Is Google moving into logistics and supply chain security?

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By Alex Lennane

17/10/2012

Google is all around us – but so far has had little direct impact on the freight industry. However, that could soon change as the US Patent and Trademark Office has this month given it a patent on technology which secures, monitors and tracks shipping containers. Watch this space.

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