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AI: On the road to limitless potential
Artificial intelligence offers optimization and efficiency opportunities not previously possible, and for trucking companies, that can be a distinct competitive advantage.
Fleet Owner, April 8, 2024

Up Ahead: AI’s Transformative Potential
Trucking companies generate more data per truck daily than one person can read and process. AI technology supports complex operations so trucking companies can efficiently service their customers while reducing service failures and lowering costs.

“Advanced AI-powered solutions are making a real difference in how trucking companies operate,” Wiesen said. “Complex decisions are now made by software systems that are available 24/7, which is a good thing for an industry that literally does work around the clock. Operations planning, which was previously exclusively done by dispatchers, has transitioned to optimization largely performed by computers.”– Ben Wiesen, President, Carrier Logistics, Inc.

Fleet Owner Magazine, March 2024

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HDT’s 2024 Top 20 Products
CLI’s FACTS solution new feature provides automated accounts receivables risk scores. The enhancement uses artificial intelligence to identify at-risk accounts, which saves valuable company resources and reduces bad debt.
Heavy Duty Trucking, March 1, 2024

Carrier Logistics Inc. Expands Air Freight Clientele with Addition of Eagle Air Freight
Eagle Air Freight replaces legacy freight management system with CLI FACTS software
Fleet News Daily, February 27, 2024

HDT Names 2024 Top 20 Products
CLI’s A/R Risk Analyzer providing automated accounts receivables risk scores is selected for HDT’s Top 20 products for innovation, ability to address industry issues and potential to help fleets’ bottom lines.

Carrier Logistics automates residential delivery scheduling
Appointment Automation addresses the increasing number of LTL deliveries that are now scheduled at residential locations.
FleetOwner, February 8, 2024

Carrier Logistics automates residential delivery scheduling
CLI today announced its Residential Delivery Automation System: Appointment Automation. LTL carriers can enable the text-integrated solution in their CLI FACTS software to manage final mile delivery operations more efficiently and effectively.
AJOT, February 6, 2024

Dohrn Transfer Company: Redefining Sustainability and Operational Efficiency
Dohrn Transfer Company, has made remarkable strides in sustainability, implementing several green initiatives, including working with CLI, their transportation management software provider, to develop a solution – departure reports.
BNN, February 1, 2024

Sustainability efforts spur carrier to create greater visibility in LTL
Dohrn Transfer Company has multiple sustainability initiatives in place, but one of its sustainability efforts developed with CLI, has led the company down a new path that has resulted in benefits beyond reducing emissions.
CCJ, February 1, 2024

TMS helps carriers go from reactionary planning to proactive planning
Today’s Systems Are Capable of Managing Entire Transportation Life Cycle
CCJ, January 22, 2024

AI, Analytics, Automation Drive the Development of TMS
Today’s Systems Are Capable of Managing Entire Transportation Life Cycle
Transport Topics, January 19, 2024

Carrier Logistics Inc. Announces the Return of its User Group Conference
CLI customers and partners will hear from industry experts and attend rewarding and valuable networking sessions
fleetnewsdaily, January 2, 2024

Departure Reports from CLI provide enhanced visibility for inbound freight
CLI released new automated Departure Reports that provide shippers and consignees with system-generated notifications about freight status.
AJOT, December 5, 2023

Departure Reports Provide Enhanced Visibility for Inbound Freight
CLI released new automated Departure Reports that provide shippers and consignees with system-generated notifications about freight status.
Supply & Demand Chain Executive, December 5, 2023

Carrier Logistics recognized for product innovation, client growth
CLI, veteran providers of freight management software for less-than-truckload fleets, has received the SaaS (software-as-a-service) Growth Award from Progress.
The Trucker, November 24, 2023

Progress recognizes Carrier Logistics Inc. for product innovation and client growth
CLI has received the SaaS Growth Award from Progress which honors companies who are committed to product innovation and to exceeding the needs of their industry’s technology users.
AJOT, November 20, 2023

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Trucking Grapples With Evolving Cybersecurity Threats
Technology Also Provides Opportunity for More Criminal Activity
Transport Topics, October 5, 2023

How The Custom Cos. uses tech to raise the bar
The Custom Cos. employs a wide suite of management tech and business process services integrated with Carrier Logistics’ FACTS freight management software to handle thousands of shipments each day.
Fleet Owner, September 20, 2023

