Truck parking is not only a safety issue, but also an issue of driver rest. Reliance Partners, along with TruckPark, is exploring how truck parking reservation systems could help drivers get better rest and improve roadway safety.
Logistics and analytics are a perfect marriage, U.S. Chamber wants action not words on trade. Central casting fails at UPS as CEO heir apparent unexpectedly retires.
Fiat Chrysler and PSA merge to become a €40 billion automaker; global maritime shipping volumes growth slow; OPEC meeting this December to discuss production cuts.
Montreal-based Transport DSquare got an early taste of the platform on a Mississauga-Montreal haul and sees good things for the Canadian freight market.
Oil and gas price forecasts were cut by major banks for 2020; global economic slowdown has hit steel production; Volkswagen looks to commercialize autonomous vehicles by 2025.
Roadblocks in building an urban warehouse footprint; Blockchain gets XI endorsement
New York startup to jolt U.S. growth with micro-fulfillment centers that aim to give small retailers relevance in the Amazon age.
Drone Delivery Canada’s sales agreement with Air Canada pays off as it reaches a deal to provide a drone platform at DSV Panalpina’s facility near Toronto.
ELD maker Konexial is expanding its customer base through the acquisition of Axle Technologies’ AORBD customer list. Also, FedEx and UPS ramp up drone deliveries, a port expansion in Seattle, and Hyundai to introduce fuel cell truck.
New York to Sydney flights not to take off til 2023, Qantas CEO says. Kentucky needs infrastructure
UNICEF continues delivering thousands of gallons of water per day as relief agencies struggle to continue operating amid Turkish offensive into Kurdish-controlled territory.
A new study says that proactively managing the electric grid by utilizing excess capacity in electric vehicle batteries could ease peak demand and lower overall costs for all electric users.
dexFreight has successfully completed a blockchain pilot program that saw a carrier receive payment from the shipper within minutes of making a delivery. Plus, Rivian moves closer to electric truck manufacturing in Indiana, and Emirates SkyCargo adds e-commerce delivery.
Saudi Arabia eyes multi-billion dollar logistics project; a pot warehouse in ruin; China logistics activity rebounds
On-demand mobility tramples on public transit; lab-meat will replace large chunks of the conventional meat industry; OPEC cuts oil demand forecast for third consecutive month.
Pilots donned oxygen masks and returned to Vancouver after shipment of durian filled the 767 with the fruit’s notoriously noxious aroma.
The Motley Fool discovers last-mile logistics. IMO 2020 will impact logistics warehousing footprint, JLL says
The Netherlands is closing down its Groningen gas field by 2022; the U.S. economy might be inching towards recession; electric vehicles will be the future of mobility.
Deliveries of automated defibrillators by drone beat paramedics by seven minutes to simulated cardiac arrest patients during round of test flights in Canada.
Convoy has rolled out a free transportation management system for shippers. Also, USPS is interested in drone operators, Rivian wants people to subscribe to its trucks, and Virgin Atlantic pushes for more air cargo marketshare in London.
