Modern Shipper

FedEx is cutting hundreds of jobs in North Carolina, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas.

Poland-based InPost continues to implement its pan-European expansion strategy with the acquisition of Spanish parcel operator Sending.

Regional courier service Deliver It has gone out of business.

A bevy of new final-mile delivery companies is eating into the market share of FedEx, UPS and the U.S. Postal Service. The competition is keeping a lid on rates to the benefit of e-commerce shippers.

DHL Parcel in Germany is looking to expand use of parcel vending machines.

UPS will offer an early retirement package to drivers as it looks to cull 20,000 workers amid slower parcel growth.

FedEx will soon provide a single pricing structure for parcel pickups to coincide with restructuring of Express and Ground networks into a single network.

Amazon is celebrating the deployment of its one-millionth robot as the company continues to advance its automation efforts.

DHL Group has replaced the heads of Global Forwarding, eCommerce and Supply Chain at various levels within the Americas region.

DHL Express Canada will resume parcel deliveries on Monday after settling a labor dispute that resulted in a three-week strike.

Geodis, the global logistics and supply chain specialist, has modules to streamline retail returns. 

Warehouse automation appears to be gaining traction despite a lowered forecast in market growth for autonomous mobile robots.

FedEx is accelerating the overhaul of its express and package delivery networks to eliminate excess capacity and improve customer service.

The powerful Teamsters union is accusing UPS of failing to fully honor terms of its 2023 contract related to air conditioned vehicles, hiring full-time workers and forced overtime.

DHL Express Canada could resume operations within days if union workers ratify a preliminary contract negotiated by Unifor.

Amazon is ramping up Same-Day and Next-Day delivery for small towns, rural areas.

FedEx has named a new chairman after founder Fred Smith died over the weekend.

DHL Express Canada was forced to suspend operations Friday. The company wants the government to override a new law prohibiting the use of replacement workers.

Canada Post has agreed to a new contract with its rural postmasters, but remains at loggerheads with its largest union.

Scottsdale, Arizona-based supply chain management company Blue Yonder announced Wednesday that it has acquired full ownership of Inmar Post-Purchase Solutions and will continue to support FedEx Easy Returns.