DHL has issued layoff notices for 134 workers in Detroit as it seeks to renegotiate a contract with a supplier. Also, Amazon ditches delivery providers, rail and intermodal volumes drops.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: project44 promotes freight visibility in USMCA era; Amazon leases 1 million-square-foot warehouse at DFW International Airport ; Mexico auto industry preparing for coronavirus impact; Port Houston container volume spikes in January. project44 promotes freight visibility in USMCA […]
Delivery companies that don’t meet Amazon’s standards are being cut from its vendor list. Three got dismissed this week.
Bear Down Logistics didn’t meet Amazon’s standards so Amazon cut ties.
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 […]
The majority of executives expect growth exceeding 10% and are actively pursuing deals.
Amazon blows past analysts’ EPS estimates for q4
The Amazon Effect and Uberization of Freight pose daunting challenges for logistics companies, says FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller.
The impact of new technology in freight brokerages and how it is changing compensation.
Electric trucks in big numbers are still years away, but interest among truck makers and fleets is widespread and growing.
Misdeclared cargo is a big problem for air carriers when it comes to dangerous goods like lithium batteries. Regulators are too complacent when it comes to enforcement, airfreight industry groups claim.
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
Plus: BYD pushes zero emissions mandate in California and Seattle pushes Amazon tax.
The CEO is in India to attend the inaugural Amazon Smbhav summit bringing more than 3,000 small businesses together.
Amazon lifts ban on third-party sellers’ use of FedEx Ground and Home Delivery
This week we break down Walmart’s future with special guest Zach Strickland.
Amazon has enabled customers to pay digitally at gas stations via Alexa, which can confirm the station location and pump number and activate the pump for drawing fuel.
With companies like Convoy achieving a $1 billion valuation in roughly four years, or publicly-traded companies like Uber and Amazon encroaching on the brokerage space, it is getting harder for the smaller, “relationship-based” brokers to compete. Whether it’s managed transportation, trailer pooling, warehousing or last-mile, brokers should be looking for ways to increase their value, […]
Companies from Amazon to Zulily agree to help Customs and Border Protection figure out how to identify and target high-risk shipments.
