Bright U.S. economic news came a little more than a month after economist Don Ratajczak spoke to attendees at SMC³’s Jump Start 2018 conference. The economic storyteller spent his time on stage taking stock of what has been happening around the world since his last update for SMC³ at Connections 2017. It all boiled down to one fact: There has been a significant increase in global economic activity.

At the Jump Start 2018 supply chain conference, Amazon’s Blair Anderson and former Department of Transportation head James Burnley discussed transportation politics. Burnley said the Trump administration is engaged in “the most serious administration-wide effort since Reagan.”

eShipping sees SMC³ as a trustworthy company that provides real-time shipment information and transactional LTL API connectivity to shippers, carriers, third-party logistics providers and other supply chain stakeholders.

During this three-day supply chain event filled with forward-thinking sessions, top-tier presenters and unrivaled networking opportunities, learn about the five can’t miss activities during Jump Start 2018.

The collaboration between an LTL shipper and their carriers has evolved overtime, which has led to strategic discussions around LTL pricing and the new technologies that are going to be most effective for their business needs.

The SMC³ Platform is the underlying LTL fuel for transportation management systems and the single integration point for all carrier rate, transit and service information.