Postal Service reports $3 billion year-on-year loss
Postmaster General DeJoy underscored improved performance at the Postal Service despite a $3 billion quarterly loss.
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Postmaster General DeJoy underscored improved performance at the Postal Service despite a $3 billion quarterly loss.
When Radio Flyer needed to increase shipping capacity for its iconic products, it realized that label printing was a chokepoint. So it found a solution.
President Biden wants half of all vehicles to be electric by 2030, and ride-hailing companies will need to adapt to survive.
Following a strong quarter for Uber’s delivery segment, analysts say buy.
In its Q2 earnings announcement Wednesday, GM said it would leverage its BrightDrop business to help it launch a full-size electric cargo van and medium-duty truck.
Warehouse robotics firm Fetch and AI-software fulfillment company Lucas Systems are working together to offer solutions that allow for humans and robots to work side by side.
The Chaparral has a set of applications for national defense, including dust-off operations; casualty evacuation; and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
DHL Express has joined UPS in placing orders for all-electric cargo aircraft.
South Korea-based Pablo Air finds a new U.S. testing ground.
Warehouse software provider STORD is opening an Atlanta warehouse that will focus on designing the next generation of warehouse technologies.
Lyft says it will be adjusted-EBITDA profitable for all of FY 2021.
Gig economy employers are feeling the pressure to provide benefits and protections to drivers.
ShipStation has announced its first integration with an LTL shipper, enabling customers to ship e-commerce orders of furniture and other large items direct to residences.
The company successfully tested one of its driverless Arrival vans at a fully functioning parcel depot.
Square will acquire buy-now, pay-later firm Afterpay in a $29 billion stock transaction.
“Gopuff has quietly built a very strong business and solidified itself as the leading player, continuing to define this evolving category.”
They say every company is a tech company. Is Walmart next?
Boston-based Motional is testing how its AVs can collect and transmit data on electric infrastructure to utility provider Eversource.
These 5 airdrops point to an exciting future for the drone industry.
Shipping and fulfillment costs continue to escalate at double-digit levels.