Logistics

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    Parcel carrier Veho launches coverage in Southern California

    The fast-growing delivery provider has begun operating in Los Angeles, Long Beach, Orange County and the Inland Empire ahead of a wider state expansion.

    By • Sept. 17, 2025
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    US kicks off consultation process for USMCA review

    Shippers have 45 days to submit comments evaluating the free trade agreement governing cross-border trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

    By • Sept. 16, 2025
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Supply Chain Dive

    Here’s how companies are navigating rising costs, network changes and logistics disruptions across global supply chain networks.

    By Supply Chain Dive staff
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    Target expanding next-day delivery coverage to top 35 US metros

    The retailer aims to meet growing demand for fast shipping while also evolving its in-store fulfillment strategy.

    By • Sept. 16, 2025
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    UP, NS intermodal service to connect western, southern markets

    The railroad service aims to offer truck-competitive transit times for multiple industries, including automotive and consumer goods.

    By • Sept. 16, 2025
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    BNSF, Hobby Lobby to open intermodal facility in Oklahoma City

    The 42-acre facility aims to simplify container movements from ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach to the retailer’s distribution network in the city.

    By • Sept. 16, 2025
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    Canada Post union’s shifting strike tactics spark shipping concerns

    The Canadian Union of Postal Workers' move to end the overtime ban but stop some mail deliveries introduces new risks for customers, experts said.

    By • Sept. 15, 2025
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    UP-NS merger: Boosting supply chains with Lincoln’s vision

    A coast-to-coast, single-line railroad would eliminate the inefficiency of interchanges, writes Seton Hall University Assistant Professor Danielle Zanzalari.

    By Danielle Zanzalari • Sept. 15, 2025
  • A FedEx worker makes a delivery on September 16, 2022 in Miami Beach, Florida.
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    FedEx to levy 5.9% rate hike, higher surcharges in 2026

    The announcement of the increases, which start on Jan. 5, comes as shippers are weathering elevated delivery costs.

    By • Sept. 12, 2025
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    UPS Mail Innovations holiday surcharges coming in October

    The peak season fees will build upon rate hikes the UPS business installed in May after its U.S. Postal Service contract expired.

    By • Sept. 12, 2025
  • A Werner tractor-trailer on I-95 in Virginia in May 2023.
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    Werner Enterprises employs AI to combat cargo theft

    The technology is “playing a pretty hefty role” in protecting shipped goods, per Jordan Strawn, the carrier's SVP of logistics.

    By • Sept. 11, 2025
  • A United Parcel Service (UPS) driver sits in his delivery truck on January 31, 2023 in San Francisco, California.
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    UPS rolls out small business discounts ahead of peak season

    The carrier's American Express collaboration offers savings on base transportation rates and various surcharges through the end of February.

    By • Sept. 11, 2025
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    Universal Postal Union deploys post-de minimis tool

    The agency's landed cost calculator aims to help mail carriers resume U.S.-bound shipments after the exemption's elimination.

    By • Sept. 10, 2025
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    How a transcontinental railroad could speed up intermodal transfers

    Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern say their $85 billion combination would reduce crosstown truck transfers in Chicago that add cost, complexity and transit time.

    By Bill Stephens • Sept. 10, 2025
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    Supreme Court to hear Trump’s tariff legality case in November

    The high court granted an expedited review of an appellate court finding that the president's sweeping tariffs were illegal.

    By • Sept. 9, 2025
  • Shipping containers are stacked on a container ship at the Port of Oakland on Aug. 1, 2025, in Oakland, California.
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    Supply chain management education boosts focus on resilience

    Universities are reevaluating their curriculums to prepare future supply chain leaders to go beyond traditional concepts to navigate disruption.

    By Craig Guillot • Sept. 9, 2025
  • Airline workers load cargo into an All Nippon Airways passenger plane at Los Angeles International Airport on October 30, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
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    Falling air cargo spot rates signal market uncertainty

    Despite the downward pressure, demand for air cargo increased 5% YoY in August.

    By • Sept. 9, 2025
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    OnTrac readies express, deferred ground delivery services

    Some shippers are piloting the offerings ahead of formal launches next year as the parcel carrier seeks to capitalize on underserved parts of the market.

    By • Sept. 9, 2025
  • Front view of a Best Buy store in Milpitas, California, on Feb. 20, 2024.
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    Best Buy, Uber Eats partner on same-day delivery, scheduled drop-offs

    Through the collaboration, the electronics retailer will offer delivery from over 800 of its store locations. 

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 8, 2025
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    Cummins’ distribution shift impacts 611 FedEx Supply Chain workers

    The engine-maker is moving work from its Tennessee-based aftermarket parts distribution operations to Indianapolis in a bid to improve efficiency.

    By • Sept. 8, 2025
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    FedEx named Best Buy’s primary parcel carrier

    The retailer's CEO said FedEx's Sunday delivery capabilities and real-time tracking data will strengthen the customer experience.

    By • Sept. 5, 2025
  • U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters in the Oval Office at the White House.
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    US enacts Japan tariff deal

    President Donald Trump clarified the 15% rate will generally not stack, and that some aircraft, mineral and pharmaceutical products may soon qualify for exclusions.

    By • Sept. 4, 2025
  • Cars and trucks fill lanes across highways in Dallas as shown from a sky-high overhead view.
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    Trucking execs have mixed projections for back half of 2025

    In recent earnings calls, some executives suggested favorable conditions are in store for the rest of 2025. Other outlooks were more tempered.

    By • Sept. 4, 2025
  • A photo illustration of Australia Post parcel boxes on August 27, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia.
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    US CBP enables Flexport, 9 others to handle postal duties

    The providers join Zonos and SafePackage in being able to collect and remit charges for international postal shipments on behalf of carriers.

    By • Sept. 3, 2025
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    HarperCollins to debut automated logistics facility in Indiana

    The hub, set to open in 2028, will tap technology that aims to help the publisher boost its supply chain visibility and control.

    By • Sept. 2, 2025
  • A UPS worker sorts holiday deliveries in a truck.
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    UPS unveils 2025 holiday shipping surcharges

    The timing of this year's added fees have led to some of the delivery giant's customers "scrambling to negotiate peak surcharges," one expert said.

    By • Sept. 2, 2025