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ZF brings in SupplyOn to gain real-time transparency for overseas transport at the material number level

SupplyOn

In addition to conventional full container loads, many ZF divisions however also ship consolidated containers consisting of materials from different suppliers and ZF plants. Due to the number of consolidated containers, tracking at the material level was necessary and implemented on the basis of Advance Shipping Notification (ASN).

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Intermodal Shipping is Growing and the Railroads are Ready

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The two main technologies used—mobile apps and container trackers—each comes with barriers. Mobile apps still rely on some human interaction and intermodal container tracking is a costly investment to retrofit older containers. A more sustainable option than other modes. 3 facts of intermodal shipping. The shipper.