The staffing will be weighted toward the fulfillment and delivery centers, Amazon says.

The company says it will continue to work with shareholders as it evaluates future compensation plans.

AskWaves: Forget the base rate. Shippers need to worry more about the impact of accessorials.

The facility will be located about 8 miles from the Georgia Ports Authority’s Garden City Terminal.

Kenco opens a facility in Perris, California, while Lineage acquires Spanish firm Frinvarra.

The across-the-board gains exceeded expectations and reflect increasing end-market strength, Trimble CEO says.

The German company posts record first-quarter profits and substantially raises full-year earnings and cash flow targets.

About 37% of 1,005 respondents said they will ship their gifts this year, the first-ever UPS Mother’s Day survey finds.

The first-ever deal with Apple is part of $4 billion in logistics contracts for XPO since the year began.

Truckload shippers are accepting double-digit rate hikes in 2021 and further increases in 2022, Deutsche Bank’s lead transport analyst says.

Company boosts its full-year EBITDA range, and discloses 11-year, $1.8 billion logistics contract with unidentified customer.

A big revenue gain in global e-commerce is the high point of the quarter.

Keynoting the DroneWaves Summit, Parimal Kopardekar said that safe and efficient drone integration depends on telling users where not to go.

Pennsylvania’s move to scrap fuel taxes could change how states generate revenue to pay for road projects.

Olsavsky says the one-day delivery service needs to get on top of burgeoning demand and warehouse space shortages.

Shipping costs rise 57% to $17.1 billion.

The move comes as the company reports terrific first-quarter results and its shares soar.

Revenue jumps by double digits across the board; pension gains account for about half of EPS increase.

Anheuser-Busch brings competitors together to seek solutions.

J.B. Hunt exec says at Net-Zero Carbon Summit that intermodal ‘needs to be on everybody’s mind’

Warehouse violence is an outlier that no one talks about. But it’s always a present danger.

Jacobs says 10% U.S. GDP growth is not out of the question in 2021.

The author of “Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America” talks about Amazon’s push for complete dominance and what it may mean for all of us.

Amazon took a page from FedEx’s anti-union playbook, and the message of union irrelevance hit home with the warehouse workers.

Report by University of Tennessee cautions that a business case must be firmly laid out before blockchain initiatives are launched.

The acquisition provides MercuryGate with ready-made last-mile logistics exposure, Blough says.

The freight brokerage entrepreneur says Roadrunner can right the ship by keeping things simple.

The company restores guarantees on domestic next-day air deliveries and U.S. air imports and exports.(Photo: Flickr/Tomás Del Coro CC BY-SA 2.0)

The company restores money-back guarantee on next-day air products and much of its international express portfolio.

The growing number of warehouse workers could be fertile ground for unions’ organizing efforts. But the needle hasn’t moved much.

Starting April 5, the company will resume refunds for late or missed next-day air deliveries.

CIO named for soon-to-be-spun-off company

The New York City last-mile fleet will have 40 electric vehicles, with the Los Angeles region adding 50 more, IKEA said.

FedEx stays mum on how it will aid its ground delivery contractors to transition to all-electric vehicles.

Strong e-commerce demand, tight supply and higher construction materials costs are a challenging brew for occupiers, CBRE says.

Parcel initiatives are expected to bring in $24 billion in new net revenue by 2020, the agency said in releasing its 10-year reorganization plan.

Carol Tomé has blown through UPS like a whirlwind. Will there be long-term blowback?

FedEx and UPS have invested billions of dollars to replicate the favorable characteristics of B2B traffic for B2C. The long battle seems to be turning in their favor.

The company moves to broaden its footprint and introduce services as it posts stellar fiscal 2021 third-quarter results.

Smith sees no let-up in the demand for the company’s services.

The CBP’s final rule is seen as aiding the U.S. Postal Service in weighing which shipments fail to comply with a data preclearance directive.

The fragmented industrial service facilities segment could become the apple of the eyes of big-money investors.

UPS needs to step up its weekend game if it plans to overcome FedEx’s advantage in e-commerce transit times, a former UPS executive says.

FedEx rebrands the service FedEx Ground Economy to reflect full control of last-mile deliveries.

Keynoting an Evolve summit session, Dan Pickering and Scott Gale call for traditional, transitional energy players to meet in the middle.

The German logistics giant forecasts more than $7 billion in operating profit as far out as 2023.

The World Wildlife Fund’s Farmers Post concept would connect farmers with consumers through the Postal Service’s delivery network.

Perks, not just higher wages, may be the price for retaining qualified and high-demand warehouse labor.

The company sets ambitious fleet electrification goals and establishes a center at Yale University to research climate-capture techniques.

The asset-light warehouse startup will use the capital to expand its network, co-founder says.

