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FedEx preaches patience and looking beyond FY2020’s results. It will be a tough sell.

Good Day, On July 5, 1995 Jeff Bezos left his job at a hedge fund in New York, drove across the country and launched an online book selling business from […]

Amazon is having trouble with late deliveries; OPEC cuts production due to weakening demand growth; Vietnam might face increased tariffs on its U.S. exports.

The growth of ecommerce is putting excessive pressure on transport networks, and cities need to look at better utilizing and charging for curbside parking and time spent delivering goods.

While shoppers are flocking to e-commerce sites, that is not the case for grocery shoppers, who remain more interested in seeing and feeling their produce before buying.

In March and April, Amazon handled 45 percent of its own packages.

This week we’re coming at you with one action-packed episode. We talk Oregon Climate Bill drama and the multibillion-dollar cost to airlines of the Iran/U.S. conflict, as well as Uber, […]

You may have to become a super-shipper of choice. Don’t underestimate Walmart

The FreightWaves Intel Group surveyed over 800 carriers, shippers and brokers about the entry of Amazon into online freight brokerage. Read about the survey’s results and what respondents think Amazon will do to their businesses.

Will UPS take a harder pricing line on Amazon now that FedEx is gone from the air express picture?

Canadian-based firm rolls out Amazon-like hubs to handle shipments for merchants using its e-commerce platform.

The FreightWaves Freight Intel Group is producing research culled from FreightWaves SONAR and other sources. Read about its first several research papers and how to learn more.

Amazon to add 15 B737800 freighters through lease with GE’s Aircraft leasing unit

Plus: Amazon-Whole Foods two year anniversary; Japan to build five bullet trains in India; Elaine Chao sells stock in highway company.

On the Backhaul weekend edition of what the truck we’re talking Target’s $9.99 same-day shipping, more…

Target looks to find a way into a delivery niche with the launch of same day deliveries

Final-mile providers face surging headaches to go with surging demand for large-format shipments

Incentive to get safety advocates, Congress on board

Walmart has exported its on-time, in-full requirement on the international marketplace. The results are improving but there is a lot of work to do.

It’s the headhaul edition of WTT?!? and this week we’re talking Amazon, FedEx, Walmart, Oil, blockchain

Market expert Cathy Roberson looks at the airlines’ and air cargo carriers’ need for pilots today and for the forthcoming future. Many factors are contributing to this ongoing need; ecommerce is a major factor.

FedEx and Amazon part ways on US air services with both probably the better off for it

FedEx Express terminates its domestic air delivery business with Amazon to focus on broader e-commerce market

Today on FreightWaves NOW, we are talking tech with two tech nerds. Ken Smith talks dirty data, and what it takes to clean it up. Lincoln Duff talks about Amazon’s […]

Landstar announced that it may not be able to meet the low-end of its guidance range as truckload spot market fundamentals remain weak.

Amazon rolls out new hybrid drone design with independent sensors for enhanced safety

Uber and Lyft want to soak up mass transit business but at whose peril? USPS is painting itself into a corner as it loses last-mile business of its key customers

Plus: Port of Everett lands new tenant; biodiesel trumps other clean fuels in California and Europe gets a luxury CBD e-commerce site

FedEx says it will launch year-round Sunday deliveries next January, and will siphon off all of its business tendered to the US Postal Service

Mothership uses historical driver data and machine learning to “intelligently dispatch” trucks working the last mile freight market.

A report indicates that the EU is slow to adopt alternate truck fuels. Indian logistics startups are flourishing. Chinese logistics firms that help Chinese businesses relocate are winners in the US-China trade war.

Shareholders voted against climate change proposals backed by the e-retailer’s own employees.

Market expert Cathy Roberson looks at how Amazon is using partners in both the U.S. and Europe to expand its operations in both regions.

GM looks to expand its in-car delivery program to other carriers and retailers besides its relationship with Amazon

Request follows FAA approval for Google drones in Virginia.

Amazon.com has inked a 20-year, $100 million deal to build an air cargo complex in Lakeland, Fla. near the center of the state.

US Supreme Court denies petition by UPS to review US Postal Service’s accounting cost structure

Amazon.com is the lead partner in a $575 million Series G funding round for UK food delivery firm Deliver

Plus: Logistics execs and blockchain; Lilium air takes off; redesigning cities for scooters.

China has developed a new lithium mining process that is significantly cost effective; Lyft and Uber shares slide in the stock market; Amazon encourages employees to quit and start their delivery services.

Amazon.com breaks ground on its air hub in Cincinnati suburb of Hebron, Ky

Amazon has broken ground on its Kentucky air hub, which will bring 2,000 jobs and up to 100 planes to the area.

