Amazon in just the past few days lost a driver-related case in Indiana, was a possible scam victim in Connecticut and had a driver involved in a fatal accident in Tennessee.
Customers can now tip Amazon drivers by saying “thank you,” but a lawsuit accuses the company of using tips for itself.
Planned Amazon layoffs could hamper e-commerce, logistics
NYT: La empresa elimina 10.000 empleados, el mayor recorte de puestos de trabajo de su historia
If Amazon goes ahead with mass layoffs to its retail division, the cuts could impact the firm’s e-commerce and logistics services.
Natural gas station to fuel Amazon trucks
Amazon must complete 7,000 test flights as part of a federal regulatory requirement for durability and reliability.
Amazon announced that some 3,500 residents in the town of Lockeford, California, will be the first eligible customers to receive packages delivered by drone within 30 minutes
You’ve heard of cash back for groceries or restaurants, but what about cash back for freight?
Company to tack on a 5% fee for FBA sellers at end of month
Third-party sellers on Amazon’s platform are suffering from many of the same supply chain issues as traditional retailers
Amazon’s fulfillment and shipping costs in total and as a percentage of net sales
Some argue that Amazon lacks the integrated network to pull it off. But betting against the company has generally been a losing proposition.
Amazon warns that third-party sellers and customers would be harmed if the company were forced to divest its logistics operations.
The staffing will be weighted toward the fulfillment and delivery centers, Amazon says.
On this episode of Point of Sale, Andrew Cox breaks down the incredible market dominance of Amazon and its logistics network.
In 2020, Amazon nearly doubled: its workforce, its number of facilities and its logistics square footage. In 2021, it plans to double its truckload fleet.
Amazon CEO steps away after going where no retailer had gone before.
Amazon to build three facilities, create 1,500 jobs in San Antonio
The rise of e-commerce demands additional fulfillment space. Here’s a look at the current scope of Amazon’s reign.
Amazon gets the pick of the litter. Its latest hire is an American Airlines executive picked to run local terminals.
Amazon Prime Day sales totaled an estimated $7.16 billion in 2019.
Dave Clark, who effectively invented the modern-day Amazon shipping network, is promoted.
Amazon plans to build its seventh facility in Florida.
Amazon has expanded its brokerage service to 48 states, allowing shippers to easily connect with carriers on a digital platform.
The “Amazon Effect” continues, moving in multiple directions at the same time. Here are six ways Amazon’s fast delivery is changing shipping.
Darren Prokop writes about the volatility in trucking, and how ecommerce may help less-than-truckload carriers recover in 2020.
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Amazon-FedEx divorce gets ugly and hurts merchants
Meet David Faulkenberry, FreightWaves final mile market expert, who joins the company’s deep bench after a storied career at XPO Logistics, 3PD, HomeDirect, GeoLogistics and more.
Charley Dehoney writes about Amazon’s impact on software programming, and how it is using lessons from Amazon Web Services to logistics and its other business lines.
This shift in Amazon’s logistics should make brick and mortar competitors like Walgreens, CVS, Walmart and Target nervous.
Ecommerce continues to grow and Amazon and its competitors continue to innovate and grow. Read insight into the phenomenon by Anothy Smith.
Amazon workers strike on the company’s mega-discount Prime Day, asking for fair treatment, higher pay and decent working conditions within warehouses.
PetroChina now trades 82 percent lower than its historical high; Uber and Lyft drivers will no longer be contractors but employees; Waymo has clocked 10 billion miles in simulated driving.
