Monday, November 27, 2023

Like every other industry, the logistics space is also in constant evolution. From logistics operations to transportation management, everything related to the logistics industry is on a constant evolution.

An interesting trend to follow is the digital twins concept that leverages the latest in advanced analytics and artificial intelligence technology to help organizations across all industries and verticals aggregate data from multiple sources and utilize that data to predict performance with startling accuracy to deliver actionable intelligence.

When it comes to the logistics sector, firms can use digital twins to create virtual replicas of everything, including warehouses and distribution centers, packaging and containers, individual shipments, and even entire supply chains. These digital twins will enable firms to proactively identify existing or potential supply chain bottlenecks, forecast market volatility and the potential for future disruption, and optimize logistics planning.

Businesses are also adapting to more convenient and sustainable solutions such as electric vehicles and solar-powered operations. The transportation sector, in particular, has turned its attention to cutting-edge freight technologies designed to increase fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.

As such, the industry is filled with various technological trends and solution providers. To help organizations analyze their exact requirements and utilize the best solution provider, we’ve developed this special edition on Top 20 Logistics Solution Providers 2022. Listed below are some of the most innovative and cutting-edge solution providers who are trying to create a difference in the current logistics space.

3PL Central

CEO: Andy Lloyd
HQ: El Segundo, CA
Website: 3plcentral.com

3PL Central is the leader in cloud-based warehouse management system (WMS) solutions built to meet the unique needs of the 3PL warehousing community. Serving as the backbone of their customers operations, their platform quickly transforms paper-based, error-prone businesses into service leaders who can focus on customer satisfaction, operate more efficiently, and grow faster. Offering a comprehensive warehouse management platform, they make it easy for 3PLs to manage inventory, automate routine tasks, and deliver complete visibility to their customers.

Acuitive Solutions

Founder and President: Phillip “Phil” Marlowe
HQ: Charlotte, North Carolina
Website: acuitivesolutions.com

Acuitive’s founders and leaders are experienced logisticians with a real-world understanding of the complexities of global freight management. Their solutions reflect the practical experience of industry veterans who want to apply modern technology to the fractured and highly manual processes still pervasive in the industry. Acuitive’s cloud-based Supply Chain management solutions make it easier for Fortune 1000 companies to manage global Supply Chain shipments.

Acumatica

CEO: John Case
HQ: Kirkland, Washington
Website: Acumatica.com

The Acumatica ERP system delivers adaptable cloud and mobile technology with a unique, all-inclusive user licensing model. Acumatica provides a complete real-time view of your business anytime, anywhere, on any device. Through their worldwide network of partners, Acumatica ERP provides a full suite of integrated business management applications, including Financials, Distribution, Project Accounting, and CRM, as well as separate Field Service Edition, Commerce Edition, Manufacturing Edition, and Construction Edition.

ARTA

Founder and CEO: Adam Fields
HQ: New York
Website: arta.io

ARTA’s API automates shipping and fulfillment for high-value and collectible objects. Their software provides instant shipping costs for any item type—regardless of size, material, or price point—allowing their customers to reduce overhead, scale faster and offer a frictionless purchase experience for their buyers. With end-to-end global fulfillment services including shipping, packing, tracking, insurance, and more, ARTA is an all-in-one logistics solution for merchants and marketplaces.

BestTransport

President and CEO: Mike Dolan
HQ: Columbus, OH
Website: besttransport.com

BestTransport provides on-demand Transportation Management Software (TMS) to medium and high volume shippers in North America and Europe. Their solutions enable efficient control over the full transportation lifecycle, and the cost of its component activities. The result is smoother movement of product to customers and can be a major contributor to customer satisfaction. As their software is web-based, both carriers and shippers have access to one another without high upfront costs or significant ongoing expense.

CTSI Global

President and CEO: J. Kenneth Hazen
HQ: Memphis, Tennessee
Website: ctsi-global.com

CTSI-Global is a Memphis-based firm that provides freight-invoice processing and related supply chain management technology and consulting services. CTSI-Global has been accredited with the Better Business Bureau since 1981, the year before CEO J. Kenneth Hazen acquired the company. Since that time, the firm has evolved from a manual freight bill audit and payment operation into a producer of logistics-focused business intelligence services.

Dexterity

Founder and CEO: Samir Menon
HQ: Downtown Redwood City, CA
Website: dexterity.ai

Dexterity deliver full-stack robot solutions for logistics, warehousing, and supply chain operations. Their robots pick, move, pack, and collaborate with human-like skill in existing infrastructure to solve the toughest problems in material handling. Dexterity is dedicated to smooth, non-disruptive transitions. They’re firmly hardware-agnostic, so customers can focus on their operations, not their tools.

DispatchTrack

Founder and CEO: Satish Natarajan
HQ: San Jose, CA
Website: dispatchtrack.com

DispatchTrack is the leading provider of state-of-the-art high-tech software solutions for high-touch last mile deliveries. Since its founding in 2010, DispatchTrack has partnered with leading brands to make even the most complex deliveries predictable and visible. DispatchTrack’s SaaS platform seamlessly simplifies scheduling for both shippers and customers, determines the best delivery route and load for each truck, tracks each shipment at every step of the way, and keeps everyone, including customers, proactively informed on the shipment’s progress.

