Trade group readies ‘no-confidence’ vote on FedEx Ground CEO
A survey sent to FedEx Ground’s contractors asks if they have faith in CEO John Smith’s ability to lead the unit.
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A survey sent to FedEx Ground’s contractors asks if they have faith in CEO John Smith’s ability to lead the unit.
A new Berkshire Grey survey found that most supply chain executives believe automation is necessary to counter a shrinking workforce.
While the focus is on Gatik’s self-driving technology, plenty of work goes on behind the scenes to secure state approvals for on-road operation.
As Fernish has grown, it continues to evolve its logistics strategy.
There’s a battle brewing in Amazon’s warehouses, and the massive marketplace is losing traction. A federal labor official with the National Labor Relations Board’s Arizona office on Thursday recommended that the agency uphold a historic union victory at an Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) warehouse in Staten Island, New York. Following a successful union vote in April, […]
EV-maker Lightning eMotors will deliver 170 electric cargo vans and box trucks to logistics provider GoBolt.
Amazon just introduced a new service that will allow sellers to use Amazon warehouses for storage and distribution.
Many shippers assume the carrier’s rate is fixed, but Shipware executive Josh Taylor says that is not the case.
Bringg and WorkWhile have launched a gig driver network to provide on-demand workers for last-mile delivery.
Drone systems operator American Robotics gets milestone approval and waiver from the FAA.
Ulta Beauty turns 1,300 stores into fulfillment centers; Seko Logistics launches tech to support customer service in the final mile.
Pitney Bowes is the second major customer in Texas to deploy Gatik’s Class 6 autonomous trucks.
Lufthansa is a major international cargo carrier, but it is adding smaller jets to shuttle packages on shorter routes around Europe.
Bridgestone is eyeing an ambitious new marketplace that would provide last-mile services and fleet solutions.
The acceleration of B2B payments has stressed travel & expense payment tracking, but Fintech solutions can help.
In partnership with India’s JioMart, Meta is giving WhatsApp users the ability to order directly through the messaging platform.
UPS is buying eight more 767 cargo jets from Boeing.
Expedite All, which launched on Monday, plans to consolidate smaller carriers onto its platform and give shippers options for expedited freight moves, which could lower prices 10%, the company says.
Inflation, a pandemic and changing consumer behavior have culminated in dramatically different Q2 results across the e-commerce industry.
Rapidly growing e-commerce firm Cart.com expanded its fulfillment centers in Tennessee, Ohio, Utah and North Texas.