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supply chain technology
Supply Chain Uber Freight Hires Logistics Tech Veteran Amir Pelleg as Chief Product Officer to Accelerate AI Strategy
Uber Freight has appointed longtime logistics technology executive Amir Pelleg as chief product officer, reinforcing its push into AI-powered transportation management. Pelleg, who held executive roles at Amazon, Convoy, and Dandy, will lead product strategy to help shippers improve visibility, automate decisions, and manage fragmented supply chain data.
Logistics YMX Logistics Cuts Grocery Distributor's Yard Fleet by 36% With Autonomous Yard Operating System
YMX Logistics' Autonomous Yard Operating System (YOS) reduced a top-five U.S. grocery distribution network's yard truck fleet by 36%—from 22 to 14 units—and rolled out the system across nine sites in six months. The deployment earned YMX an honoree spot in FreightWaves' AI Excellence in Supply Chain Awards for Operational AI Integration.
Technology How HERE Technologies uses a cognitive reasoning layer to explain AI route optimization decisions
HERE Technologies is adding an AI reasoning layer to its route optimization engine, moving beyond static plans to a system that learns from field data. New features include time-dependent optimization, walk clustering, and Last Meter Guidance, which closes the loop between dispatch and drivers by collecting real-world delivery endpoints.
Supply Chain SONAR Upgrades Batch Rate Intelligence Into a Full RFP Pricing Engine for Freight Brokers
SONAR released a significant upgrade to Batch Rate Intelligence, expanding it from a bulk lane analysis tool into a complete RFP pricing workflow. The update includes forward-looking rate and seasonality insights, bid positioning, and risk visibility, along with expanded flatbed market data within STVI and STRI indices.
Supply Chain Trimble TMS for Shippers Grows Directly from Transporeon Acquisition, Offering Modular AI-Integrated Platform
Trimble's new TMS for Shippers, built from its 2022 acquisition of Transporeon, offers a modular, AI-integrated transportation management system. The product can integrate with existing TMS systems and is designed for U.S. shippers, with optional features like freight procurement and rate management.