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Panalpina's new airfreight booking platform offers instant rate quotations
Logistics giant Panalpina has successfully piloted its new, fully automated online quotation and booking platform for ad hoc cargo with selected airfreight customers. Panalpina chief executive Stefan Karlen said: “We have recently reached a significant milestone in modernising the company’s...Jettainer launches new service for temperature controlled ULDs
ULD management firm Jettainer has launched a new service for temperature-controlled ULDs, including the lease, management and positioning as well as monitoring of boxes during the whole transport process. Jettainer said the new Cool Management service increases efficiency between all involved...Tiaca adds new board members
Tiaca has added two new board members, representing the ground handling and cargo carrier sectors. Ramesh Mamidala is chief executive of New Delhi, India-based, Celebi Delhi Cargo Terminal Management, and brings over 22 years’ air cargo experience to the post. Mamidala previously worked as...
Uber Freight’s Push to Streamline Trucking Hinges on Fixed Rates, Speedy Execution
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Uber Freight’s push to automate trucking transactions hinges on a fixed pricing model designed to eliminate bidding and phone calls and enable on-demand truck capacity for shippers.FMCSA Plans to Reduce Annual Carrier Registration Fees
FMCSA has announced a proposed rule to reduce annual motor carrier, broker, freight forwarder and leasing company registration fees by 9.10% in 2018, and by 4.55% in 2019, below current levels.Daimler Trucks Backs StoreDot Fast-Charging Battery Startup
Daimler AG’s truck division is investing in Israeli battery-technology startup StoreDot Ltd., tapping into a supplier that seeks to enable electric vehicles to recharge as quickly as combustion-powered models can refuel.