This new development will aid in the digitization of the entire freight industry
The National Motor Freight Traffic Association Inc. (NMFTA)™ announced today that it has assumed management of the Scheduling Standards Consortium (SSC). SSC will now be part of NMFTA’s Digital Standards Development Council (DSDC)™—an industry-led initiative that includes both the Digital Less-than-Truckload (LTL) Council and the Digital Full Truckload (FTL) Council.
This new development will support NMFTA’s efforts to create standards that improve communication between carriers, shippers, technology providers, and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) by creating and sharing application programming interfaces (APIs) for a fully digital logistics process.
“NMFTA chose to move forward with this strategic and very intentional obtainment for a more streamlined and logistics-focused process that provides secure and dependable results,” said Debbie Sparks, executive director for NMFTA. “The current SSC members are enthusiastic about this strategy and champions our effort to ensure digital standards are developed.”
NMFTA’s digital efforts have mainly been recognized in the LTL space. In October of 2022, the association launched a first-of-its-kind electronic bill of lading (eBOL) standard, adopted by many LTL shipping companies. Partnering with the SSC is a key opportunity to boost the association’s digitization efforts, engage industry leaders, and share knowledge that improves ease of use and visibility across the supply chain.
The SSC was formed in 2022 to help simplify the integration of systems across the fragmented ecosystem between shippers, carriers, and 3PLs to create a more efficient appointment scheduling process.
“The SSC was founded to create efficiency for everyone in the logistics industry,” said Stuart Scott, chairman of the Digital FTL Council and executive vice president and chief information officer for J.B. Hunt. “Given NMFTA’s expertise and history in standards development, it was an easy choice to seamlessly transition. J.B. Hunt and several other SSC council members are joining the Digital FTL Council to further our partnership and bring more digital standards to the logistics industry.”
To learn more about this new partnership and NMFTA’s mission, advocacy, services, resources, and industry conferences, visit www.nmfta.org.
About NMFTA
Since 1956, the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA)™ has represented the interests of the less-than-truckload (LTL) motor carrier industry. The NMFTA publishes the National Motor Freight Classification (NMFC®), manages its digital counterpart, ClassIT+™, assigns Standard Carrier Alpha Code® (SCAC®) and Standard Point Location Code (SPLC®), develops digital standards for the LTL industry, and safeguards those digital standards through cybersecurity research, dissemination of studies, and education. Membership in NMFTA is available to all for-hire interstate and intrastate motor carriers. For more information, visit www.nmfta.org.
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