Hub Group Using AI, Machine Learning for Real-Time Visibility of Shipments

Hub Group Using AI, Machine Learning for Real-Time Visibility of ShipmentsHub Group says it’s using artificial intelligence and machine learning to leverage data from its GPS-equipped container fleet to give customers end-to-end visibility, with real-time, dynamic, shipment-level ETAs.Staff Writer・EditorialRead Staff's PostsMay 16, 2019Hub Group's trucks and containers use Internet-connected sensors to relay constant updates. AI and machine learning use that data to provide real-time visibility.Photo courtesy Hub Group1 min to readShareHub Group says it’s using artificial intelligence and machine learning to leverage data from its GPS-equipped container fleet to give customers end-to-end visibility, with real-time, dynamic, shipment-level ETAs.Ad Loading...The Oak Brook, Illinois-based supply chain provider says the new service will allow truckers and fleet owners to better track and plan their intercontinental routes across North America.Ad Loading...Internet-connected sensors in containers and trucks relay constant updates, from driver assignments, to ramp arrival and offload status, to dynamic shipment-level ETAs.Hub Group says machine learning allows it to constantly analyze the transit of freight, evaluating more than 10 million data points, to provide continuous, real-time arrival updates.Inputs are continually updated based on transit events, truck speed, traffic and weather conditions, and hours of service requirements as well as other variables. This real-time inf...