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Legal issues

John Kingston Thursday, June 29, 2023

California Supreme Court to review rulings on constitutionality of Prop 22

California’s Supreme Court will review a lower court and appellate court decision to settle the question of Prop 22’s constitutionality.

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Monday, June 26, 2023

The Future of Supply Chain

Innovation Alley demos focus on AI chatbots, fleet mobility solutions

Several purple-tailed FedEx planes at an airport.
Wednesday, June 21, 2023

The Future of Supply Chain

PalletTrader reaches 1 million transactions milestone, expands service

Last Mile Delivery

E-commerce & Fulfillment

FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Flexport completes acquisition of Shopify logistics business

Digital-oriented freight forwarder Flexport has completed its acquisition of the logistics arm of Shopify Inc., one month after it announced its plans. The deal includes Deliverr, the tech-enabled shipping services […]

E-commerce & Fulfillment

Eric Kulisch Thursday, May 4, 2023

Shopify sells fulfillment business to Flexport, slashes 20% of staff

Privately held logistics provider Flexport is acquiring the logistics assets of Shopify to provide complete order management and final-mile delivery services for customers.

Viewpoint

Contributed Content Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Strike ahead? What to watch as UPS and Teamsters negotiations unfold

As negotiations get underway between UPS and the Teamsters, here are key considerations for shippers navigating a period of uncertainty.

Trucking

Todd Maiden Monday, April 17, 2023

‘Freight recession’ snares J.B. Hunt in Q1

J.B. Hunt missed first-quarter expectations Monday as weak intermodal and trucking trends plagued the quarter.

News

Mark Solomon Monday, March 27, 2023

Pitney Bowes rips Hestia proxy fight, saying firm behaves erratically

Pitney Bowes maintains it does not look to compete at scale with FedEx and UPS as alleged by Hestia Capital Partners.

News

Mark Solomon Thursday, March 16, 2023

Investment firm launches proxy battle against Pitney Bowes, seeks CEO ouster

The investment firm Hestia is seeking major changes in Pitney Bowes’ global e-commerce strategy.

Fulfillment

Trucking

Noi Mahoney Tuesday, April 18, 2023

NFI acquisition adds 7 fulfillment centers in Canada, US

NFI Industries has acquired warehousing and fulfillment provider SDR Distribution Services in Canada.

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Locus Robotics warehouse automation
CoEvolution robot warehouse platform
Nimble Robotics autonomous warehouse robot
BigCommerce fulfillment
Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Modern Shipper

BigCommerce adds BOPIS for merchants

Drones

Gig Workers

FreightWaves News

Mexico Borderlands

Borderlands: Texas vertical farms designed to disrupt fresh produce supply chains

This week in Borderlands: Vertical farms in Texas are designed to disrupt fresh produce supply chains; Mexico imposes a 50% tariff on white corn exports from the U.S.; Quality Custom Distribution is opening a new facility in Texas; and CBP officers seized nearly 900,000 fentanyl pills in California.

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