Modern Shipper

GXO plans to run a new facility for consumer giant Kellogg in Belgium.

DHL Supply Chain and GXO Logistics are laying off at least 185 workers in Texas as a result of losing customers.

Flexport has taken another step toward simplifying international freight transportation from manufacturing to e-commerce storefront.

FreightTech providers are examining disruptive global shipping modifications that would be detrimental without AI’s support.

DroneUp, the company powering drone delivery for the largest retailer in the world, has trimmed its head count.

DHL Air Austria will operate a mixed fleet of Boeing freighters in the fall and is seeking permission to fly new 767s to the U.S. so it has that option in the future.

AxleHire CEO Adam Bryant says the most significant impact on the carbon footprint will come from the ability to drive more efficient utilization and aggregation processes in last-mile delivery.

ChatGPT and other advanced AI tools are looking to find homes in supply chain software and in some cases already have.

The so-called Olson case over AB5 draws interest from well beyond California.

E-commerce funding platform 8fig has raised $140 million to help online sellers expand their profitability and market reach.

Integrated business planning solutions “enable an organization to respond to changing demand while managing product flow to ensure high customer service,” says ArchLynk CEO Sekhar Puli.

Supply chain employees are “checked out, challenged and choosing to ‘quiet quit,’” according to Gartner’s Caroline Chumakov.

Amazon air cargo partner ATSG has its eye on long-term growth, but investors with a shorter horizon are wary of big expenditures for cargo jets as shipping demand wanes.

Truck transportation jobs rose in April, defying the worst forecasts from the freight recession.

“Once shippers get up and running on GoodShip, they invite their carriers onto the platform. This creates a multiplayer experience where each party has access to modern analytics, creating a single source of truth,” says CEO Ryan Soskin.

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

Surge Transportation’s Omar Singh discusses the value of offering a robust system of partnerships and offerings outside of the core business model.

Canadian air cargo company Cargojet is searching under every rock for savings to maintain profit levels as shipping demand deteriorates.

Uber Freight, Convoy and J.B. Hunt formed the Scheduling Standards Consortium in December to standardize trade data and synthesize scheduling technology.

California-based Zipline just raised $330 million at a $4.2 billion valuation — greater than any U.S. drone company or any drone delivery company globally.