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Can regional carriers and last-mile delivery companies build out national delivery networks?

Electric Last Mile Systems went public through a SPAC merger on Monday, with its stock initially jumping about 10% before sliding as the morning trading session wore on.

No one was injured when a man drove his car through the FedEx fence at LAX and proceeded to zoom around the runway.

The company reports strong fiscal 2021 fourth-quarter results, but warns that a persistent labor shortage will drive up costs and impede productivity.

The company will add Missouri, Illinois and Kansas and deepen coverage in Louisiana and Arkansas, effective in early September.

Electric vehicle manufacturer ELMS will debut a prototype of its Class 3 cargo van at the FedEx contractors event at the end of July.

Even as sellers expect higher sales on Amazon Prime Day, there are worries about getting inventory, finding places to store it and shipping it to the customer.

“Our goal with this partnership is to alleviate the task of high cost and difficult deliveries from everyday delivery drivers,” a Nuro spokesperson said about FedEx testing the company’s autonomous delivery robot.

The company’s investor day focuses on modest projections for domestic package-delivery margins through 2023.

Love it or hate it, the regional parcel carrier looks to clean up as e-commerce drives up demand for parcel-delivery services.

Transport deregulation’s long game has left much of the asset-based carrier field with few players. Will the cycle turn to usher in a cast of competitive newbies?

FedEx remains inundated with elevated parcel volume stemming from continued online shopping resulting in longer delivery times, service blunders and upset customers.

A white paper by TIA and CLDA stresses the need to differentiate from Amazon to succeed in final-mile delivery.

Big integrated parcel carriers are constantly adding aircraft to their fleet, but that expansion is going even faster to keep up with e-commerce. DHL Express is even starting an airline in Austria to keep up.

Andrew Cox and Kevin Hill debate how FedEx and UPS are treating their customers on this episode of Great Quarter, Guys.

FedEx is raising the fees on U.S. residential deliveries, its Ground Economy service and on packages requiring “additional handling.”

As more brands roll out next-day and same-day grocery delivery, the long-term profitability of these programs depends on innovation that can drive down cost and increase flexibility.

Logistics is the name of the game when it comes to getting health care supplies to patients in disaster zones or places experiencing disease outbreaks.

“This is by far the biggest event that we have ever had to deal with,” UPS’ Dan Gagnon said about COVID.

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