AI Provides Vital Assistance to TMS Companies
Positive Effects Include Predictive Capabilities, Decrease in Empty Miles in the Supply Chain
Transport Topics, June 26, 2023

Not lost in translation: Carrier Logistics enables multi-language capabilities
With the new Multi-Language feature of its Dock Management System, CLI customers now have an automatic translation capability that supports English, Spanish, French as well as other languages.
AJOT, June 6, 2023

Logistics Providers Work to Set Freight Scheduling Standards
Major Providers Join Forces for a More Efficient Supply Chain
Transport Topics, May 26, 2023

Partnership With WeatherOptics Brings Actionable Insights to CLI Customers
Carrier Logistics Inc. is enabling customers to improve efficiency by proactively addressing potential weather-related delays.
Fleet News Daily, May 25, 2023

Partnership with WeatherOptics brings actionable insights to CLI customers
With the information provided by WeatherOptics, CLI customers will be able to get in front of potential weather-related delays.
AJOT, May 24, 2023

Carrier Logistics AI Helps Fleets with Accounts Receivable
CLI announces a new feature for its Facts software that provides automated accounts receivables risk scores to identify at-risk accounts, which conserves valuable company resources and reduces bad debt.
Heavy Duty Trucking, May 10, 2023

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US Special Delivery Updates Transportation Management Technology with CLI’s FACTS™
CLI software chosen to improve efficiency and enhance customer service
Fleet News Daily, April 18, 2023

US Special Delivery updates transportation management technology with CLI’s FACTS™
AJOT, April 17, 2023

Carrier Logistics named one of the Top 100 Logistics IT Providers in 2023
Inbound Logistics, April 2023

Carrier Logistics partners with SMC³ to provide new managed EDI infrastructure
CCJ, March 14, 2023

Carrier Logistics integrating with LTL APIs from SMC³
CLI, a provider of freight management software for Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) fleets, says it has completed development work to fully integrate with LTL APIs from SMC³.
CCJ, January 3, 2023

CLI Customers Benefit from New Integration with SMC³’s LTL APIs
Carriers can now book and track freight instantly
fleetnewsdaily, December 28, 2022

Carrier Logistics to integrate SMC³
Carrier has completed development work to fully integrate with truckload data and solutions provider SMC³.
The Trucker News Staff, December 27, 2022

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Carrier Logistics Celebrates 50 Years of Shipping in Elmsford
Revolutionizing the shipping landscape, Carrier Logistics creates cutting-edge software that makes business and impulse internet purchases a breeze.
Westchester Magazine, November 2022

CLI launches new routing logic and planning optimization solution
Freight management software provider Carrier Logistics Inc. (CLI) has introduced a new routing logic and planning optimization solution that enables full terminal optimization, allowing fleets to very quickly and automatically have every shipment for every customer at every terminal planned for the right trailer in the right sequence.
CCJ, November 2022

Digital LTL Council Establishes Industry Standard for Electronic Bills of Lading
Early adoption has been strong, with 29 companies taking the pledge as of October 24. Companies that have taken the pledge include Carrier Logistics, Dependable Highway Express, Old Dominion Freight Line, Saia LTL Freight, XPO, Yellow and more.
Heavy Duty Trucking, October 2022

Digital LTL Council Establishes New Industry Standard For Electronic Bills of Lading, Seeks Widespread Adoption
Associate Press, October 2022

Carrier Logistics Creates Delivery Fleet Optimization Software
Using the Carrier Logistics FACTS software module, trucking fleet operators can determine which deliveries should be loaded onto each truck, and in what sequence.
Heavy Duty Trucking, October 2022

Tool optimizes P&D routes for irregular deliveries
Carrier Logistics has introduced a software module that generates highly optimized P&D routes for fleets with irregular route deliveries.
Today’s Trucking, October 2022

Carrier Logistics Names Cesario to Lead Operations
Transport Topics, September 2022

Fifty Years of Transportation Technology
The strongest link in the supply chain
Carrier Logistics

How Innovation and Automation Make LTL Trucking Cool Again
Tank Transport News, August 2022

