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“Optym HaulPlan has enabled us to plan more efficiently and make adjustments to lanes quicker,” said Estes President and COO Webb Estes.
Freight booking platform Freightos is working to reduce its cash burn as it continues to grow and add new products.
The Minneapolis City Council approved an ordinance this week sharply increasing compensation for Uber and Lyft drivers, but the mayor’s signature is needed for it to become law.
Smaller airports without big-city crowds offer many advantages to all-cargo airlines and shippers, which are taking more business to those locations.
Moves similar to blackjack tactics describe how cash-poor transportation startups are grasping for new capital.
Sun Country Airlines had a strong quarter for cargo thanks to growth in its Amazon business.
Kodif’s founding team showcases experience, resulting in the development of a technical product that empowers even those lacking technical proficiency to effectively utilize it.
A new service by the U.K.’s Royal Mail is slated to become the country’s first permanent drone delivery operation.
“The discussion of reducing the de minimis back to the $200 threshold could impact e-commerce retailers with high-value products by increasing costs,” said BoxC Logistics co-founder Chad Schofield.
Same-day or next-day Prime deliveries are four times greater than in 2019, Amazon’s Herrington says.
The express division of DHL Group plans to build a large maintenance facility at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, part of a huge investment in the company’s U.S. air network.
Hawaiian Airlines is starting an in-house cargo airline that will fly dedicated routes for Amazon Air starting this fall.
Merchants can use FlowspaceAI for Freight, particularly its Network Optimization tool, to support a range of services, enhancing fulfillment operations and providing valuable insights for marketing and sales strategies.
Logistics real estate operator Link Logistics upgrades its portfolio in the second quarter, booking a 52% increase in leasing spreads.
Ontario International Airport has approved a large cargo development for DHL Express to support express delivery on the West Coast.
Fluid Truck Renew helps commercial fleets lease out parked equipment and offers a simple way for new fleets to enter the market.
Lowe’s expanded same-day delivery service leverages OneRail’s OmniPoint platform and network of 12 million drivers.
Union pilots at UPS are ready to show solidarity with Teamsters workers if there is a strike, which would ground UPS Airlines.
Amazon is dialing back flights for its European cargo airline. The third party operating those flights has let go nearly 30 pilots.
Autonomous mobile robots can help combat the warehouse worker shortage, experts say.
Amazon’s private airline that outsources cargo flying to third parties has ended its partnership with Silver Airways, a small regional carrier that operated five small ATR72-500 turboprop planes on small […]
The Swiss company’s precision dropping system autonomously releases cargo from a few feet in the air when the drone has reached its destination.
California’s Supreme Court will review a lower court and appellate court decision to settle the question of Prop 22’s constitutionality.
Speedcargo seeks out hidden cargo space among airfreight providers.
Supply chain-focused startups Cart.com, Nuvocargo and CargoBot recently secured a combined $102 million in venture capital.
FreightWaves’ Innovation Alley at the Future of Supply Chain event featured FreightTech demos from Ezlogz and Bridgestone Mobility Solutions/Azuga.
Grant Goodale, co-founder and chief experience officer of digital trucking network Convoy, announced this week he is stepping down from the startup.
FedEx is downsizing its fleet again during the next 12 months to match weak international and domestic package shipping demand, and save money.
PalletTrader is an online marketplace specifically designed for buying and selling pallets and pallets only. Since its launch in October, it has reached 1 million transactions and is rolling out an expanded service. But why is PalletTrader growing so fast and why do we need a marketplace just for pallets?
About $2.3 trillion was spent to keep the nation’s logistics system operating in 2022, according to the 34th State of Logistics Report.
The company plans to leverage RetailOps’ technical talent to accelerate product development and provide brands with omnichannel solutions.
Most consumers are interested in knowing more about eco-friendly delivery methods, a Descartes study finds.
The board of the FedEx pilots union has endorsed a contract agreement and sent it to members for an up-or-down vote.
Auctane’s acquisition of Return Rabbit aims to address siloed offerings in returns management.
GXO is starting its multiyear German expansion plan through the use of warehouse in Dormagen.
Jim Waters, Frayt’s vice president of marketing, said the company’s survey highlighted the growing need for last-mile services; 37% of respondents said 50% of their logistics operations fell into the last-mile category.
Digital-oriented freight forwarder Flexport has completed its acquisition of the logistics arm of Shopify Inc., one month after it announced its plans. The deal includes Deliverr, the tech-enabled shipping services […]
SMC³ has the only commercially available technology tool to consider carrier-specific costs, providing enhanced flexibility and agility through its Dynamic PriceBuilder™ tool.
FedEx flight reductions reflect a significant drop in parcel traffic, throwing a wrench into management’s earnings expectations in the just-completed fourth quarter.
Ameriflight says it is greenlighted to add the Matternet M2 to its fleet, allowing the first large-scale drone operation in the country.
FedEx has prevented a potential strike by its pilots by agreeing to a contract that still must be approved by members of the pilots union.
Last week, Dronamics completed the successful first flight of its flagship Black Swan aircraft, flown remotely by two commercial airline pilots, near Bulgaria’s Balchik Airport.
A tentative agreement reduces the size of parcels that could be handled by the Postal Service, the Teamsters union confirms.
FedEx Express is quadrupling throughput at one of its airport gateways in Australia.
On demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by NASA’s Mike Ewert and Nicole Pinotek; Mike Klemmer and Kevin Hill
Major aviation players are seeking FAA approval for remote pilots to fly aircraft where they can’t see them.
FreightWaves’ “State of Freight” webinar suggests there will be no surge in demand for freight capacity during 2023.
Southern Companies provides drayage services at seven Southeast ports.
