b'November 23 - december 13, 2020 NOrth AmericAs trANsPOrtAtiON & LOGistics NewsPAPer 13I NtErmodal& l ogIStIcSN EWSSchneider FreightPower maximizes carriersLoadsmart announces profitability and efficiency with easy accessmultimode expansion to to reliable, negotiation-free freight less-than-truckload and railSchneider, a premier provider of transporta- as much as three hours every day, says Erin VanLoadsmart,aleadingdigi- and booking in 2015, executed tionandlogisticsservices,launchedSchneiderZeeland, senior vice president and general managertal freight technology company,themarketsfirstserver-to-FreightPower, a digital marketplace that providesof logistics services at Schneider.announcedtheexpansionofitsserverautonomoustruckload carriers with easy access to more quality, reliable Load recommendations: Carriers receive recom- MultimodalServicestoincludebooking via API integrations to freight. By leveraging the power of the platform,mendations based on available trucks, lanes postedlessthantruckload(LTL)andTMSin2016,andofferedthe carriers have unprecedented access to the vast net- and pending inbound shipments. rail.Thefirstdigitalfreightfirstdigitaldrayageandtrans-work of Schneiders blue-chip shippersthrough Book Now: Negotiation-free prices are publishedbroker to offer truly multimodalloadservicesin2019.InQ2 both an online portal and mobile appwithout sac- with available, reliable loads, allowing carriers tosolutions, Loadsmart now enables2020, the company added more rificing the personal touch they expect and deserve. book the load immediately. customers to book shipments incustomers via direct integration As a result, carriers spend less time search-GPS tracking: Freight visibility is real time, allNorth America across all majorwith the shippers TMS than in ing for loads that are worth hauling and more timethe time, with GPS tracking, geofencing and auto- transportationmodes,buildingall of 2019, and this trend accel-managing their business for maximum results. matic arrival and departure notices. onexistingcapabilitiesforfullerated further in Q3 2020. These Schneider understands that every minute in the Manage fleet: Dispatchers can assign drivers totruckload(FTL),portdrayagevitalTMSintegrationsallow day matters, and carriers need the right tools at theirloads and manage the fleet in this one-stop-shopand transload. rates,tenders,trackingand fingertipstoenhancetheirbusiness,saysMarkportal, while drivers can accept and track loads. Loadsmartisnowaone- invoicing to flow automatically Rourke, Schneiders president and chief executiveTripinformation:Directvisibilitytolocation,stop-shoplogisticssolutionforbetween Loadsmart and the cus-officer. FreightPower is just one of the ways wereroutes,references,appointments,equipmentanddomesticfreight,saidFelipetomer,deliveringunmatched continuously investing in carriers to provide themtrailer information is in one place, eliminating timeCapella,Loadsmartco-foundervisibility to the shipments.with an exceptional experience that ensures theyrespent waiting on a broker. and president. We want shippersHaving invested in digital able to maximize their results today.Enhanced filters: Additional filtering capabilitiestofocusontheircorebusinessinfrastructure by partnering with FreightPower is backed by Schneiders strengthhelp carriers find the loads they want even faster. insteadofhavingtoselectandcompanieslikeOracle,BluJay, and stability to push carriers businesses ahead with Watch loads: Monitor loads of interest and bookmanagemultipleproviderstoMercuryGateandBlueYonder, access to tools such as: Carriers using the mobilewhen the time is right. solve their many logistics needs. were now building on this foun-appgainevenmoretime-savingfeatures: We Favorite routes: Quickly and easily come back toInadditiontogivingship- dation by offering a broader range have found that FreightPower helps save carrierspreferred loads. persmorechoices,Loadsmartof logistics services across LTL, nowoffersmodeoptimizationpartial and rail, added Capella. services,identifyingopportuni- Looking ahead to 2021, we will tiestosecurelowerratesandbe adding these services to exist-more reliable capacity by select- ing TMS integrations.ing the best mode for each loadModeoptimizationisa inrealtime.Thecompanyhascritical component to the supply already begun offering expandedchainstrategy,unlockingcost Multimodal Services to a selectsavingsandreducingwaste numberofcustomers,andhascausedbysuboptimaldecision seenrapidadoption.Throughmaking,saidJimNicholson, mode optimization, Loadsmart isvicepresidentofoperationsat