Carrier Logistics Promotes VP
Tank Transport News, August 2022

The tech tools for keeping track of your trailer fleet
Industry tips and tricks from the experts for monitoring and utilizing your trailer fleet—and the technology that makes a difference.
FleetOwner, August 2022

Carrier Logistics makes donation to Autism Speaks
CLI continues its commitment to “doing well by doing good” by supporting its long standing tradition of giving back
AJOT, July 2022

Carrier Logistics Names New VP of Operations
WorkTruck, July 2022

Carrier Logistics names new vice president operations
FleetOwner, July 2022

Who’s in the news: Our weekly trucking employment report
TPS, July 2022

Carrier Logistics Names New Vice President Operations
fleetnewsdaily, June 2022

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Freight Management Software
Version 12 of the FACTS freight management software from Carrier Logistics delivers features that will enable improved productivity, less management time, and lower costs.
Material Handling & Logistics (MH&L), June 2022

CLI applies AI and analytics to automate and optimize FACTS
Carrier Logistics Inc. (CLI), veteran providers of freight management software for Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) fleets, today announced the release of Version 12 of its FACTS solution.
AJOT, June 2022

CLI launches new yard management system
CLI has developed the CLI Yard Management System, which allows asset-based LTL trucking companies to manage their yard operations at their terminals, dispatch trailer switches to yard personnel and maintain full visibility of each trailer at that terminal’s facility. The system aims to improve operational efficiencies.
CCJ, May 2022

Sun Logistics modernizes operations with CLI FACTS
AJOT, April 2022

Tales from the C-Suite: The blurred lines between trucking CIOs, CTOs
As the trucking industry leans into automation and real-time tracking, the CTO and CIO roles continue to transform.
CIO Dive, April 2022

Carrier Logistics Inc. Hosts 50th Anniversary Celebration
Transportation software pioneer marks half a century in business with a New York City Celebration
Cision PRWeb, April 2022

Yards shift closer to autonomy with outdoor wireless systems
CLI has placed tremendous emphasis on its crossdock management application, knowing exactly where each shipment is in a facility at all times and the company said it is equally important to focus on yard management, and CLI is working on that now.
CCJ, April 2022

Trucking Companies Find Best Practices in Transportation Management Software
To optimize, automate.
Transport Topics, March 2022

The impact of automated route planning
Fleets turn to technology to optimize routes and dispatch operations, provide better visibility to drivers, and manage the complexities of toll costs.
Fleet Owner, March 2022

How XPO Logistics uses tech to improve door planning
As labor constraints persist, dock management tools help boost productivity while decreasing costs.
Transport Dive, March 2022

With cyberattacks on the rise, experts say cloud-based TMS model best for trucking companies
CCJ, March 2022

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Carriers score 6-hour headstart with new application from DDC FPO
Freight Wave, February 2022

LandAir Extends Long Standing Partnership With Carrier Logistics Inc.
Fleet News Daily, January 2022

DDC FPO announces DDC Sync, a new intelligent enterprise application with in-cab mobile data capture
CLI integrates with DDC Sync and initial results show that LTL carriers gain a near six-hour advantage in visibility to freight data.

“The difference between a dock worker being told a zip code, which is what they would get if data wasn’t entered, and instead being shown all the details of the consignee, all the markings, and everything else, is huge. Because we have our hands on the data earlier, the ability for the labor force to execute– and execute flawlessly– is directly impacted.”– Ben Wiesen, President, Carrier Logistics, Inc.

Fleet News Daily, January 2022

LandAir Extends Long Standing Partnership With Carrier Logistics Inc.
Benzinga, January 2022

Technology Adds Visibility, Efficiency to Yard Operations
Transport Topics, January 2022

Food Logistics Names Carrier Logistics Inc. to 2021 Top Software & Technology Providers Award
The Machine Market, December 2021

Better Planning, Equipment Maintenance Are Key to Improved Loading Dock Efficiency
IQ Stock Market, December 2021

Better Planning, Equipment Maintenance Are Key to Improved Loading Dock Efficiency
Transport Topics, December 2021

BIZ BYTES: Dohrn Transfer streamlining dock operations
Quad City Times, November 2021

Dohrn Transfer Company is streamlining dock operations with advanced technologies from Carrier Logistics Inc.
LTL carrier begins implementing CLI’s Dock Management System and Dock Management Board
AJOT, November 2021

Unified Logistic Services is growing with Carrier Logistics Inc.
CLI’s FACTS software is streamlining operations and improving visibility for the LTL and final mile services provider
AJOT, November 2021

Read our October 2021 Newsletter!

