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Logistics providers and truckers are pushing each other in a ’technological arms race’ to offer better integrated functionality – or they are joining hands to do so.

Last month, logistics platform provider Redwood Logistics forged a strategic alliance with supply chain platform firm Blue Yonder.

Integrating the latter’s price discovery service into its own platform, Redwood was ready to launch a rating API offering, which gives its clientele instant truckload rates, booking functionality and guaranteed capacity.

Blue Yonder’s Luminate Platform takes data from ...