activelyhelpingshippersmoveLoadsmart.Loadsmartlever-loads originally planned as FTLages data, integrations and algo-via partial, LTL or rail, reducingrithms to provide a best-in-class cost by as much as 24%. solution, allowing our customers Loadsmart was the first toto streamline the transportation introduceFTLinstantpricingof their goods.Descartes acquires ShipTrackDescartesSystemsGroup,seeanincreasingnumberof thegloballeaderinunitinggoods being bought online, said logistics-intensive businesses inEdward J. Ryan, Descartes CEO. commerce, announced that it hasDescartes continues to invest in acquiredShipTrack,aleadingoure-commercecapabilitiesto providerofecommercefinal- makesurethatourcustomers, mile solutions. large and small, can fulfil orders KLLM adds 1,400 Carrier Transicold refrigeration unitsHeadquarteredinCanada,and meet delivery commitments ShipTrack provides cloud-basedefficiently.ShipTrackcomple-with eSolutions telematics and solar charging systems mobileresourcemanagementmentsthisstrategy,and,when and shipment tracking solutions.combinedwithouradvanced Accommodating significant fleet growth andThe new Carrier Transicold systems includeThesesolutionshelpcustom- Routing, Mobile and Telematics modernization,oneofNorthAmericasleading1,325 X4 7500 single-temperature trailer refrig- ersautomatedispatch,updatessuite of solutions, fills a gap in refrigerated trucking companies, KLLM TransporterationunitstobedeployedbyKLLM,and75onshipmentstatusandesti- themarket.Werelookingfor-Services, is adding 1,400 new Utility trailers refrig- Vector8600MTmulti-temperatureunitstomated time of arrival (ETA), andward to working with the Ship-erated by Carrier Transicold units equipped with thebe used by KLLMs Dallas-based Frozen Foodseliminatepaper-baseddeliveryTrackcustomers,partnersand eSolutions telematics platform and TRU-MountExpress (FFE) business. All refrigeration systemsprocesses.ShipTrackshighly- team of domain experts to help solar charging systems. Carrier Transicold is a partwill be installed on 53-foot Utility 3000R insulatedconfigurableandscalableplat- thefinal-milecarriercommu-ofCarrierGlobalCorporation,aleadingglobaltrailersbyCarrier TransicoldandUtility Trailerform is particularly well-suitednity capitalize on these changing provider of healthy, safe and sustainable buildingdealerSouthernStatesUtility TrailerSalesInc.,for the e-commerce home deliv- market dynamics.and cold chain solutions. also located in Richland. ery, parcel and medical courierShipTrack is headquartered ThankstocontinuedinvestmentstoreplaceCarrier Transicolds eSolutions platform helpsmarkets,helpingthesecompa- justoutsideOttawa,Canada. and upgrade our equipment and technology, we are,refrigeratedtransportersoperatemoreefficientlyniesefficientlymanagefinal- DescartesacquiredShipTrack today, a 57-year-old company with one of the young- by improving visibility of their cold chain assetsmile deliveries. forup-frontcashconsideration est, most advanced fleets on the highway, said Jimand intelligently providing a centralized data streamThe challenge for final-mileof $CAD 25.0 million (approxi-Richards, president of KLLM, a Top-3 refrigeratedabout their transport refrigeration units (TRUs) andcarriers is how to handle increas- mately$USD19.0millionat carrier, headquartered in Richland, Mississippi. cargo. In addition to supplying critical data, suching volumes alongside rising con- November 6, 2020), plus poten-As a premier service provider, with more thanas temperatures, location and movement, the eSo- sumerexpectationsfordeliverytialperformance-basedconsid-6,000 refrigerated trailers and domestic intermodallutionsplatformwillprovidetwo-waycontrolaschoice and real-time information,eration. The maximum amount containers serving 48 states and Mexico, it is vitalwell as analytic and diagnostic information aboutsaid Shawn Winter, co-founder ofpayableundertheall-cash thatwecontinuouslyrenewourfleet,Richardsitsrefrigerationunits.Carriershigh-performanceShipTrack and now VP Mobilityperformance-basedearn-outis added. This latest investment helps us keep ourTRU-Mount solar charging system helps maintainSolutions at Descartes.$CAD25.0million,basedon fleet new and modern for improved service, lessthe charge of the refrigeration unit battery, whichWe believe there is a perma- ShipTrackachievingrevenue-downtime and to provide our customers with thesupportstheeSolutionstelematicssystem,evennent shift in buying preferencesbased targets over the first two advantage of the most current technology. when the refrigeration unit is off. underwaythatwillcontinuetoyears post-acquisition.'