Zipline is known for its work providing humanitarian assistance to remote communities, and it’s now coming to Pea Ridge, Arkansas.
Sauder Woodworking was in need of more flexibility as omnichannel retail ramped up, and it found it with Cleo’s Integration Cloud platform.
The two facilities will create up to 1,000 full-time jobs and will be among the largest high-tech distribution and fulfillment centers in the company’s supply chain.
President Biden got input Tuesday from express carriers and large retailers on the supply chain crisis.
Fabric and its microfulfillment networks are already valued at $1 billion despite operating in just three cities.
Autonomous trucks hauling freight for Walmart are running with no driver in the seat in Arkansas, says autonomous vehicle company Gatik.
The California-based robo-delivery company has reportedly reached a valuation of more than $8.5 billion.
This week: Lineage Logistics launches Foundation for Good, Trucking Cares Foundation honors Walmart driver and J.B. Hunt wins 12th consecutive award from the EPA.
Biden-backed plan to tackle container congestion could make logjam even worse, critics believe.
It costs roughly $7 million to charter a vessel, but avoiding congested ports may be worth it for some big companies.
Lawmakers hear testimony on how smaller shippers are disproportionately hurt by supply chain disruptions.
Barbara Melvin will succeed Jim Newsome at the helm of South Carolina Ports next summer and will become the first woman to lead a top-10 U.S. container port.
Collaboraion is the future of 3pls, U.S. waterways widely under utilized, Seroka wants retailers to come pick up their shipments.
Representatives from both sides of the aisle and company executives convened in a webinar hosted by the Consumer Technology Association.
Big-box retailers, FedEx and UPS have detailed plans to speed up container processing at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
The former Keurig Dr. Pepper executive reports to Joe Metzger, chief supply chain officer.
Ahead of talks with President Biden, the ILWU is calling out foreign carriers’ focus on profits as a hurdle to solving supply chain disruptions.
Biden’s port czar outlines a 90-day plan to expand operating hours along the U.S. supply chain.
Some 1,500 supply chain professionals met at FourKites Visibility 2021 to discuss the present and future of visibility in supply chains.
Walmart has expanded its academies training program to include a new focus on e-commerce fulfillment.
Home Depot will become the first customer for Walmart’s new GoLocal delivery service, rolling out the service in select markets in the coming weeks.
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.
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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.
Middle-mile autonomous vehicle company Gatik will use Goodyear intelligent tire technology on its vehicles to collect and transmit critical tire data in real time.
After a big week for same-day delivery services, here’s a look at the past, present and future of the same-day market.
Walmart will begin offering delivery of groceries and other products via self-driving vehicles through a partnership with Ford and Argo AI.
UPS is buying Roadie, a same-day delivery firm, as it seeks to expand its package delivery options to customers.
An FMC advisory committee has been formed amid ongoing shipper complaints of carrier market power abuse.
Recent earnings reports from retailers exhibited improved inventory positions compared to a year ago. However, the comps show merchandise levels are still lagging sales by a wide margin.
Cruise Automation and BrightDrop, two GM siblings, may find common ground in applying autonomy to electric van delivery.
Average wage will be $20.37 per hour
Target has acquired tech companies and delivery providers, all in a quest to better manage its e-commerce logistics networks.
Walmart is filling positions across more than 250 transportation offices and distribution and fulfillment centers, at an average wage of $20.37 per hour.
Walmart’s new white label delivery service could have far-reaching implications for the last mile.
Discount chain Dollar Tree expects the positive impact from heightened consumer demand to be totally offset by elevated transportation expenses this year.
The online grocer is reducing food waste — and prices.
Amazon is reportedly looking to open physical store locations in at least two states.
The food and drug retailer is taking a page from Amazon’s playbook.
DHL’s delivery drone had been in the works since 2013, but it’s been scrapped.
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.
South Korea-based Pablo Air finds a new U.S. testing ground.
This week: Walmart showcases truck driver in its Every Day Heroes program, Wreaths Across America recognizes trucking company for volunteer efforts and Schneider driver’s daughter advances to Olympic diving semifinals on Saturday.
They say every company is a tech company. Is Walmart next?
U.S. shippers this holiday season will need more than Rudolph’s red nose to guide them through the whiteout of congestion.
A new research project from Bloomberg Second Measure found that Walmart is barely holding on to its lead in the grocery delivery wars as Instacart and others are quickly making inroads.
An environmental report demands zero-emission shipping by 2030 and rejects LNG as an alternative, while urging more transparent emissions reporting.
Walmart leverages ongoing supply chain investments to land a spot among the FreightWaves Shipper of Choice top 10.
“We’re investing in our supply chain at an unprecedented scale in order to optimize that process end-to-end.”
Walmart International bought a 77% stake in the India-based e-commerce shopping portal in 2018.
Warehouse automation company Geek+ announced it has sold 20,000 autonomous mobile robotics solutions around the world.
The agency used regulatory flexibility and expedited reviews extensively to prevent drug shortages in 2020.
As drone delivery services ramp up, the time is quickly approaching when warehouses will need to adjust their operations to accommodate single-package loading.
ShipBob has secured a $200 million Series E round, valuing the cloud-based logistics platform at over $1 billion.
Amazon warns that third-party sellers and customers would be harmed if the company were forced to divest its logistics operations.
The parent company of Saks OFF 5TH, the discount designer retailer, will spin off its e-commerce business in a new entity with fresh funding from Insight Partners.
As shippers work to fulfill the orders from Prime Day, there are many lessons that can be gleaned to improve the overall customer experience.
Walmart has made an investment in DroneUp as it plans to begin making drone deliveries from a Bentonville, Arkansas, store this summer.
