Amazon is pushing the envelope on fast delivery, increasingly replacing long-haul trucking with air transport. A new report shows how the retail giant is expanding its Air wing to do that.
E-commerce delivery times during the holidays might not make the “nice” list with this year’s soaring online purchases.
There are plenty of options available for commercial vans, and each fleet will have its own requirements, but there aren’t many options that provide the all-around value the Ford Transit does.
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Walmart partners with drone delivery company Flytrex to deliver select items from its stores.
Bain & Co report discusses the region’s e-commerce market and the futuristic trends that are at play.
Walmart’s fiscal second quarter comes in well ahead of analyst expectations as e-commerce sales surge. The COVID-related inventory drawdown is a positive for trucking.
Haultail democratizes visibility across last-mile networks, providing customers end-to-end transparency irrespective of the load in transit.
C.H. Robinson has added new shipping tools to its Freightquote by C.H. Robinson platform, including the ability to hire a tasker through TaskRabbit.
UPS’ quarterly results are much better than analysts anticipated.
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.
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Amazon is no longer looking to just block counterfeiters from selling on its site. The company has established a new internal crime unit to pursue legal action against fraudsters.
Dan Crain profiles the important Newark, New Jersey logistics hub, as well as some of the logistics startups in the area.
The Walmart and Shopify partnership looks like it will shake up e-commerce as we know it.
FedEx reported to be exploring alternative growth path in Europe through stake in German parcel company Hermes.
In Episode 30, Andrew and Kevin reunite with an original host and creator of the show’s name, Seth Holm, to discuss the future of malls, brick-and-mortar and retail overall. Seth spent nearly 10 years covering consumer and retail stocks at an Atlanta-based hedge fund before joining the Freight Intel Group last April. Can malls reclaim […]
Amazon’s slower deliveries are leveling the playing field; global natural gas demand to drop by record levels; Nauto announces predictive collision alert feature.
Canadian carrier Day & Ross is testing a hydrogen-injection engine technology that is said to reduce emissions. Plus, New York City is closing roads, ecommerce booms, and USMCA trade deal delayed
Amazon Shipping, has been put on hold, overtaken by unprecedented life-or-death events
