After years on the transport mat, next day air flies off as UPS volume surges
Ecommerce continues to grow and Amazon and its competitors continue to innovate and grow. Read insight into the phenomenon by Anothy Smith.
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today it will open two more fulfillment centers in Ohio, which will bring to 10 the number of locations that the e-tailer operates in the state. The centers, which will be built in Akron and Rossford, will each measure 700,000 square feet and will be used to pick, pack and ship […]
Scott Case writes about what recent FAA grants mean to airports and to the movement of airfreight and air cargo.
Package surge from Amazon’s annual sales blitz overwhelms workplaces as more people get deliveries at their offices.
Amazon workers strike on the company’s mega-discount Prime Day, asking for fair treatment, higher pay and decent working conditions within warehouses.
Drones could someday deliver thousands of packages a day, but who will monitor all this air traffic?
On this episode Dooner & Chad are talking the trucking apocalypse, grounded Boeing 737 MAXs, the e-scooter conundrum, Amazon’s Prime Day, and so much more!
The good news is that Amazon will see massive volume surges on Prime Day. Now it has to deliver all of them in one day.
Amazon to retrain 1/3 of its workforce to meet challenges of securing high-skilled labor. Transport and logistics skills will also be elevated
On the backhaul edition of WTT?!?, Dooner and Chad are talking seized ships, spilled money, Amazon’s big bet on its own employees, Uber drivers becoming employees and so much more! Listen in now and then catch the live show on FreightWaves’ Facebook page live Mondays and Thursdays!
Courier offers QuickShip service in four major Canadian cities as part of C$1 billion expansion.
Three-judge panel says lower court acted properly to block union pilots from slowing down Atlas Air’s operations during contract talks
WTT?!? celebrates its first Facebook Live show with all the latest headlines, including Amazon Prime vs. Prime, Inc., Dooner vs. the Sultan of SONAR in Market Expert Trivia and tech news Off the Blockchain with Lincoln Duff. Kevin Hill tells us what’s On the Radar with IMO 2020, and Emily returns for Big Deal Little […]
Logistics has been the key to sustaining the 10-year economic recovery. Amazon is gaining strength in self-handling though not 48 percent. FedEx’s Smith pledges there are no “sacred cows” at the company
FedEx preaches patience and looking beyond FY2020’s results. It will be a tough sell.
Good Day, On July 5, 1995 Jeff Bezos left his job at a hedge fund in New York, drove across the country and launched an online book selling business from his garage in a Seattle suburb. On the occasion of Amazon’s 25th birthday, Inc. Magazine has put together a list of fun facts reminding us […]
Amazon is having trouble with late deliveries; OPEC cuts production due to weakening demand growth; Vietnam might face increased tariffs on its U.S. exports.
The growth of ecommerce is putting excessive pressure on transport networks, and cities need to look at better utilizing and charging for curbside parking and time spent delivering goods.
While shoppers are flocking to e-commerce sites, that is not the case for grocery shoppers, who remain more interested in seeing and feeling their produce before buying.