Removing friction from shipper-carrier transactions
Volatility in the market is shedding light on the issues that can happen between shippers and carriers. Now more than ever, both parties seek to increase transparency and create better onboarding processes.
FleetOwner, September 2021

Freight overflows push LTLs to make tough decisions
TransportDive, July 2021

Freight Management System Market Size is Predicted to Touch USD 18.63 Billion by 2025 at a 9.4% CAGR – Report by Market Research Future (MRFR)
Yahoo! Finance, July 2021

Taking Stock of Cybersecurity with Carrier Logistics’ Kevin Linardic
Heavy Duty Trucking, June 2021

What You Need to Know About Cybersecurity in Trucking
Heavy Duty Trucking, June 2021

Réponses automatisées pour le système FACTS (Automated responses for the FACTS system)
Transport Routier, June 2021

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CARL automating responses for FACT system
Carrier Logistics is using artificial intelligence to automate replies to inquiries, with a new platform called CARL – CLI’s Automated Response Logic.
Today’s Trucking, May 2021

JA Frate goes paperless
LTL carrier deploys electronic PODs with the help of Carrier Logistics to improve customer service, reduce administrative time and decrease paper use.
FleetOwner, April 2021

A proven approach to fleet maintenance
Fleet Maintenance, April 2021

JA Frate Goes Paperless with Carrier Logistics
Fleet News Daily, April 2021

The History and State of Vehicle Routing!
Supply Chain Brief, March 2021

Workflow Software Could Be Part of Solution to Truck Driver Shortage
Transport Topics, March 2021

Ross Express Chooses Carrier Logistics to Sustain Growth
AJOT, March 2021

Ross Express Chooses Carrier Logistics to Sustain Growth
fleetnewsdaily, March 2021

The biggest cybersecurity threats your fleet faces (and what to do about them)
Fleet Equipment, March 2021

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Police escorts, air-tight delivery windows and capacity constraints: What’s ahead and behind for COVID-19 vaccine loads
CCJ, February 2021

Carrier Logistics upgrades Facts freight management system
Fleet Equipment, February 2021

Carrier Logistics Inc. Upgrades FACTS Technology with Cybersecurity and AI Solutions
Fleet News Daily, February 2021

Carrier Logistics Inc. upgrades FACTS technology with cybersecurity and AI solutions
AJOT, February 2021

Lack of driver training in cybersecurity ‘a gap waiting to be exploited’
CCJ, January 2021

Malware targeting trucking companies isn’t an IT issue. ‘It’s everybody’s issue’
CCJ, January 2021

IMPROVING FREIGHT VISIBILITY: C&M Forwarding grows business with freight management system
After evaluating several transportation management systems to replace its legacy system, in late 2017 C&M Forwarding began implementing the FACTS freight management solution from Carrier Logistics Inc. (CLI). The company went live on the fully integrated operations and financial software in February 2018.
FleetOwner, January 2021

Vaccine Logistics: Fleets Find Opportunity in Crisis
Heavy Duty Trucking, January 2021

Automated Freight Dimensioning Works with Facts LTL Software
Despite turbulent times, carriers investing in technology are weathering the storm and planning for the future.
Heavy Duty Trucking, December 2020

Navigating Uncertainty | A Guest Post By Carrier Logistics, Inc.
Carrier Logistics has integrated its Facts freight management system with the FreightSnap dimensioning solution. The company said the new integrated systems increase terminal operations efficiencies, shipment revenues, and automation.
DDC FPO Solutions, December 2020

Carrier Logistics Inc. Integration with FreightSnap Automates Freight Dimensioning For LTL Carriers
CLI enhances invoicing accuracy and load planning with the FreightSnap automated shipment dimensioning solution
Fleet News Daily, December 2020

CLI and FreightSnap automate freight dimensioning for LTL carriers
CLI enhances invoicing accuracy and load planning with the FreightSnap automated shipment dimensioning solution
AJOT, December 2020

