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!
Will `Amazon Day’ be the answer to B2C stop density challenges?
For the second time in several weeks, Amazon has pulled out of a huge real estate deal many thought was a sure thing.
Plus: LA aims to tax Uber and Lyft; Best Buy’s 4Q gains electrify and pizza chains tap into food delivery
Bot has 100-lb capacity, 10 mph speed.
Crash scene one of `total devastation,’ witnesses say.
An Amazon Prime cargo jet operated by Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings crashed today near Trinity Bay near Anahuac, Texas, killing all three crewmembers, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
In partnership with Slync… sustainable supply chain initiatives depend on shared data, realtime collaboration, and advanced analytics.
Plus: Smart chickens, Cargill’s climate change maneuver.
Was this a battle of wills at the very top?
Ecommerce is revolutionizing the way supply chains work, with predictive analytics and warehouse optimization playing a huge role in keeping up with consumer expectations.
Walmart’s latest earnings report beat analysts expectations today, with e-commerce sales growing by 43 percent during the company’s fourth quarter.
A new initiative aims to make half of the company’s shipments net zero (emissions) by 2030.
It won’t make it here.
Jacobs now must manage through loss of $600 million of his largest customer’s business.
There were only ever two good reasons for Amazon to build a headquarters in greater New York City.
Electric vehicle startup Rivian announced a $700 million funding round led by Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today, February 15. The investment comes after the Michigan-based company unveiled its all-electric R1T pickup and R1S SUV last fall.
Share buybacks a better use of capital, Jacobs asserts.
While polls show that more than two-thirds of New Yorkers support the plan, politicians at the state and local level poisoned the relationship, the company suggested.
Thousands of retail stores to shutdown this year; Amazon’s Whole Foods increases grocery prices citing inflation; U.S. retail sales record worst drop since 2009.
The nation’s top electricity regulator gives exclusive insight into how the infrastructure behind electric trucks could fuel the coming transportation transformation.
A bipartisan deal on the table. Amazon and GM consider investing in electric pickup maker, Rivian. The volatility of spring markets. All this and more in today’s pickup.
Carrier succumbs to the harsh realities of present-day trucking.
Carrier succumbs to the harsh realities of present-day trucking.
Brie Carere of FedEx.
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) joined with capital venture firm Sequoia and T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ: TROW) to invest $530 million in self-driving vehicle startup Aurora Innovation according to Aurora’s press release on Medium.
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.
Last-mlle delivery robots have a Goldilocks problem – they must be large enough to contain the computing power but compact enough to traverse the sidewalk.
Shipping, orders continue to skyrocket.
New York City’s shared mobility transit for city officials; electric cars have trouble running during extreme cold; Amazon is hauling cargo in self-driving trucks.
The NLRB overruled an Obama-era litmus test defining independent contractors, giving trucking companies’ defense against unions a boost along the way.
Bringg is a delivery logistics startup that integrates with logistics players and also with brands, bringing them together on an open platform where they can leverage the network and serve their customers optimally.
Another competitive threat to the incumbents?
Philadelphia Fed manufacturing data shows strength in January.
Shipping trends of 2019 are requiring established freight carriers to evolve their operational models. UPS is developing more super-hubs to facilitate growth through handling more high margin shipments.
Originally planned as an outlet mall, lot to get new lease on life as industrial property
Will Amazon take more boxes at the expense of FedEx, UPS, USPS?
Manufacturing leads first-party logistics growth because of the sector’s long-established supply chains. Retail is the next-largest contributor to first-party logistics growth through the impact of e-commerce.
Prime offerings gained serious traction over holidays.
New center to employ 850 full-timers
Amazon to get warrants that could amount to nearly 40% of ATSG stock
Amazon Air presents a new challenge to legacy air freight carriers by announcing a new hub at Fort Worth Alliance airport.
Crude oil crashes; FedEx slashes profit forecasts; Musk unveils Boring Company’s first tunnel; container and petroleum exporters fight at Port of Houston; Fed expected to make a ‘dovish hike’ today.
FedEx Express hit by rapid decline in international economic activity.
Labor continues to rumble in warehousing sector; Autonomous truck demos one thing, but roadworthy vehicle is another.
Will the mailbox monopoly be loosened to let the big boys in?
Amazon’s project, expected to be completed in late 2019, is significant in that it will be Amazon’s first regional air facility, and will be the first the company will build from scratch. It may also take on added significance because of the vast logistics ecosystem of which the airport is a part.
USPS should avoid the heavy stuff like this, consultant says.
Walgreens also testing same-day deliveries with multiple providers.
A Trump administration review of the struggling U.S. Postal Service proposes sweeping changes in its operations that is raising alarm bells for Amazon.
Company makes first acquisition in its history and creates a global footprint.
Highest Thanksgiving week on-time delivery rates in 5 years.
The shipping network buildout continues.
Google Search becomes part of XPO’s last-mile tracking portfolio.
The Canadian Parliament is still considering legislation but the union is pushing back.
Trucking executive points to final mile delivery as draining driver pool, so think about that on Cyber Monday.
Largest industrial facility in Port of NY/NJ region to be built in 2 years.
“Amazon Prime, the company’s $119/year membership program which offers free two-day shipping and now boasts more than 100 million members, seems to be a key driver of their growth.”
