Aurora Innovation acquired Uber’s advanced technology group last year. Now it is piloting autonomous integration with Uber Freight.
FedEx to join UPS in imposing special-handling delivery surcharges based on a shipment’s length-of-haul.
The increases, to take effect Dec. 26, will be highest among parcels in the 1- to 5-pound range.
The deal continues the trend of steamship lines adding logistics capabilities to their portfolios.
Holiday shipping deadlines you need to know!
FedEx and UPS suspended guaranteed delivery refunds when the pandemic hit. As shippers chafe under erratic service levels, they face the possibility that some programs may never return.
Robotic delivery firm Nuro will begin making autonomous deliveries for 7-Eleven in Mountain View, California.
The regional parcel delivery carrier becomes the private equity firm’s 10th “logistics and infrastructure services” investment.
The investigation makes progress after between 300 and 400 parcels were found in a wooded ravine last week.
As Christmas grows closer, these are the dates you should know while contemplating when to ship your gifts.
Picking transport stocks in 2022 will not involve a blanket approach, according to Deutsche Bank. However, there are still several companies with significant upside potential.
Aurora Technology pledges to be first to take the driver out of an autonomous truck in late 2023, but its freight ambitions are modest at present.
FedEx is forecasting a 10% increase in package deliveries during the holiday shipping season.
After moving packages for UPS in converted Chrysler Pacificas, Waymo Via is applying its latest autonomous system to Class 8 trucks in Texas.
The agency plans an array of parcel-delivery rate increases soon after the yuletide ends.
The agency looks to the nationwide rollout of same-day and next-day package services to remain viable.
President Biden got input Tuesday from express carriers and large retailers on the supply chain crisis.
The California-based robo-delivery company has reportedly reached a valuation of more than $8.5 billion.
Both companies see their financial results weighed down by higher labor costs and operational disruptions due to staffing shortages.
Company shoots out the lights in the third quarter with soaring profits and EPS.
The agency bans shipping of vaping products, joining FedEx, UPS and DHL. Regional delivery firm LSO plans to expand vape shipping in its territory.
The suspension of money-back guarantees comes seven months after FedEx restored them on nine air services.
Lawmakers hear testimony on how smaller shippers are disproportionately hurt by supply chain disruptions.
The winning attorney doesn’t think the award is big enough to constitute a nuclear verdict.
News comes days before LaserShip’s private equity parent to announce $1.3 billion purchase of fellow regional delivery firm OnTrac.
Does private equity see a future in a nationwide parcel network stitched together with regional players? The LaserShip-OnTrac deal may be the first step.
Big-box retailers, FedEx and UPS have detailed plans to speed up container processing at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Some argue that Amazon lacks the integrated network to pull it off. But betting against the company has generally been a losing proposition.
Biden’s port czar outlines a 90-day plan to expand operating hours along the U.S. supply chain.
AirTerra’s founder looks to connect regional parcel carriers and offer options to SMB retailers. AEO looks to offer logistics as a service to competitors.
With e-commerce continuing to grow, brands that make the returns experience easier and speed the refund process have a better chance at retaining that customer.
Electric Last Mile Solutions has delivered its first Class 1 all-electric cargo van to a customer, beating a Q4 goal for the first delivery.
FedEx is paying customers that utilize their own equipment, a consultant says.
After a big week for same-day delivery services, here’s a look at the past, present and future of the same-day market.
The company faces an optics challenge as many question the motive behind rate increases.
FedEx integrates the Aurora Driver autonomous system on PACCAR trucks into its logistics operations on Dallas-to-Houston round trips.
SPAC-sponsored autonomous software developer Embark Trucks is tapping industry experts for advice as its public debut nears.
Seasonal hiring points to another big peak season
The company didn’t blindside anyone. But it didn’t please that many, either.
The top 3 U.S. airports together handled nearly 1/3 of the total landed weight of all-cargo operations
Noncontract prices will climb by 5.9% for FedEx’s Express, Ground and Freight services.
Seasonal hiring begins as transportation providers plan for another big peak season. FedEx is looking to add 90,000 workers.
The two companies are partnering on an integrated e-commerce and supply chain management platform.
UPS is buying Roadie, a same-day delivery firm, as it seeks to expand its package delivery options to customers.
The company said it will make many job offers within 30 minutes of receiving an application.
Target has acquired tech companies and delivery providers, all in a quest to better manage its e-commerce logistics networks.
ShipMatrix’s forecast projects less of an imbalance than the 2020 peak.
Sudden end to inbound deliveries in Albany will force shippers to seek alternatives.
Spike in parcel delivery demand is lifting the good ship S.S. Consultant to new heights
Americans plan to increase their holiday shopping spend in 2021, according to a survey from e-commerce firm Radial. That could strain overburdened last-mile delivery networks.
New customers will need to onboard by that date to get holiday delivery services.
With its acquisition of Visible SCM earlier this month, Maersk added one of the final components of its e-commerce strategy.
Double-digit surcharge hikes might be minimized or avoided if customers can adjust their shipping timetables.
The company also imposes sweeping levies on former postal business that’s been brought in-house; a separate 60-cents-per-package residential fee kicks in Jan. 17 with no end date.
