Prestigious list honoring the logistics industry’s most innovative companies includes GXO for a second consecutive year
GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, announced today that it has been named by FreightWaves as one of the FreightTech 100 for the second consecutive year. Freightwaves, the industry-leading provider of news, data and analytics for the logistics markets, created the FreightTech 100 to spotlight the most innovative companies in the industry.
“As a company dedicated to helping customers optimize their warehouse fulfillment operations through innovation, GXO is honored to receive this recognition from FreightWaves,” said Sandeep Sakharkar, Chief Information Officer, GXO. “We’re heading into the peak season, which means our customers are increasingly looking for solutions to their biggest logistics challenges and to deliver an amazing customer experience. That’s why we’re leading our industry in investing in, developing and deploying innovative automation and software that helps customers manage demand throughout the year so that they can grow efficiently.”
Automation and technology are key differentiators for GXO. In 2021, the Fortune 500 company increased its use of collaborative robots worldwide by 200% and it is continuing to deploy thousands more robots in 2022. In the second quarter this year, 60% of the contracts GXO signed were highly automated, further accelerating its position as a leader in technology and automated warehousing.
FreightWaves is 's werelds toonaangevende supply chain intelligence-platform, dat wordt gebruikt door meer dan 1 miljoen professionals en meer dan 500 wereldwijde ondernemingen om weloverwogen beslissingen te nemen over hun huidige en toekomstige supply chain-activiteiten. Een onafhankelijk panel van juryleden selecteert 100 bedrijven uit honderden genomineerden om de jaarlijkse FreightTech 100 samen te stellen.
Over GXO Logistics
GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO) is 's werelds grootste pure-play leverancier van contractlogistiek en profiteert van de snelle groei van e-commerce, automatisering en outsourcing. GXO streeft ernaar een gevarieerde werkplek van wereldklasse te bieden voor ongeveer 120.000 teamleden in meer dan 900 vestigingen met een totale oppervlakte van ongeveer 200 miljoen vierkante meter. Het bedrijf werkt samen met 's werelds toonaangevende blue-chip bedrijven om complexe logistieke uitdagingen op te lossen met technologisch geavanceerde supply chain en e-commerce oplossingen, op schaal en met snelheid. Het hoofdkantoor van GXO is gevestigd in Greenwich, Connecticut, VS. Bezoek GXO.com voor meer informatie en neem contact op met GXO op LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram en YouTube.