Technology

Pizza chain Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) invited multiple Street analysts to its "innovation garage" to showcase its technology and innovation initiatives. Morgan Stanley: 4 Takeaways Morgan Stanley analyst John Glass had four takeaways from the event:  Management is...

Technology is disrupting the logistics industry at a breakneck pace, and brokerages are not exempt from the changes. While new technologies are intended to help companies run smoother, the implementation process can be riddled with challenges. Trucker Tools teamed with FreightWaves to host a...

Locus Robotics, a Wilmington, Massachusetts-based company that makes autonomous mobile robots for e-commerce warehouses, announced today it has raised $26 million in a Series C round. Investors included Zebra Ventures, the strategic investment arm of Zebra Technologies, and Scale Venture Partners...

  Fleets are rapidly deploying video solutions, finally convinced of their benefits, and Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) is one of the companies benefiting from this. The company's video intelligence platform, launched in early 2017, is gaining acceptance among customers for the value it is...

Up more than 50 percent in 2019, shares of online real estate brokerage company Redfin Corp (NASDAQ: RDFN) have upside potential ahead given its leadership position, according to Wedbush. The Analyst Wedbush's Ygal Arounian initiated coverage of Redfin with an Outperform rating and $30 price...

Though specialized robots have proven to be a viable alternative to human workers across several sectors within manufacturing since the 1960s, their presence in the supply chain has largely been non-existent until recently. This is because robots excel at work that is repetitive, which makes them a...

Virtual mariner "Captain Peter" is the latest addition to the Maersk reefer fleet, with the new addition to the remote container management (RCM) system, first launched in September 2017, still undergoing tests with selected customers. Captain Peter will offer support to customers with...

Innovation in the field of autonomous shipping is moving at a far greater pace than the international rules that will regulate the industry can be established, according to Rolls-Royce. Kevin Daffey, director ship intelligence, engineering and technology at Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine, told the...

Tech giant IBM (NYSE: IBM) reported a fourth-quarter earnings beat and encouraging guidance for the full year 2019. With the stock still down 25 percent from a year ago, the Street isn't fully convinced "Big Blue" is at the beginning of a sustainable long-term turnaround. The...

Overall supply chain and logistics tech spending will rise to $87.8 billion over the next three years. That's according to new research from Logistics Trends & Insights, LLC and American Global Logistics (AGL). The study shows that U.S. companies will spend more than $2.5 billion in...

Immersive virtual reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technology have started gaining traction over the last decade. An eclectic mix of start-ups and top technology brands such as Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), and Sony Corp (NYSE: SNE) are simultaneously...

In the midst of the driver shortage and a growing economy, technology can be invaluable to brokers at third-party logistics providers working to secure reliable capacity for their customers. FreightWaves and Trucker Tools teamed up to examine the role technology can play in retaining carriers and...

Normally the information technology sector is seen as a higher-growth one, but that doesn’t look to be the case this quarter around as Q4 earnings season gets underway.  As of Jan. 9 the blended revenue growth rate, a measure that includes analyst estimates and reported results, is just...