Modern Shipper Top 10: Drones
Drone delivery reached new heights in 2021, and as a result, there was no shortage of interest in the technology.
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Drone delivery reached new heights in 2021, and as a result, there was no shortage of interest in the technology.
The levies on various services come three weeks after annual rate increases kick in and one day after peak-season fees drop off.
Sources within GLP told The Washington Post that the public company will manage about $100 billion in U.S. logistics real estate assets.
The test by the startup company is not being viewed as a proof of concept but rather to demonstrate its model to midsized companies.
Optimizing a broader carrier base can work wonders for shippers. The trick is how to balance new partners without tossing the benefits of the old ones.
Maersk is becoming an integrated logistics goliath with the ability to provide freight management, transportation, warehousing and e-commerce fulfillment for big retailers and manufacturers.
Sun Country maintains labor peace with its pilots.
Gatego’s platform has an interface for both shippers and carriers that allows both parties to keep track of check-ins and yard inventory across multiple yards.
Veho, a crowdsourced e-commerce delivery platform, has raised $125 million to become last-mile delivery’s latest unicorn company.
UPS Airlines boosts its fleet with a big order for Boeing cargo jets.
B2B e-commerce is exploding, but payments processes are not keeping up, turning what should be a seamless experience into a frustrating process for many.
The Bay Area-based autonomous vehicle maker received an investment from TDK Ventures, a subsidiary of Japanese multinational electronics company TDK Corp.
Don’t be afraid of the drone swarm. It’s just Korean Air’s approach to using several drones at once to visually inspect its aircraft.
The customer journey should not end with a return, said parcelLab CEO Tobias Buxhoidt. Instead, the return should represent another opportunity to build a loyal customer.
OSHA extends compliance deadlines for its vaccination mandate to Jan. 10 and Feb. 9 as ATA takes the fight to the Supreme Court.
More parcel processing capacity and earlier holiday shopping schedules are key factors in the agency’s improvement, ShipMatrix says.
The new partnership will offer on-demand, same-day delivery of home goods, electronics, beauty and personal care products.
The instant delivery company could be valued as high as $40 billion after securing its latest series X funding raise.
Uber Eats will begin delivering from select restaurants in Santa Monica using autonomous vehicles provided by Motional.
FedEx Express has taken delivery of the first electric vans as part of a 500-unit order from BrightDrop. The vehicles are in operation in California.