Amazon came out on top according to the judges in FreightWaves’ Research Institute’s inaugural Freight.Tech 25, which identified the most disruptive and innovative companies in the freight space.
From A to X, a wide range of honored companies.
New York and Crystal City the big winners, of course, but Music City will house e-retailer’s operations center for the eastern U.S.
It seems Amazon couldn’t quite decide on a single location for its 50,000 promised employment opportunities, and so it has split the difference.
As more delivery companies join Amazon partner program, speculation mounts about the e-giant’s transportation and logistics grab
Tuesdays may not be good days to be on the road; transport firms need to boost analytics usage to match what customers are doing.
Deliverr is helping businesses ship products on ecommerce platforms with an Amazon-like fulfillment service.
Shell introduces ultrafast charging stations to Europe; UPS increases capacity at the wake of the holiday season; CMA CGM offers to buyout Ceva Logistics.
For the first time ever Target will offer free, two-day shipping with no minimum purchase required this holiday season, in a bid to win shoppers over rivals like Walmart and Amazon.
Trump government looks to phase out IMO2020 sulfur cap regulations; Shanghai Composite Index crashes by 3%; Amazon revisting cities for finalizing HQ2.
Continuing efforts to fight what he says are unfair trade practices, the administration of President Donald Trump announced the U.S. will pull out of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) treaty, which sets how much can be charged for international shipping.
From on-demand trucking to blockchain, loadboards and freight matching, the list of companies bringing innovative technologies to the freight industry is growing by the day, which makes the 100 that have made the cut to be honored by the FreightWaves Research Institute as part of its inaugural Freight.Tech 100 all the more special.
Most of the move has no impact on ecommerce or last mile, but one small change could bring some new demand.
Shipwell, a freight shipping platform that makes shipping a seamless experience for SMEs, has raised $10 million in its Series A financing round, led by Fifth Wall VC.
Amazon 4-star will open to the public today in the SoHo neighborhood of New York.
XPO’s seasonal numbers are up 20% from last year. Those sorts of needs is why Amazon has a unique program for a unique group of people.
This is all part of the startup’s mission to help independent ecommerce businesses battle giants like Amazon.
While many in the brick-and-mortar retail businesses applaud the decision as an effort to even the playing field between online and traditional retail, others are concerned with the negative effects the decision is sure to have on small online businesses.
Amazon is scaling up its asset side on both last mile delivery and linehaul, pursuing a low-cost strategy of leased vehicles, independent contractors, and power-only deals with enterprise carriers.
With peak season just around the corner, the LoadStar reports “turmoil” and “chaos” in all UK ports; A call with investors has revealed that investment in supply chain and rising transportation costs ate into Best Buy’s margins last quarter, but sales increased overall; and more in Today’s Pickup.
Transpacific container rates post gains; United States and Mexico try to reach an agreement on the automotive trade; what Amazon did last week; Lloyd’s of London rethinks marine insurance; Mexico City’s new airport has uncertain future; tanker market faces added pressure from US-China spat.
Amazon has promised to name a location this year for the so-called HQ2 project, which it claims will ultimately employ 50,000 people. Using SONAR, from a freight perspective, we’re here to help.
Low-speed vehicles are not often considered when companies are looking for commercial vehicles, but upgrades to a line of electric compact utility vehicles could change that.
The growth for Walmart was strong across the board, but ecommerce and groceries were key contributors.
Elon Musk said that Saudi Arabia wants to buy Tesla; The New York Times wakes up to the driver pay issue; Amazon touts its private label brands ahead of the holiday season; lidar maker Quanergy appears to be struggling; Chicago’s mysterious surge in turndowns.
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.
The closing of Toys ‘R’ Us is the latest sign of e-commerce’s dominance, and the absence of specialty stores may accelerate the move to online channels
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.
The next big thing is food. Not just food, but hot food, and not just hot food but hot–delivered–food.
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.
In December 2017, XPO was considered an acquisition target by Amazon and Home Depot. We argue that there is a much better fit with this massive and storied trucking operation.
Amazon (AMZN: NYSE) is a power player in the online grocery scene, with sales growing at a rate of 40 percent year-over-year.
Kuebix, a transportation management system (TMS) that delivers a wide variety of freight analytics, plans to take a look at the impact Amazon Prime Day will have on the supply chain.
Technology is set to up-end three of the largest industries that truckers ship for: Retail, auto, and agriculture. All three are under attack from technology forces.
The constant criticism by President Donald Trump of the United States Postal Service’s package delivery deal with Amazon is manifesting itself in other ways as the administration recommends restructuring the Postal Service, possibly into a privately held corporation.
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of allowing states to collect taxes on all sales made through online channels, helping large omnichannel retailers compete online for sales.
Amazon has been in talks with major hospitals across the U.S. to look into the possibilities of venturing into the healthcare supply chain.
Target’s Restock program is a direct competitor to Amazon Prime Pantry, and now the retailer is rolling out the program nationally with free shipping and next-day delivery for all Redcard purchases.
It will literally take an act of Congress to right the sinking USPS ship. Even heavy attrition and solid growth in packages and shipping can’t stop the losses.
The ambiguity surrounding trade talks is leading companies most affected by the tariffs to delay hiring or spending plans until they have a clearer sense of what the administration will do.
