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Announcing Stord’s $2.4M Seed Round of Funding

Stord

said Chad Byers, co-founder and General Partner at Susa Ventures. “As As we’ve seen through our early investment in Flexport, a global technology-powered freight forwarder, there is tremendous value in building a software layer that sits above underlying operators and asset owners.

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4 ways truckers can get more time at home

DAT Solutions

When I first got started working with freight brokers in 2011, I was averaging more than 200 nights away from home each year. At the beginning of 2015, the spot market demand for trucks slowed down and I needed to change how I use the load board. Post your truck to the industry's largest digital freight market exchange.

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Is Sustainability Really a Problem with Matt McLelland

The Logistics of Logistics

In mid-2015 his employer opened one of the first industry “Innovation Labs” – a loosely structured group with the single purpose to research and test early-stage supply chain innovations. It operates through four segments: Expedited, Dedicated, Managed Freight, and Warehousing.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

SCM 3PL Subway 2015. The 2015 Annual Third Party Logistics Study also reveals that both sides regard themselves as being successful, and shippers are seeing positive results again this year: an average logistics cost reduction of 9%, an average inventory cost reduction of 5% and an average fixed logistics cost reduction of 15%.

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The Ultimate Guide to Beer Profit Margins & More

Unleashed

from 2015 to 2020 largely due to increasing consumer demand for higher value, premium drinks. Brewery software will capture all the costs of production, from raw materials to freight costs. Material costs is the price paid to acquire materials, such as ingredients and packaging materials, including tax and freight.