XPO Logistics’ virtual reality program is designed to promote effective loading procedures at LTL docks, the company says.

Benjamin Hartford joins Marie Colbert and Derek Nelson to fill out Mastery’s top executive ranks.

XPO gets most of K + N’s U.K. contract logistics business.

Parcel-delivery surcharges are to be front and center in conversations next year.

FedEx will mark its 50th year by harnessing IT for pitched battles with Amazon and UPS.

FedEx Corp.had announced acquisition of e-commerce platform ShopRunner earlier this month.

Feeding America’s supply chain chief discusses a year like no other and how the group pivoted to get food to needy Americans.

Lawmakers agree to convert $10 billion loan to a grant.

UPS cuts parcel-induction levies much deeper than FedEx, starting mid-January.

CSCMP will host next year’s global event in Atlanta in mid-September.

B2B orders can be fulfilled on one site rather than switching to a logistics provider’s platform, Freightos says.

FedEx shares get hammered despite record performance at Express and LTL units. The focus is on lagging margins at FedEx Ground.

Shares take a hard hit in after-hours trade despite blowout fiscal second-quarter results across the board.

Storms, Warp Speed and COVID put retailers and consumers in an anxious holiday mood.

FedEx to cut prices from holiday levels on three surcharges.

The chief customer officer looks to be the bridge between logistics departments and C-suites.

COVID vaccines take priority, straining already ultra-tight delivery capacity.

FedEx, UPS, AIT to get their delivery marching orders.

Whiz-bang systems and equipment will be glimpsed from afar this time around.

Black Friday-CyberWeek performance of mid- to high-70% range for FedEx and UPS was way off from 2019 levels, Convey data shows.

Local deliveries are now available in 2,400 U.S. markets, the unit says.

Shares hit record close as UBS markedly boosts EPS for fiscal 2021 second quarter and raises 12-month price target to $380 from $320.

Increase in reverse logistics demand spawned by the continued growth of e-commerce activity.

How long will Brad Jacobs stay on after split and spinoff of logistics business?

Domestic and international delivery rates rise 5.9%; the rate on returns shipments rises 4.9%.

Firm to create two independent companies with each trading on the NYSE.

Expansion includes an 855,000-square-foot fulfillment center in North Las Vegas.

FedEx goes beyond partnerships to swallow e-commerce platform provider.

Walmart ends the minimum order requirement for shipping benefits on Friday.

Experts warn of parcel backlog at U.S. entry points should CBP refuse entry to shipments.

The improvements bring time-in-transit performance into parity with rival FedEx.

A detailed analysis shows UPS plans to push higher costs and fees on e-commerce users next year.

It’s the largest improvement program at the airport since the 1990s.

The room is part of a $650,000 upgrade of the unit’s San Juan complex.

Holiday orders will be spread evenly throughout cycle, CEO says.

Trucks will haul goods to and from LA air gateway and service centers.

Expedited shipping rates rise 1.2% to 3.5%; other rates rise more.

Pricing and delivery bundle will be tough for traditional pharmacies to match, consultant says.

EPS reported above analysts’ consensus.

Pop-up DCs expected to handle 30% of Walmart’s U.S. peak-season volumes.

Package revenue surpasses first-class mail revenue for first full-year period in history.

“Key by Amazon” is now available in 4,000 U.S. cities; the company has added in-garage grocery deliveries.

Annual outlook forecasts an extension of decade-long bull-market.

Big Brown’s culture gets a shake-up as it eases policies on employee appearance.

Gains come as the shipping giant braces for peak-season impact.

Developer’s scale designed to make life easier, less expensive for warehouse customers.

Initiative designed to leverage USPS’ network to provide peak-season relief for desperate parcel shippers.

XPO is `very comfortable with where we are’ heading into 2021, Jacobs says.

Business “rebounded dramatically” in the quarter, Jacobs says.

Manders predicts more volatility in 2021 as businesses struggle for capacity assurance amid unprecedented inventory restocking efforts.

Grant Langston, ex-CEO of online dating site eHarmony, finds his skill set melds with on-demand warehousing.

Start small and simple, VC experts say.

Focus will be to strengthen Coupa’s clients supply chain spend, Llamasoft executive says.

GPA looks to receive board OK next month for initiative.

Olsavsky says transport spending is in a multiyear ramp-up as the company posts solid third-quarter results.

Higher U.S. operating costs take center stage in discussion of company’s outlook.

Revenue climbs to more than $21 billion, a near 16% gain.

Biden victory may seriously jump-start transport-funding negotiations, group says.

A former Ingram Micro executive to run the $3.2 billion enterprise logistics and brokerage firm.

Seven questions for TrophySmack’s Matt Walsh about having a diversified fulfillment strategy.

Valuations are high and going higher heading into 2021, experts say at Armstrong conference.

Larkin of Clarendon sees record year ahead if things break right.

Push to capture small-business share of the B2B e-commerce market continues for Chinese giant.

Anxious shippers look to regionals after being kicked to the curb by the big boys.

Rail reform law faces backlash from pro-regulation forces; tragic mistake to reverse course, former DOT secretary says.

A UPS expansion will create nearly 600 jobs and add $1.4 billion to North Carolina’s economy over 12 years.

Second such US facility follows July pop-up launch in Maryland.

A different future for The Apple Store?

In extreme scenario, annual volumes could hit 316 billion by 2026.

Shippers to be hit with $40 billion in worldwide peak surcharges, firm says.

Large-format home deliveries to become most critical part of supply chain, Nick Hobbs says during FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit.

Shipping, logistics giant expects very strong peak season.

Peco’s business is seen benefiting from e-grocery growth.

The dawn of a new type of peak season is fast approaching, courtesy of Amazon.

Talk of a European supply chain unit sale may put XPO’s Jacobs at fork in the road.

Company redrawing the peak landscape, and is expected to dominate it, Convey says.

News could restart the spin-off process for all four business units.

The decision comes after a customer chose another vendor.

Retailers would be crushed by soaring parcel prices, consumers would face hefty hikes,Charles River report says.

Higher costs could cut deep this holiday.

The logistics warehouse of the future will be heavily automated, purpose-built for e-commerce and ready for tenants to “plug in” and go live almost immediately, a top executive for distribution […]

JLL projects an additional 1 billion square feet in logistics property demand by 2025. That may be way too low.

Company will disclose additional pricing information by mid-October.

Ignore heavy-goods returns at your own peril, experts warn retailers.

Mebane City Council nod just one step in the process, UPS said.

XPO’s Jacobs said facilities will be two of the most highly automated ever built.

Company takes action to maintain service levels to existing customers.

The peak will be “bigger, faster, will come quicker and stay longer,” said Greg Ritter, chief customer officer of transport and logistics giant XPO Logistics Inc.

Lockers available in all 1,700 stores by March.

Werner’s Leathers said some customers struggling to get product in time for peak.

Elion controls more than 3 million square feet of urban land.

FedEx Direct’s Standard and Premium services now serve 90% of US.

About 450 to open by year-end, consultancy says.

The unprecedented supply and demand shocks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to a focus on resilience, the development of regional supply chains, and the absorption of more buffer […]

EPS numbers nearly double analysts’ median estimates.

Shares soar after hours.

Walmart pushes suppliers, carriers to get their inbound delivery act together.

Accessorial charges also to climb on dozens of services.

Company to open 100 buildings this month as demand spikes.

Suppliers face noncompliance fines of 3% of cost of goods.