In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, cyberattacks on Forward Air and Central Freight Lines are causing supply chain issues. Plus, FedEx and UPS receive kudos for their performance transporting the COVID vaccines.
Amazon to build three facilities, create 1,500 jobs in San Antonio
Amazon handles two-thirds of its deliveries in-house as of late 2020 — a rapid departure from the mostly outsourced model the company relied on just a few years ago.
The rise of e-commerce demands additional fulfillment space. Here’s a look at the current scope of Amazon’s reign.
Amazon’s new fulfillment centers in Guadalajara and Monterrey represent a $100 million logistics investment.
Increased e-commerce sales are driving the need for additional industrial warehouse space for retailers and shipping companies.
Amazon is pushing the envelope on fast delivery, increasingly replacing long-haul trucking with air transport. A new report shows how the retail giant is expanding its Air wing to do that.
Amazon cargo planes will make daily deliveries to and from the company’s newest airport in Lakeland, Florida.
Amazon will offer a minimum starting wage of $15 per hour in El Paso
Amazon’s Pflugerville fulfillment center will be located off State Highway 130, a rapidly expanding business corridor in central Texas.
Amazon will open the 825,000-square-foot facility in 2021, expanding its footprint in the Arkansas market.
The “Amazon Effect” continues, moving in multiple directions at the same time. Here are six ways Amazon’s fast delivery is changing shipping.
Brian Aoaeh writes about workplace injuries and workplace safety in the ecommerce age…
Company about to move the delivery cheese again.
Wagers’ position goes, and so does he.
General Motors plans to go all-electric in the future but does not expect profits until early next decade; Amazon is all set to move into the last-mile delivery segment; Tesla and Mercedes-Benz might collaborate over electric van development.
New center to employ 850 full-timers
The shipping network buildout continues.
Ultimately, the winner of the e-commerce battle, whether groceries or the greater retail one, will come down to which company better understands human behavior.
Amazon spent $21.7 billion in shipping last year – a number which could be reduced if the company took control of its supply chain instead of partnering with 3PLs.