JB Hunt sets out on expedition for final-mile acquisitions
Transport Dive, December 2020

El transporte de vacunas Pfizer requerirá algo más que camiones refrigerados
Publicado por jmescrod, December 2020

Pfizer’s vaccine transport requires more than just reefer trucks
Transport Dive, December 2020

Northeast LTL operator turns to Carrier Logistics Inc to boost efficiency and productivity
AJOT, December 2020

COVID vaccines, even at -70 Celcius, will need to be trucked around the country — Here’s what that entails
CCJ, November 2020

Tech update: gaining visibility of driver risk, electric reefers, freight rates
CCJ, October 2020

CLI improves LTL operations with an augmented dock management board
American Journal of Transportation, October 2020

Shippers, Retailers Work to Spread Out Holiday Surge Season to Ease Capacity Constraint
Transport Topics, October 2020

Carriers Prepare for Increasing Surge to Supply Chain in E-Commerce Push
Transport Topics, October 2020

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Trucking innovations range from the crude to the sophisticated
Today’s Trucking- trucknews.com Blog, July 2020

Fleets use tech to optimize loads
SEO Blog, June 2020

Carrier Logistics introduces AI tool to assist during Coronavirus pandemic
DC Velocity, May 2020

Kroger hires 100,000 workers in eight weeks—Covid-19 roundup for May 18
Heavy Duty Trucking, May 2020

Carrier Logistics’ New Tool Automates COVID Planning
Heavy Duty Trucking, May 2020

Carrier Logistics offering AI tool to assist clients during the COVID crisis
AJOT, May 2020

Coronavirus pushes fleets to rethink the last mile
The pandemic has thrown a wrench into route optimization planning and could accelerate e-commerce in the long term.
Transport Dive, April 2020

Don’t Let Your Trucking Data Be Held Hostage
Heavy Duty Trucking, March 2020

Read our February 2020 Newsletter!

Focusing on the future keeps AMA ahead
Fleetowner, January 2020

Real-Time Location Systems: A Moving Target for IoT
IoT World Today, January 2020

How Freight Visibility is Evolving
Heavy Duty Trucking, January 2020

Perspective: Succession Planning for Tech Transitions
Transport Topics, December 2019

Weekly tech news: cash is king, but safety comes first
CCJ Commercial Carrier Journal, December 2019

Moran Transportation opts to Buy not Build – Realizes Rapid ROI
LTL carrier is seeing countless benefits with transportation and freight management software from Carrier Logistics Inc.
Fleet News Daily, December 2019

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Small but Growing Carriers Make Leap From Spreadsheets to TMS Software
Transport Topics, November 2019

Asset tracking: High-tech ways to protect cargo
American Trucker, October 2019

Freight matching machine: fleets use new tech to optimize loads
CCJ Commercial Carrier Journal, October 2019

Retailers, Logistics Firms Establish Warehouses Closer to Cities
Goal Is to Meet Demand for Fast Delivery
Transport Topics, October 2019

Seamless service for growth
Pace Motor Lines Investing in technology, people to continue success of LTL operation
Fleetowner, October 2019

Carrier Logistics Commits to Cybersecurity Fortifications
LTL freight management software provider switches platform to ISCorp private secure cloud service and authorizes new data protection measures
Carrier Logistics Press Release, September 24, 2019

Tough Freight Market Compels 3rd Generation LTL Owner to Upgrade Technology
Transportation services provider adopts FACTS freight management software to meet operational needs and improve business processes
Carrier Logistics Press Release, August 28, 2019

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Tough Freight Market Compels 3rd Generation LTL Owner to Upgrade Technology
Fleet News Daily, August 2019

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Document Automation Puts Trucking Back Office in Fast Lane
Transport Topics, July 2019

Carrier Logistics Names New Chi
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The ABCs of Emerging Transport Technologies
Transport Topics, January 2019

Opinion: The ABCs of Emerging Transport Technologies
Transport Topics, January 2019

Carrier Logistics Names New Chief Technology Officer
Heavy Duty Trucking, November 2018

Carrier Logistics user group talks future of trucking
CCJ, November 2018

Wiesen Appointed President at Carrier Logistics, Inc.
Transport Topics, October 2018

TMS: Upgrade, Update, Integrate
Heavy Duty Trucking, July 2018