FedEx Ground has begun using robotics from Berkshire Grey in its Queens facility, with plans to add them to more facilities in the coming months.
The levies to hit hardest on heavier parcels going longer distances.
Perishable Shipping Solutions CEO Mark Nelson said online demand for specialty perishables never leveled off from the start of the pandemic, and the growth has barely scratched the surface.
The trucks are to be delivered later this year and in early 2022.
The always-contentious UPS-Teamsters negotiations could hit new levels of enmity should Sean O’Brien be elected Teamsters president.
When Radio Flyer needed to increase shipping capacity for its iconic products, it realized that label printing was a chokepoint. So it found a solution.
Package theft is one reason interest in smart parcel lockers is growing among Americans, and as a result, more businesses are looking at installing them.
The past week in images features huge Western wildfires, devastating floods in Colorado, a successful emergency airplane landing and more.
The two firms reach equity and operating agreements to expand their presence in the Indian market.
E-commerce pushes rapid growth in domestic parcel business
Can regional carriers and last-mile delivery companies build out national delivery networks?
Electric Last Mile Systems went public through a SPAC merger on Monday, with its stock initially jumping about 10% before sliding as the morning trading session wore on.
No one was injured when a man drove his car through the FedEx fence at LAX and proceeded to zoom around the runway.
The company reports strong fiscal 2021 fourth-quarter results, but warns that a persistent labor shortage will drive up costs and impede productivity.
The company will add Missouri, Illinois and Kansas and deepen coverage in Louisiana and Arkansas, effective in early September.
Electric vehicle manufacturer ELMS will debut a prototype of its Class 3 cargo van at the FedEx contractors event at the end of July.
Even as sellers expect higher sales on Amazon Prime Day, there are worries about getting inventory, finding places to store it and shipping it to the customer.
“Our goal with this partnership is to alleviate the task of high cost and difficult deliveries from everyday delivery drivers,” a Nuro spokesperson said about FedEx testing the company’s autonomous delivery robot.
The company’s investor day focuses on modest projections for domestic package-delivery margins through 2023.
Love it or hate it, the regional parcel carrier looks to clean up as e-commerce drives up demand for parcel-delivery services.
Transport deregulation’s long game has left much of the asset-based carrier field with few players. Will the cycle turn to usher in a cast of competitive newbies?
FedEx remains inundated with elevated parcel volume stemming from continued online shopping resulting in longer delivery times, service blunders and upset customers.
A white paper by TIA and CLDA stresses the need to differentiate from Amazon to succeed in final-mile delivery.
Big integrated parcel carriers are constantly adding aircraft to their fleet, but that expansion is going even faster to keep up with e-commerce. DHL Express is even starting an airline in Austria to keep up.
Andrew Cox and Kevin Hill debate how FedEx and UPS are treating their customers on this episode of Great Quarter, Guys.
FedEx is raising the fees on U.S. residential deliveries, its Ground Economy service and on packages requiring “additional handling.”
As more brands roll out next-day and same-day grocery delivery, the long-term profitability of these programs depends on innovation that can drive down cost and increase flexibility.
Logistics is the name of the game when it comes to getting health care supplies to patients in disaster zones or places experiencing disease outbreaks.
“This is by far the biggest event that we have ever had to deal with,” UPS’ Dan Gagnon said about COVID.
AskWaves: Forget the base rate. Shippers need to worry more about the impact of accessorials.
Truckload shippers are accepting double-digit rate hikes in 2021 and further increases in 2022, Deutsche Bank’s lead transport analyst says.
The biggest changes Bed Bath & Beyond must make are in the supply chain, which has been referred to as “noncompetitive” by management.
The best-in-class retailers are aggressively pursuing logistical control over their products while trying to avoid patchwork responses to final-mile delivery.
Warehouse violence is an outlier that no one talks about. But it’s always a present danger.
Hong Kong has finally made it easier for certain airlines to operate by easing some COVID restrictions for pilots. Cargo operators will benefit the most.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Rural areas are the next e-commerce frontier; Texas FedEx distribution center acquired; Authentic Logistics opens Phoenix office; and CBP seizes counterfeit N95 masks in Houston.
“We are deeply shocked and saddened by the loss of our team members following the tragic shooting,” FedEx said.
Amazon took a page from FedEx’s anti-union playbook, and the message of union irrelevance hit home with the warehouse workers.
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.
Starting April 5, the company will resume refunds for late or missed next-day air deliveries.
The city of Aspen has been running a parking reservation pilot program with Coord that enables commercial delivery fleets to secure parking spaces for their vehicles.
ASL Airlines United Kingdom on Monday flew its first cargo flight with an ATR 72-200 turboprop freighter. It is the first carrier to receive an air operator certificate from the United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority since Brexit. ASL Aviation Holdings, which operates four for-hire cargo airlines in Europe, said the new subsidiary will operate daily […]
FedEx stays mum on how it will aid its ground delivery contractors to transition to all-electric vehicles.
FedEx Corp. unveiled plans to reach carbon neutrality across its global delivery network by 2040 with a fully electrified surface transport fleet.
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.