Walmart launches one-day delivery in Phoenix and Las Vegas two weeks after Amazon announces its plans to start the service

The Plug and Play tech center is opening a new supply chain and logistics accelerator program in Bentonville, Arkansas, the center announced on May 14. The program will bring startups […]

Good day, Truck makers have been insisting that medium-duty truck owners are starting to look for the same type of data analytics and remote diagnostic capabilities that long-haul operators have […]

A credits markets reporter writes about the waning value of the motor fuels tax screen. A logistics company starts-up in Myanmar. And the supposedly available US labor pool is not as available as one might think

Market expert Brian Aoaeh writes about the impact of market disruption on the freight brokerage sector. Learn how Amazon, artificial intelligence, machine learning and other disruptors will change the business…

Plus: SoftBank’s wager, the ownership economy and ride-sharing in Uganda

Too much to talk about with too little time. Several key industry topics were bantered about by some of the best thought leaders in the industry on the final day […]

Freighter aircraft deployments and additional business handled for the U.S. Department of Defense helped raise first quarter earnings and revenue by double-digits for cargo aircraft leasing company Air Transport Services […]

Amazon’s explosive growth and e-commerce domination, which has contributed to its expansive transportation and logistics footprint around the globe, is the subject of a second book by Brad Stone.

Transparency19 kicked off on the morning of May 6 with an overview of the tech disruption taking place in the freight industry, a call for companies to move beyond sector […]

France is banning electric scooters from riding on the pavement; U.S. oil rig count has fell since the end of 2018; self-driving vehicle companies are pushing towards favorable government regulations for commercial deployment.

Company behind rivals in its pricing position, Jacobs says

Best-selling author Brad Stone (The Everything Store) will tell more about the history and future of an amazing corporate success story – Amazon – at Transparency19. Get your tickets now for this must-attend event.

Tesla to raise $2 billion for increasing cash flow; Amazon has launched in Arabic in the Middle East; oil prices to remain high through the year.

Good execution has CEO Jacobs in ebullient mood.

Apps collaborate to deliver to Ford cars.

C.H. Robinson officials said their business model and technology has allowed the company to adapt through multiple cycles.

Atlas Air held a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2019 results. There were several questions of interest asked on the call.

Plus: WalMart opens transportation office; farewell to the Smart car.

Last local ratifies rider, paving way for contract implementation.

A few years ago the idea of using drones for last-mile delivery were just an idea. But the idea is becoming a reality in China, Indonesia and now the USA. Read Market Expert Cathy Roberson’s views on the use of drones for last-mile delivery.

Smiley declares war…again.

No stakeholder will be spared the consequences of the move.

Amazon could build a zero-margin equivalent of C.H. Robinson inside the ‘shipping costs’ line on its P&L without anyone noticing.

Amazon could build a zero-margin equivalent of C.H. Robinson inside the ‘shipping costs’ line on its P&L without anyone noticing.

Company about to move the delivery cheese again.

Centers set for redesign for different inventory.

Company was solid parcel player in the Northeast for decades.

Garage becomes another 21st century delivery node.

In his first FreightWaves article, market expert Brian Aoaeh writes about logistics network optimization. He explains how new technology, venture capital money and changing market conditions have converged to open up new opportunities across the global supply chain.

Amazon.com, Inc.’s volumes are so immense that the company has pitched tents to support its deliveries.

Amazon bowing out of China; U.S. doubles oil exports in 2018; electric scooters bite into dockless bike sharing market.

Only one more local needs to ratify for national contract to take effect.

Amazon’s outsize presence in Seattle has yet to translate into a new wave of start-ups but that is expected to change as the tech giant’s relationship with the city enters a new phase and the region’s venture capital ecosystem matures.

Company expects to pass on lower costs to shippers.

Isuzu with partners Supreme and Delivery Concepts have introduced a truck body designed for craft brewers, complete with taps. Plus, ports seek alternative fuels, concerns over fracking, and Walmart pressures suppliers.

Washington Auto Show policy discussion reveals states moving on electric and automated vehicles as feds struggle to keep up.

The last mile has become first priority.

The industry’s hottest conference will only get hotter.

The final-mile’s future lies with heavy goods

Move seen as another effort to position Amazon as competition to incumbents.

Walmart has introduced Voice Order, that allows people to add items to their Walmart online cart by giving voice commands through any Google Assistant enabled device.

Auto sales are declining, but the National Automobile Dealers Association still expects strong sales for 2019, plus the one area where Amazon is losing and opposition to Canada’s carbon tax grows.

Big Apple’s traffic is rotten to the core thanks to rise of on-demand economy; congestion pricing may be cure, but uncertainties abound.

Amazon to diversify from Boeing 767 flying.

Volkswagen partners with Amazon Web Services, to streamline data coming from its different manufacturing and logistics processes, and create actionable information to improve production flexibility and increase vehicle quality.

Will merchants turn their international supply chain data over to Amazon?

The U.S. may move ahead with its plan to withdraw from an international rate setting forum if a compromise allowing countries to self declare rates falls through.

Expansion follows launch of similar service for consumers.

Wagers’ position goes, and so does he.

Amazon one of the companies covered under departing FedEx executives’ non-compete clauses.

Tesla’s V3 Supercharging station discharges 250 kW; Italy’s olive-oil industry is facing an agrarian crisis; Americans are abandoning public transit; French port of Marseille-Fos has joined a blockchain pilot program.

Implementation is delayed until all locals ratify supplements and riders.

NTSB will look at the potential for hazmats such as lithium-ion batteries as a contributing factor in last week’s Atlas Air crash.

The credit metrics for XPO have weakened but are still good enough for a BB rating.

Nah, the roads don’t need the money!