The company’s 2020 sales gains were higher than in the past 11 years combined.

Former President Richard Kuehn plans to stay on as an adviser for a period of time.

Revolution Acceleration Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company, combines with Berkshire Grey to tap into the red-hot industrial robotics market.

Lower battery prices and extraordinary technological innovation will change the driving relationship forever, Ken Washington says during FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.

The store’s opening is part of DHL unit’s focus on contactless transactions, social distancing, it says.

Naeem Zafar, co-founder and CEO of TeleSense, discusses ways to leverage data so the agriculture supply chain can make every grain harvest count.

The e-commerce shipping platform said it is now valued at nearly half a billion dollars.

Seegrid Corp.’s Vice President for Product Jeff Christensen examines the outlook for automated warehouses as demand for fulfillment capabilities outstrips the supply of manual labor.

Greater Philadelphia’s near-invisible vacancy rates paced the logistics real estate market’s 2020 gains.

Walmart shares drop hard as investors focus on lower-than-expected fiscal year 2021 fourth-quarter results and uninspiring FY 22 guidance.

The warehouse robot maker sees strong growth as more businesses automate their fulfillment operations.

The rate increases could generate needed revenue and profits, but they may narrow the price-service gap between the Postal Service and its rivals.

CEO Alain Bedard said renting out terminal space is a way to buoy TFI’s real estate portfolio.

XPO Logistics sees strong momentum coming off an excellent fourth quarter.

Brokerage steals the spotlight at XPO amid a record revenue performance and strong 2021 earnings guidance.

FedEx makes a multiyear commitment to help colleges offset the COVID-19 economic impact.

The agency’s revamp will likely include cost reductions, price increases and efforts to streamline what many consider a bloated organization.

A top FedEx reverse logistics expert says the online returns tsunami has just begun.

Amazon reportedly will nurture hundreds of startup trucking companies to haul its goods.

The trucking and logistics company gained from strong demand and tight supply.

The startup will use proceeds to more than double its staff as it prepares for growth in the industrial warehousing sector.

Amazon CEO steps away after going where no retailer had gone before.

The deal benefits TFI’s freight-centric culture and allows UPS to shed a noncore asset, Tomé says.

Amazon announces a leadership shift as it crushes fourth-quarter 2020 estimates and reports $125 billion in revenue.

Scott Ruffin’s company is poised to exploit weaknesses in legacy delivery networks to take B2C share.

UPS reports all-time annual records for revenue and earnings per share.

The U.S. Postal Service is exploring the potential of bringing in commercial operators to handle outbound traffic.

Ryder will provide three hours of paid time off for each of the two COVID-19 vaccinations.

UPS lost its 16-year battle to succeed in LTL. Now it’s TFI’s turn.

Maier is succeeded by FedEx Freight head John Smith; Lance Moll will replace Smith at the LTL unit.

UPS’ sale of UPS Freight to Canadian firm TFI International will end the company’s not-very-happy venture into LTL.

Walmart’s U.S. e-commerce chief, Marc Lore, departs with the company well positioned, but with a mixed bag of results.

CSCMP President and CEO Rick D. Blasgen will step down March 5 after more than 15 years at the helm.

FedEx Express unveils its dual-hub strategy in Europe and says redundancies will result in significant attrition.

Cortera report shows surge in business spending as the year drew to a close.

Pitney Bowes’ Jason Dies said SMBs need not be sitting ducks for higher parcel-shipping expenses.

The position is seen as a nod to the growing complexity of Prologis’ business.

The levy will apply to customers tendering 30,000 weekly parcels from Jan. 4 to Jan. 31.

The December rates subindex jumped 13% year-over-year, setting the stage for big rate hikes in 2021, according to Cass data.

Deutsche Post DHL’s Express and E-Commerce units report strong numbers.

The partnership will help “transform” the food supply chain with better, faster data, Lineage says.

ShipMatrix reports a solid performance by carriers, while a Convey survey shows that U.S. consumers were tolerant of shipping issues.

Cawston, Chowdhury are tapped for top positions at the new company.

The Postal Service’s Priority Mail Cubic may be the best value in parcel shipping, for those who qualify for it.

The Seattle-based e-tailer currently operates 10 sites in Detroit that support customer fulfillment and delivery operations.

The marriage of consultancies underscores parcel delivery’s growing appeal.

The deal with NorthPoint, believed to be valued at $160 million, ends US Steel’s 67-year ownership of the complex.

The Geotab reseller segment will be the initial target for VideoProtects transport technology, which J. J. Keller has acquired.

Traffic is expected to spike 23% compared to the highest-volume period in last year’s peak.

Ridgemont becomes Seko’s majority investor by buying Greenbriar Equity’s stake. Greenbriar retains a minority position.