XPO software offers shippers real-time cargo tracking

FILE PHOTO: An XPO intermodal box arrives at a port in the U.S. in this 2017 handout photo obtained by Reuters November 1, 2017. XPOLogistics/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

SEATTLE: XPO Logistics Inc unveiled software on April 11 that allows merchants to track truck and rail cargo in real-time nationwide, technology the third-largest publicly traded US logistics firm hopes will help reduce bottlenecks at its warehouses.

The XPO Connect software, first reported by Reuters, is part of a digital renaissance underway in the old-school trucking industry. New technologies have effectively turned semi trucks into locator beacons for shippers who want up-the-minute intelligence on their freight.