FarEye

Co-Founder and CEO: Kushal Nahata
HQ: Chicago, Illinois
Website: getfareye.com

FarEye’s Intelligent Delivery Management Platform is making the delivery experience better for everyone. FarEye enables enterprises to deliver at reduced cost with a superior customer experience. The low-code approach provides an environment to develop applications with a quick turn-around time and minimal code to shorten the “concept to ship” cycle. The platform leverages millions of data points to predict the shipment journey and improve the delivery experience.

Felux

CEO: Dallas Hogensen
HQ: Cleveland, Ohio
Website: felux.com

Felux is the digital marketplace and community for the metals industry. They allow users to connect, transact, and manage their business. The Felux team is a group of experienced steel professionals. Their goal is to create efficiencies, enhance visibility, and facilitate communication for our users. Felux is reinventing the multi-billion dollar steel industry with the best technology.

FERO.ai

Co-Founder and CEO: Abhinav Chaudhary
HQ: Dubai, Dubai
Website: fero.ai

FERO.Ai provide automation for logistics, freight, and supply chain business transactions. TiA, their Transport Interactive Assistant, like Siri, mimics multiple roles in client’s sales, pricing, customer service and operations department. Only Fero brings high-end technologies and industry expertise together to deliver a modern, dramatically better freight execution experience that enables businesses of all kinds to import and export globally, using their mode of choice.

FourKites

Founder and CEO: Matt Elenjickal
HQ: Chicago, Illinois
Website: fourkites.com

FourKites is the world’s fastest-growing predictive supply chain platform, delivering real-time visibility and execution for Fortune 500 companies and third-party logistics firms across 70 countries. Using a proprietary algorithm to calculate shipment arrival times, FourKites enables customers to lower operating costs, improve on-time performance, and strengthen end-customer relationships.

Holman Logistics

President: Brien Downie
HQ: Kent, WA
Website: holmanusa.com

Holman Logistics is a leading provider of Third-Party Logistics (3PL) and Supply Chain Management services with public warehouse facilities in the Seattle area and contract warehousing and manufacturing logistics operations across the United States. Whether costumer need food-grade warehousing, custom-kitting and re-packing, manufacturing logistics support, or anything in between, Holman can offer 3PL and warehousing services they need.

LogiNext

Co-Founder and CEO: Dhruvil Sanghvi
HQ: Jersey City, New Jersey
Website: loginextsolutions.com

LogiNext is a global technology and automation company with a focus on the transportation, home deliveries, omni-channel fulfillment and B2B distribution market. Growing at an average rate of 150% YoY, LogiNext has helped its clients digitize and optimize order scheduling, customer communication, routing, dispatching and real-time tracking to reduce logistics costs and achieve operational excellence.

Logmore

Co-Founder and CEO: Niko Polvinen
HQ: Jyvaskyla, West and Inner Finland
Website: logmore.com

Logmore makes the world smarter, one measurement at a time. With their clear, fast and secure data logging service, they are making big data and IoT a reality. Logmore work to help companies reduce the amount of wasted goods by making sure the data is accessible to all relevant parties. They see it as a win-win situation for both the recipient and the sender when there is no need for reclamations, disputes or even questions on why or how the delivery could or should be improved in the future – for both side’s benefit.

OpenText

Vice Chair, CEO and CTO: Mark J. Barrenechea
HQ: Waterloo, ON
Website: opentext.com

OpenText is a world leader in Information Management, helping companies securely capture, govern and exchange information on a global scale. OpenText solves digital business challenges for customers, ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest and most complex organizations in the world.

PCS Software

CEO: Chris Poelma
HQ: Houston, Texas
Website: pcssoft.com 

PCS Software is an AI-driven transportation management platform leader driving disruptive innovation for shippers, carriers, and brokers in the United States and Canada. Cloud-based, API-integrated, PCS Software automates the entire transportation logistics operation via a single, comprehensive solution.

RoadSync

CEO: Robin Gregg
HQ: Atlanta, Georgia
Website: roadsync.com

RoadSync helps logistics businesses power commerce anywhere, anytime. RoadSync is a cutting-edge, digital payment platform for the logistics industry. By enabling more secure & efficient payment acceptance, RoadSync streamlines the payment experience for warehouses, freight handlers and repair/tow merchants alike.

Shypple

Founder and CEO: Jarell Habets
HQ: Rotterdam, South Holland
Website: shypple.com

Shypple empower their clients to improve the way they do business by removing uncertainty and barriers to trade. Through their technological expertise, industry experience and commitment to collaboration, they deliver innovation, confidence and transparency across the supply chain.

VIZION API

Co-Founder and CEO: Kyle Henderson
HQ: San Francisco, CA
Website: vizionapi.com

VIZION offers APIs and tools to help businesses integrate quality ocean freight tracking data from almost any carrier in a single, easy to use structure. VIZION’s cutting-edge API solution eliminates manual data entry of container, terminal, rail, drayage, and US customs data.