“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.
AskWaves: Forget the base rate. Shippers need to worry more about the impact of accessorials.
Truckload shippers are accepting double-digit rate hikes in 2021 and further increases in 2022, Deutsche Bank’s lead transport analyst says.
The biggest changes Bed Bath & Beyond must make are in the supply chain, which has been referred to as “noncompetitive” by management.
The best-in-class retailers are aggressively pursuing logistical control over their products while trying to avoid patchwork responses to final-mile delivery.
Warehouse violence is an outlier that no one talks about. But it’s always a present danger.
Hong Kong has finally made it easier for certain airlines to operate by easing some COVID restrictions for pilots. Cargo operators will benefit the most.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Rural areas are the next e-commerce frontier; Texas FedEx distribution center acquired; Authentic Logistics opens Phoenix office; and CBP seizes counterfeit N95 masks in Houston.
“We are deeply shocked and saddened by the loss of our team members following the tragic shooting,” FedEx said.