A report said that Walmart-owned Flipkart is close to securing $3 billion in new funding as the Indian e-commerce giant explores a possible IPO.
There was a fair amount of “feel-good” talk regarding inventory build during the fiscal first-quarter retail earnings season. But for several chains, the year-over-year comparisons were easy. Further, sales have continued at an elevated clip, suggesting the massive merchandise restocking is far from over.
E-commerce logistics company ShipBob is now able to fulfill two-day shipping for sellers using the Walmart Marketplace.
The FAA has approved a request from Flytrex to expand its drone delivery pilot program in North Carolina to include delivery to customers’ yards.
The best-in-class retailers navigated well, and managed to grow inventory considerably in the first months of the year.
The electric vehicle pilot is part of Walmart’s last-mile delivery initiatives.
Gatik’s Sam Saad talks about his autonomous vehicle company’s expanding Walmart partnership, Isuzu manufacturing deal and other trends in the transportation industry.
The company’s pickup and delivery revenue jumps; about 95% of sales were fulfilled from stores
The retail giant clobbers its first-quarter fiscal 2022 estimates, while its chairman says the company is more optimistic about 2021 than it was at the start of the year.
Amazon’s Prime offering, with its shipment tracking and fast delivery, continues to add pressure to other retailers to match the service. Technology can help up their shipment games, making for happier and returning customers.
Just months after launching its Key In-Garage Grocery Delivery, Amazon is expanding the service to more than 5,000 U.S. cities and towns.
Nathan’s Famous, known for its New York hot dogs, is partnering with Ghost Kitchen Brands to open up to 150 nontraditional food locations offering takeout and third-party delivery by 2022.
Supply chain disruptions like the Suez Canal blockage are forcing brands to a new approach to the supply chain, including ordering more product earlier.
Cleveron has introduced a self-driving delivery vehicle that has flexible body options, allowing retailers to customize it for their needs.
Domino’s is partnering with self-driving vehicle company Nuro to schedule pizza delivery for select customers in Houston with Nuro’s R2 robot vehicle.
Amazon has started requiring third-party sellers to meet more stringent Prime shipping promises, and that is forcing changes to the supply chain.
Report by University of Tennessee cautions that a business case must be firmly laid out before blockchain initiatives are launched.
Isuzu trucks will install technology from autonomous vehicle startup Gatik on its medium-duty N-Series truck models.
The growing number of warehouse workers could be fertile ground for unions’ organizing efforts. But the needle hasn’t moved much.
The Maersk Eureka is 650 miles off the coast of Alaska awaiting repairs
Faxinating Solutions, an EDI provider that works with some of the largest shippers in North America and IBM, says it was the victim of a ransomware attack.
Walmart plans to convert a Dallas store for online order pickup for customers.
More and more beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) are moving manufacturing and warehousing to Alabama.
On this episode of Great Quarter, Guys, Seth Holm and Andrew Cox talk about the hot truckload market and give their predictions for the next quarter of 2021.
As Amazon continues to dominate e-commerce, major retailers are stepping up their investments hoping to benefit from shifting consumer demands.
Several of the nation’s largest retailers say inventory positions are improving. However, retail sales continue to outpace efforts to stock up, suggesting trucking demand could stay elevated well into 2021.
Amazon may get the headlines for promising fast deliveries, but if it can’t get the product from overseas, the efficiency of trucks and delivery vans won’t make a difference.
Third-party sellers using the BigCommerce e-commerce platform can now integrate with Walmart.com, opening up new online avenues to sell their products.
Nicholas Cogan, director of international e-commerce at Walmart International, discusses omnichannel last-mile delivery and challenges created by increased demand for e-commerce and home delivery.
With large players like Amazon adopting electric vehicles, pressure will start building on smaller fleets and owner-operators to adopt them as well, and that will require companies like GoFor Industries to provide support and all-in-one packages.
After a successful pilot program, Walmart associate groups are funding an MIT course on supply chain management.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Werner expects the winter weather to impact Q1 earnings. Plus, J.B. Hunt and Google are teaming up for product development, and Walmart will invest billions of dollars in e-commerce.
Walmart shares drop hard as investors focus on lower-than-expected fiscal year 2021 fourth-quarter results and uninspiring FY 22 guidance.
Autonomous vehicle startup Gatik has announced it will deploy electric trucks as part of its autonomous testing in New Orleans with partner Walmart.
How quickly drone package delivery becomes a reality is dependent on a couple of factors, perhaps none bigger than whether the public is ready to accept it.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, global logistics operator DB Schenker eyes the U.S. market. Plus, U.S. Xpress’ CEO sees big things coming for its Variant division, and flatbed operator Daseke reports earnings and issues a mixed outlook for 2021.
Walmart and Kroger are taking differing approaches to online grocery fulfillment. While fully-automated warehouses are more efficient, they are much more expensive and inflexible. Local-fulfillment centers may not be as efficient, but they are much more cost effective. Read the detailed trade-offs here:
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, we explore the relationship between TFI International and the unionized LTL carrier UPS Freight. Plus, earnings have started in earnest and so far, so good.
Walmart is making an $800 million investment in Lancaster, Texas, building two e-commerce facilities totaling 1.9 million square feet aimed at growing its online shopping presence.
Walmart’s U.S. e-commerce chief, Marc Lore, departs with the company well positioned, but with a mixed bag of results.
Walmart will begin using drones from Zipline International to run a pilot delivery program along the Arkansas and Missouri border this summer.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon talks innovation, sustainability and more in a CES speech. Plus, FMCSA names new members to a safety advisory panel and Navistar plans to close an Illinois plant.
