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The latest industry commentary, insights and perspectives for supply chain, logistics and transportation professionals.

Jun 16, 2021

How to Mitigate the 4 Most Common Challenges of Rail Freight Transportation

As the pandemic continues to impact over-the-road freight, rail freight traffic is on the rise in the U.S. Rail ...

Jill Weber

Jun 15, 2021

PITT OHIO on the benefits of real-time visibility for LTL carriers and shippers

Less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation provides a unique challenge for shipper and carrier alike. Giving customers an accurate, end-to-end window into the ...

Darrell Bass

Jun 10, 2021

Reducing Demurrage and Detention Fees for International Shipping

It has been a trying year for those organizations involved in international shipping. There have been massive delays with port ...

Ashley Klepach

Jun 09, 2021

How to Choose a Real-Time Transportation Visibility Platform (RTTVP)

With Gartner having released its first-ever Magic Quadrant for Real-Time Transportation Visibility Platforms (RTTVP) in April, the supply chain visibility ...

Zachary Hanz

Jun 08, 2021

No Location Data? No Problem.

Transportation teams today are more data-driven than ever before. They demand accurate and timely data to make decisions — because their ...

Vivek Vaid

Jun 04, 2021

FourKites and DAT: Empowering brokers and carriers through real-time visibility data

Full-scale supply chain visibility has become increasingly relevant over the last five years as companies continue to see major returns ...

Jason Eversole

Jun 03, 2021

Using big data and real-time visibility to supercharge COVID-19 response

Last month, FourKites received an Honorable Mention for Fast Company’s prestigious World Changers Awards. This contest, now in its ...

Vivek Vaid

May 25, 2021

Aim to Sustain

Sustainability has gained a lot of momentum in the supply chain and transportation sector over the past several years. It ...

Nolan Spangler

May 24, 2021

FourKites continues to push the envelope as it’s named a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Real-Time Transportation Visibility Platforms

Real-time transportation visibility is a swiftly increasing priority for shippers and 3PLs – as well as their customers. As global supply ...

Sarah Barnes Humphrey

May 20, 2021

FourKites Pulls Back the Curtain at its Inaugural Demo Day

Last month, we held our inaugural Demo Day — an exclusive customer-only event where FourKites product managers led six fast-paced demonstrations ...

Megan Uithoven

May 19, 2021

Lessons Of The Suez Canal: International Ocean Shipping Needs The Cloud And Collaboration As Never Before

During the six days in March when the massive Ever Given container ship lay stuck in the Suez Canal, the ...

Matt Elenjickal

May 18, 2021

Breaking Down Bottlenecks in Vaccine Distribution

The past year has been a long series of supply chain disruptions occurring within the greater context of the COVID-19 ...

Glenn Koepke