Last-Mile Delivery

Bear Down Logistics didn’t meet Amazon’s standards so Amazon cut ties.

Darren Prokop writes about the volatility in trucking, and how ecommerce may help less-than-truckload carriers recover in 2020.

Many measures of activity were weaker but the bottom line improved.

Your name is your face to the world. Forward Air wants a makeover since diversifying from its original business focused on air cargo, so it’s changing its name and logo.

Amazon’s free shipping lures US consumers even if some disapprove of how it does business, survey finds

Like most mega-companies, UPS Inc. (NYSE:UPS) is loath to publicly discuss customers or its relationships with them. It refuses to answer reporters’ questions about customers. It never mentions them in press releases or other media announcements. But the long-held custom went out the window last week. In announcing its fourth-quarter and full-year results, UPS not […]

Too much Amazon traffic may spoil the Brown broth

Amazon blows past analysts’ EPS estimates for q4

UPS posts largely expected Q4 results as operating gains and nontax and after-tax charges cancel each other on the bottom line.

UPS unveils a slew of products and services ahead of tomorrow’s fourth quarter results

Food and beverage industry increased share of largest warehouse leasing deals in 2019, CBRE says

The e-commerce giant won a patent for a theoretical multimodal vehicle designed to deliver and pick up items from online shoppers.

Brad Jacobs enters rich, leaves richer

FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller writes about methods to lower diesel fuel expenses for large and small trucking companies.

With an impending breakup of the company, XPO Logistics will look like a far different company as the century’s third decade dawns.

Brian Aoaeh writes about the challenges and opportunities of logistics in Africa – and what will likely occur in the next few years.

Ben Thrower examines the issues surrounding California’s AB-5, which impacts truckers who are independent contractors.

XPO may be on verge of breaking itself as it says it will explore sale or spin off up to 4 business units

Amazon lifts ban on third-party sellers’ use of FedEx Ground and Home Delivery

Chris Henry runs fleet profitability benchmarking and analytics for FreightWaves and facilitates the TCA’s TPP program. If you are interested in benchmarking your fleet’s performance with the best operators, join TCA’s TPP. The data presented in this article come from analytics of over 230 truckload for-hire fleets, representing more than 70,000 trucks.  A wise trucker […]