Martin Hitch
@hitchmar
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CEO at @Coros_ai, Co-founder & former CEO at @bossanova, Advisor to #AI startups in #retail and #supplychain.
San Francisco
Joined May 2012
I love this concept but its only as good as the carriers API. Combine with @coros_ai and that's a great service!.Gmail to roll out package-tracking feature
freightwaves.com
Over the next few weeks, Google will add the ability to track packages directly from your inbox.
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"For the first time in its 100-year history. " Wow!! Change takes time and this one is worth waiting for. đź‘Źđź‘Ź. How fast can the biggest carriers and shippers adopt?. LTL industry unveils single standard for electronic bills of lading
freightwaves.com
A single format for exchanging bills of lading data in the less-than-truckload industry will replace multiple electronic formats.
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10 years ago @sarjoun and I started making service robots @bossanova. No one was interested until @Walmart said yes. Clearly we were ahead of our time!
wsj.com
Robots are spreading at a record pace, from their traditional strongholds like making automobiles into nearly every other human endeavor.
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Serious competition for 3PLs as Amazon puts its excess Warehousing & Distribution capacity to work. via @freightwaves.
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UPS again named world’s most valuable logistics brand via @freightwaves .This is impressive and amazing how much daylight between @UPS and @FedEx but what about @Uber at #3. That's a rapid rise!.
freightwaves.com
UPS has achieved brand value of $38.5 billion, a 28% increase over 2021.
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So many good things about this hire and surely makes @Flexport the Supply Chain platform to watch. Excited to see what comes next? 🚀🚀.Watch out @FourKites and @freightpipes.Amazon’s Dave Clark for CEO role
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Why is this even a discussion - If ever there was a time to act for the future, surely now is that time. Can lawmakers and @OIGUSPS do the right thing and shut this purchase down?. Lawmakers grill Postal Service on Oshkosh purchase @freightwaves.
freightwaves.com
The Postal Service rejected lawmakers’ calls to produce a new analysis of its future electric delivery vehicle fleet.
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RT @InOrbitAI: Join @InOrbitAI , CEO @florianpestoni in conversation with experts @thaddeussegura, Dir of Product for NextGen Inventory M….
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I’m lucky to count many amazing women as my family, friends and co-workers but my favorite thing about #InternationalWomensDay is the birthday of my youngest daughter. She may only be 3 but when she says “I’m a strong girl” you better believe it!.
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RT @GuyDealership: WOW. Ford just announced it’s splitting its Electric and Gas Divisions into 2 distinct businesses. Huge win for EVs.
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"[@amazon ] operated on long time horizons, with the patience and money to execute slowly". By slowly we mean faster than any retailer on the planet. How to Innovate retail? Stop talking and just do itđź‘Ź. Here Comes the Full Amazonification of Whole Foods
nytimes.com
A newly revamped store in Washington shows how thoroughly Amazon has woven itself into the grocery shopping experience.
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đź‘Źđź‘Źđź‘Ź."The FreightTech winners are real companies. [and] have helped revolutionize the way supply chain operators think and work.". Commentary: In defense of the unicorns via @freightwaves.
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It's official. @flexport has made Supply chain sexy!. Kudos to @typesfast and @braveben and thanks for supporting @Coros_ai . Flexport winning $8B valuation with tech-enabled global logistics via @freightwaves.
freightwaves.com
No. 7 on FreightWaves’ 2022 FreightTech 25 is landing $935 million in a series E round led by Andreessen Horowitz and MSD Partners.
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Finally! Let’s hope sense and science prevail. #Biden Admin Calls on Postal Service to Cancel Its Plans for Gas-Guzzling Fleet of Vehicles
gizmodo.com
An EPA letter claims the USPS decision to add mostly gas trucks to its fleet could hinder the government's carbon-neutral transportation efforts.
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Watch out retail, here we come. We haven’t yet met a supply chain that’s as accurate as it claims. @Coros_ai will improve your OTP.
Super excited that Randy Salley is on board as Strategic Advisor - his experience with managing retail technology at @Walmart including supply chain and distribution systems, will help us deliver on the scale, reliability, and performance expected of the world’s biggest retailers
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Flattered for the @Coros_ai shout out @ctstallman and glad to have you onboard!.Meet the Investor: From a childhood interest in finance to a Fontinalis partner via @freightwaves.
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RT @ThisIsDynamo: ⛓️Supply chain stat of the day: Only 6% of companies report full visibility on their supply chain. 69% of companies do no….
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They will be back! I agree the sidewalk is for pedestrians so let the robots use the road. Long term they'll need a dedicated lane but for now @cityoftoronto your entrepreneurs @tiny_mile need to test the tech via @therobotreport.
therobotreport.com
The provision would ban robots that don't operate on muscular power, are automated or remote controlled and don’t transport people.
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