One dead in shooting outside Amazon fulfillment center in Florida
Search underway for gunmen after prospective employee is slain in Jacksonville.
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Search underway for gunmen after prospective employee is slain in Jacksonville.
TV news reports at least one person critically injured at facility in Jacksonville, Florida.
Cash-rich Amazon continues to find ways to spread the money around, this time with a $500 million payment to its workers and partners.
Amazon has been linked to several large real estate transactions this week, including the lease of a 1 million-square-foot facility in New York.
French 3PL FM Logistic reports strong organic growth in its recent fiscal year as European expansion progresses. The company didn’t issue annual guidance due to COVID-19 uncertainty.
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Intermodal Motor Carrier Conference said the Ocean Carrier Equipment Association can avoid regulatory or legal action by reaching a “mutually beneficial” resolution to the chassis lease rate dispute.
The alliance between FedEx and Microsoft may change supply chains,. Brian Aoaeh explores the issues involved.
The vehicle, adding to an increasingly crowded space, is reportedly an attempt to upstage Tesla
Move follows UPS fees implemented a few days ago.
FedEx is experimenting with combining some elements of its Express and Ground units. Read about how that might affect the company.
Expanded services come as the coronavirus outbreak accelerates demand for e-commerce fulfillment
Interest is rising in Workhorse’s electric truck-based drone delivery system as the company seeks $40 million credit line to scale production.
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Mayor Eric Garcetti grateful for “lifesaving purchase agreement” with Honeywell.
The move comes as companies race to ramp up last-mile delivery in wake of coronavirus pandemic
UPS faces economic and other challenges in the wake of COVID-19.
The COVID-19 pandemic has created the need for social distancing, even while working. For the freight industry, the adoption of autonomous vehicles might be a good start.
Frayt, a Cincinnati-based tech startup, expands service to address uptick in home deliveries
Employees let go at the LTL division will hold on to their health benefits