Logistics: Page 64

  • A driver gives a thumbs up in a Better Trucks delivery van.
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    Parcel carrier Better Trucks to double coverage area

    Co-founder and CEO Andy Whiting highlighted Texas, Florida and the Carolinas as states the company plans to grow in.

    By • Dec. 6, 2022
  • An Uber Eats order is handed to an end customer.
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    Uber expands access to same-day delivery for independent retailers

    The deal with National Retail Solutions levels the playing field for thousands of businesses competing in the on-demand delivery era.

    By • Dec. 2, 2022
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Supply Chain Dive

    Here’s how companies are navigating evolving global trade and tariff policies, rising costs and operational uncertainty across supply chain networks.

    By Supply Chain Dive staff
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    LaserShip/OnTrac to increase ground rates 6.9% in 2023

    The carrier is following the standard set by FedEx and UPS, while others tout their smaller rate hikes as an advantage.

    By • Dec. 2, 2022
  • A tractor trailer has it's shipping container lifted for storage and examination at the docks March 22, 2004 in Jersey City, New Jersey.
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    Maersk, IBM to shut down blockchain joint venture TradeLens

    The tool was intended to start a “digital revolution” for the supply chain. But it will end in Q1 2023 after failing to achieve commercial viability. 

    By • Nov. 30, 2022
  • A FedEx worker sorts packages being unloaded from a truck on a conveyor belt at the FedEx Oakland Airport sort facility.
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    FedEx and Cart.com launch data-sharing alliance for e-commerce fulfillment

    The logistics giant gains a deeper look into pre-purchase behaviors, while the e-commerce platform gets access to post-purchase insights.

    By • Nov. 29, 2022
  • Aerial shot of LaserShip sort center in South Brunswick, NJ.
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    LaserShip/OnTrac opens sort center near Philadelphia in time for peak season

    The parcel carrier said the facility will effectively double its capacity in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

    By • Nov. 28, 2022
  • A team of people hold a sign that welcomes the first freighter flight to Evenes with a freighter aircraft in the background.
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    Lufthansa Cargo adds route to slash delivery times for salmon shippers

    The carrier’s newly added A321 freighters are helping the company provide customized supply chain solutions.

    By • Nov. 28, 2022
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    Warehouse construction pipeline reaches record high as demand slows

    An increase in construction comes as consumer trends shift.

    By Sebastian Obando • Nov. 28, 2022
  • Shipping containers are stacked on the Matson Oahu container ship at the Port of Long Beach on November 24, 2021.
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    Ocean carriers plan to reduce capacity as demand falls

    Maersk, Zim and Matson are rightsizing capacity across several trade lanes, including some Transpacific routes affected by cargo diversions.

    By • Nov. 23, 2022
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    Lowe’s expands use of market delivery model for large products

    The home improvement retailer has converted eight regions, covering more than half of its stores, to the new approach.

    By • Nov. 22, 2022
  • A sign is posted in front of a distribution center on March 20, 2013 in San Rafael, California.
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    FedEx Ground contractors form alliance

    FedEx Ground contractor group disbands, denounces calls for work stoppages

    Spencer Patton launched the Trade Association for Logistics Professionals to help contractors collectively push for change. It fell apart months later.

    By • Nov. 18, 2022
  • Pitney Bowes has increased its trucking capacity to reduce its exposure to the spot market.
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    Pitney Bowes’ 2023 rates to increase 6.5% for its e-commerce services

    The price hike is higher than last year's annual increase, but falls below upcoming increases at FedEx and UPS.

    By • Nov. 18, 2022
  • U.S. Postal Service employees work while sorting parcels for distribution inside the Los Angeles Mail Processing & Distribution Center, the largest in the United States, on November 22, 2021.
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    USPS better equipped for 2022 holidays after past peak struggles

    The Postal Service will be less reliant on “peak season heroics” this year, an agency representative said at a House subcommittee hearing.

    By • Nov. 17, 2022
  • MSC Air Cargo is set to launch in early 2023.
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    MSC Air Cargo prepares to take off ahead of schedule

    The carrier will begin weekly services connecting Mexico City, Indianapolis, Frankfurt and Hong Kong using an Atlas Air-operated 777-200F.

    By • Nov. 17, 2022
  • The Marco Polo, the largest cargo ship to call at an East Coast port, arrives under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and into New York Harbor on May 20, 2021
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    Deep Dive // West Coast port labor talks

    Amid strike fears, cargo diversion a key fixture in 2022’s supply chain playbook

    The shadow of negotiations clouds U.S. railroads and West Coast ports. Shippers have leaned on less-risky alternatives, despite some drawbacks.

    By • Nov. 16, 2022
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    Microsoft unveils ‘Supply Chain Center’ with Kraft Heinz, Daimler among customers

    The tech company is integrating its supply chain offerings into a single package that helps connect ERPs and other supply chain solutions.

    By , • Nov. 14, 2022
  • A United States Postal Service (USPS) carrier makes his rounds on August 05, 2020 in New York City.
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    USPS plans 2023 rate hikes for some shipping services

    Price adjustments vary depending on the product, and a few rates will remain unchanged.

    By • Nov. 11, 2022
  • A 3D rendering of an Amazon MK30 drone.
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    Amazon showcases new Prime Air delivery drone design

    The MK30 is set to come into service in 2024. It's lighter and smaller than the MK27-2 that is slated to make deliveries this year.

    By • Nov. 11, 2022
  • Neon Sign, American Eagle Outfitters Easton Towne Center, Columbus, Ohio
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    American Eagle’s Quiet Platforms secures partnership to improve parcel tracking

    The retailer's logistics arm has teamed with Parcel Perform to give shippers better carrier visibility.

    By • Nov. 10, 2022
  • Vehicles drive through a flooded street after Hurricane Nicole came ashore on November 10, 2022 in Fort Pierce, Florida.
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    FedEx suspends Express, Ground services in Florida areas hit by Tropical Storm Nicole

    The company listed on Thursday hundreds of affected ZIP codes, covering places like Daytona Beach, Orlando and West Palm Beach.

    By • Nov. 10, 2022
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    Air cargo volumes, rates continue to plummet ahead of holidays

    There is no indication there will be a peak season for air freight, a Xeneta executive said.

    By • Nov. 8, 2022
  • The automated AmbiSort system handles a parcel in a Pitney Bowes e-commerce hub in Bloomington, California.
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    Pitney Bowes readies for volume boost from Shein, other new clients

    The shipping and mailing company landed additional customers ahead of the peak season after making investments to improve service levels.

    By • Nov. 8, 2022
  • An Amazon delivery van made by Rivian sits in a neighborhood.
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    Amazon rolls out Rivian EVs in more cities for holiday deliveries

    The company has delivered more than 5 million packages to U.S. customers using the electric vans since July.

    By • Nov. 8, 2022
  • Customers line up at an Apple Store to pickup their orders of the new iPhone 14 on September 16,2022 in Wuhan. Hubei, China.
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    Apple expects China COVID-19 restrictions to delay iPhone shipments

    A major supplier is working at reduced capacity amid a resurgence of the virus.

    By • Nov. 7, 2022
  • A FedEx Freight truck on the road on Oct. 21, 2021.
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    FedEx Freight tests dimensional LTL pricing

    The pilot program takes into account the space a shipment requires in a truck, as well as the weight and shipping speed needed.

    By • Nov. 7, 2022