First of its kind electric semi-trailer: the Einride Trailer
Hardware designs for an all-new Einride Trailer, an electric road semi-trailer powered by Saga were unveiled as a solution to optimize fleet utilization and the total cost of operations. Designed for seamless integration with Einride electric and autonomous vehicles for optimal performance, the trailer will also be compatible with conventional electric semi-trucks. Enabled by Saga, the Einride Trailer will provide AI based insights into the cargo being transported by providing real-time data across key touch points including loading route planning, fill rates, cargo monitoring and preventative maintenance. An extended range of up to 650 km on a single charge will be possible with all-new Einride 320 kwh batteries that will be incorporated with the Einride Trailer production. The designs will continue further iterations, with plans to have production for initial piloting complete in 2023.
Einride Saga’s powering of electric fleets continues to expand
Saga’s all-encompassing digital platform features a suite of powerful apps for end-to-end electric and autonomous freight and was originally launched in 2021 in conjunction with the official Einride U.S. expansion. Today marked the first time an expanded and revised UI of the first original apps, Evolve, Explore, Book and Orchestrate, were showcased. Existing and new customers will have access to these latest features starting in October of this year.
Evolve: generates plans to electrification and automation by identifying electrification sweet spots and defining potential environmental impact
Explore: visualizes data across cost insights, fill rates, CO2 emissions, and more
Book: tracks shipments from creation to final delivery and can be integrated with shippers current order management system
Orchestrate: bridges communications between automated transport planning and human interaction to ensure the entire network of electric trucks and chargers are displayed in real time.
An API developer platform, Einride Extend, allowing access and scalable adoption of Einride’s software to a larger ecosystem of shippers was also unveiled, in addition to sneak peeks of three additional apps – Deliver, Dock, Own.
Einride Extend: the API developer platform will make use of Saga's models, data and intelligence available across open-source software. An alpha version of the Book API will be the first available offering on the platform, opening up a scalable way to order transport via Einride Saga. The platform will be available at the end of 2022 to existing customers.
Deliver, Dock and Own: further app features across driver instructions, connections between shipping terminals and profitability monitoring will be introduced in future platform updates. Apps will be officially released in 2023.
Inaugural Einride Mesh celebrates collaboration across tech, sustainability and culture
Einride Mesh 2022, hosted in Gothenburg, Sweden and streamed globally, was the first of a new annual event hosted by Einride celebrating the movers and shakers across tech, sustainability and culture. The day featured programming to encourage learning, networking and discussions, featuring keynotes from renowned entrepreneurs and innovators such as Olympian Nils van der Poel and leaders from other sustainable brands, X Shore, Heart Aerospace, Mimbly and CAKE, along with others. Full demos of the latest Einride products were also showcased by Einride leadership team members across Product and Tech.
“Our goal with the inaugural Einride Mesh was simple: create a platform for thought leaders to come together and share how we can create a better future, regardless of what industry we sit in, To see leaders, students, investors and culture influencers gather together is a true testament to the impact that is possible for creating sustainable futures when wider audiences collaborate together.”
-Linnéa Kornehed, co-founder and CMO of Einride.
To learn more about Einride please visit https://www.einride.tech/. For shippers or developers working with road freight and interested in finding out more about Saga and applying for early access, visit www.einride.tech/saga.
About Einride
Einride is a leading freight technology company providing digital, electric, and autonomous shipping. It was founded in 2016 and became the world’s first company to operate an autonomous, electric freight vehicle on a public road in 2019. Einride´s award-winning technology and products enable users to execute on electrification and automation, order and track shipments, oversee routes and assignments, visualize data and gain insights. For more information, please visit einride.tech.
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LOGISTICS
Pozyx | June 17, 2022
Pozyx, an industry-leading provider of RTLS (real-time location systems), has partnered with Fabriek Logistiek, the Belgian warehouse test center, to demonstrate its warehouse orchestration system based on real-time positioning to improve labor efficiency, increase safety and optimize inventory control in warehouse and logistics operations.
Intelligent warehousing and logistics can benefit operational efficiency by tracking assets and optimizing process flows, thereby increasing profit margins. The Pozyx RTLS helps improve the WMS (warehouse management system) and provides real-time asset tracking and identification, easier inventory management, greater operator effectiveness, better space utilization, reduced costs, and increased safety in the warehouse.
Losing track of pallets, carriers or goods means losing time and money. The Pozyx RTLS tracks bins, orders, pallets, returnable packaging, and vehicles in the warehouse and on the road. The location-based trigger system provides a detailed overview of pallet and good locations and their movements. Material handling routes can be evaluated and analyzed to enhance process workflows, resolve bottlenecks and optimize the warehouse footprint.
The Pozyx RTLS provides insights on how and where people work to better plan and optimize human resource management, optimize work shifts and labor efficiency, and calculate labor costs. It tracks forklifts, autonomous vehicles, and high safety-risk assets to reduce collision risks.
The Pozyx solution maintains inventory control by eliminating manual scanning and reducing laborious and expensive physical inventory counts. Knowing the exact location of goods, pallets, and assets not only saves time but also slashes lost inventory costs.
Pozyx will demonstrate its RTLS and the benefits in warehousing during the official opening of Fabriek Logistiek on June 20th, 2022.
To learn more about the Pozyx solution for optimized warehousing, please visit https://www.pozyx.io/solutions/industry-4-0/warehouse-optimization
About Pozyx
Pozyx delivers the most flexible real-time location system (RTLS) and software platform for global asset tracking and identification based on UWB (ultra-wideband) and other location technologies.
Since 2015, Pozyx has built a strong product portfolio with a focus on innovative solutions for Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing. Cutting-edge hardware and firmware are combined with algorithms and analytics software to translate the stream of real-time locations into smart data and value-creating insights. The Pozyx offering covers the most demanding industry requirements for reliability, stability, robustness, and scalability.
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