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FedEx Makes Big Push Into Streamlining Latin America’s Last Mile

FedEx Makes Big Push Into Streamlining Latin America’s Last Mile
FedEx Makes Big Push Into Streamlining Latin America’s Last Mile
August 30, 2019  |  Delivery

FedEx said this week that it would acquire Cargex, an international freight forwarding company, and Agencias de Aduanas Aduanamos S.A. Nivel 2, a customs brokerage...

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Employee Or Contractor? California Freight Enters The Worker Classification Debate
Employee Or Contractor? California Freight Enters The Worker Classification Debate
August 28, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The rise of the gig economy has sparked a new conversation about what constitutes an employee versus a small business: are gig workers working for...

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Autonomous Vehicles Run Into Serious Roadblocks
Autonomous Vehicles Run Into Serious Roadblocks
July 22, 2019  |  Innovation

Sometimes, when an idea – especially one that has long stewed in popular imagination – makes serious and well-funded moves toward becoming reality, the excitement...

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Sennder Raises $70M For Digital Freight Tech
Sennder Raises $70M For Digital Freight Tech
July 22, 2019  |  Investments

The Berlin-based startup Sennder, which connects commercial shippers and smaller freight carriers, announced a significant round of funding to take on the logistics market with...

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Unlocking Shipping Data For Faster Freight Payments
Unlocking Shipping Data For Faster Freight Payments
July 11, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The Transportation Management System (TMS) has enabled organizations to gain a stronger foothold over their shipping processes and address friction in a notoriously fragmented and...

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Connected Vehicle Ecosystem Finds Fresh Fuel In Logistics
Connected Vehicle Ecosystem Finds Fresh Fuel In Logistics
June 17, 2019  |  Delivery

The path to the connected vehicle future — the payments, commerce and logistical ecosystem that is developing from that technology — is not a straight, single...

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FourKites Broadens Shippers’ Freight Visibility
FourKites Broadens Shippers’ Freight Visibility
May 30, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Supply chain management firm FourKites is introducing a new tool aimed to boost visibility down the supply chain for corporate customers. Get the Full Story...

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Large Railroads Tighten Schedules, Dole Out Late Fees
Large Railroads Tighten Schedules, Dole Out Late Fees
May 29, 2019  |  Travel Payments

Laying tracks to profits? Yes, for large railroad firms – but for some of their shipping customers, profits are taking a hit. Get the Full Story...

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B2B Financing Firm FreightRover Reportedly Impacted By Celadon Fraud Scam
B2B Financing Firm FreightRover Reportedly Impacted By Celadon Fraud Scam
May 08, 2019  |  Legal

It hasn’t exactly been the best of times lately for FreightRover, at least not when it comes to legal drama and company leadership. The Indianapolis-based...

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