Amazon’s drone delivery dream isn’t dead, but it may be time for the firm to reassess its strategy.
GXO plans to run a new facility for consumer giant Kellogg in Belgium.
DHL Supply Chain and GXO Logistics are laying off at least 185 workers in Texas as a result of losing customers.
Flexport has taken another step toward simplifying international freight transportation from manufacturing to e-commerce storefront.
FreightTech providers are examining disruptive global shipping modifications that would be detrimental without AI’s support.
DroneUp, the company powering drone delivery for the largest retailer in the world, has trimmed its head count.
DHL Air Austria will operate a mixed fleet of Boeing freighters in the fall and is seeking permission to fly new 767s to the U.S. so it has that option in the future.
AxleHire CEO Adam Bryant says the most significant impact on the carbon footprint will come from the ability to drive more efficient utilization and aggregation processes in last-mile delivery.
ChatGPT and other advanced AI tools are looking to find homes in supply chain software and in some cases already have.
The so-called Olson case over AB5 draws interest from well beyond California.
E-commerce funding platform 8fig has raised $140 million to help online sellers expand their profitability and market reach.
Integrated business planning solutions “enable an organization to respond to changing demand while managing product flow to ensure high customer service,” says ArchLynk CEO Sekhar Puli.
Supply chain employees are “checked out, challenged and choosing to ‘quiet quit,’” according to Gartner’s Caroline Chumakov.
Amazon air cargo partner ATSG has its eye on long-term growth, but investors with a shorter horizon are wary of big expenditures for cargo jets as shipping demand wanes.
Truck transportation jobs rose in April, defying the worst forecasts from the freight recession.
“Once shippers get up and running on GoodShip, they invite their carriers onto the platform. This creates a multiplayer experience where each party has access to modern analytics, creating a single source of truth,” says CEO Ryan Soskin.
Privately held logistics provider Flexport is acquiring the logistics assets of Shopify to provide complete order management and final-mile delivery services for customers.
Surge Transportation’s Omar Singh discusses the value of offering a robust system of partnerships and offerings outside of the core business model.
Canadian air cargo company Cargojet is searching under every rock for savings to maintain profit levels as shipping demand deteriorates.
Uber Freight, Convoy and J.B. Hunt formed the Scheduling Standards Consortium in December to standardize trade data and synthesize scheduling technology.
California-based Zipline just raised $330 million at a $4.2 billion valuation — greater than any U.S. drone company or any drone delivery company globally.
Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi and SF Airlines in China are helping each other expand globally by providing ground services for the other at their main freighter hubs.
Generative AI is capable of overhauling the day-to-day realities of the supply chain industry by automating human-intensive processes and creating a pathway for fast-paced innovation.
Sun Country is bucking the trend of express carriers flying fewer hours because of slow shipping volumes. Its Amazon fleet is busy as ever.
UPS is adjusting its air network to minimize wasteful flying while shipping volumes are weak.
Gol Airlines in Brazil will have five all-cargo aircraft in its fleet by next month operating in a dedicated service for a large online retailer.
Hawaiian Airlines faces more turbulent market conditions coming out of the pandemic than nearly any airline. On the bright side is a new charter contract with Amazon that will diversify the business.
Gary Chicago airport is building a massive apron for freighter aircraft that UPS will only partially occupy. Build it and others will come is how officials think about it.
TriumphPay and Highway join forces to create an exclusive algorithm that will combat double brokering.
FedEx is shrinking its network of pilot bases in an effort to cut costs. The move follows a recent decision to transfer a major maintenance facility at LAX airport to Indianapolis.
“The Premier Partner Program expands our carrier family to include an even higher level of qualification of carriers that can meet the needs of participating shippers,” said president George Abernathy.
WestJet can’t catch a break when it comes to starting its new cargo airline. Service began Thursday but could shut down in less than a month if pilots go on strike.
There is a lot more competition waiting to take a UPS parcel if workers go on strike, consultant Satish Jindel says.
As negotiations get underway between UPS and the Teamsters, here are key considerations for shippers navigating a period of uncertainty.
J.B. Hunt missed first-quarter expectations Monday as weak intermodal and trucking trends plagued the quarter.
ASL Aviation has several airlines that support express delivery companies and e-commerce retailers. It plans to serve them with drone delivery too.
“We are looking to empower these independent contractors and truly treat them as owners of their businesses,” Luke Denny, co-founder and CEO, told FreightWaves.
Arrival once had a $5.4 billion valuation. Its $524 million valuation in the electric van maker’s second SPAC is about 10% of that.
Striking Sysco drivers in Louisville, Kentucky, reached agreement on a contract, the first since the union was voted in last August.
FedEx said it aims to slash $700 million per year in costs through a massive overhaul of its air network, part of a larger corporate profitability initiative.
Ireland-based cargo group ASL Aviation is expanding to Australia with the acquisition of a FedEx contract carrier.
Walmart doubles down on omnichannel.
Shekar Natarajan moves on as logistics provider Quiet Platforms looks to improve on a disappointing outlook.
Newly tapped interim CEO Lance Rosenzweig is targeting a four-fold increase in Pitney Bowes’ share price in coming years.
Trimble’s U.S. strengths have been combined with Transporeon’s overseas presence through a $1.98 billion acquisition.
One analyst says there’s no reason for FedEx to be aggressive at this time. Another says the current pricing push is visible but it’s limited.
The XPO contract logistics spinoff GXO is expanding its shared warehousing solution globally, starting with the European market.
Pitney Bowes maintains it does not look to compete at scale with FedEx and UPS as alleged by Hestia Capital Partners.
Echo Global Logistics has held true to the same goal since its inception almost 20 years ago: Make transportation management simpler.
