The U.S. Postal Service has been turning in losses every year, and a White House task force has asked the USPS to look at franchising the mailbox to prop up the declining margins.
Brie Carere of FedEx.
Bitter cold outbreak in Midwest may have killed at least 12 people, including FedEx worker, college student, homeless man. Autopsies, investigations continue.
Shipping, orders continue to skyrocket.
Company expects double-digit operating profits this year for all three units.
The NLRB overruled an Obama-era litmus test defining independent contractors, giving trucking companies’ defense against unions a boost along the way.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Twitter on Friday morning that delays would affect LaGuardia International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport due to the effects of the government shutdown, potentially delaying air cargo operations at these airports.
Another competitive threat to the incumbents?
Shipping trends of 2019 are requiring established freight carriers to evolve their operational models. UPS is developing more super-hubs to facilitate growth through handling more high margin shipments.
FedEx started with Flying Cargo in 1990.
State, local officials have harsh words for FedEx Ground. Unit fires back.
Will Amazon take more boxes at the expense of FedEx, UPS, USPS?
FedEx promises fast action to fix FedEx Express’ TNT Express network.
Trucking companies could be exposed to increased liability while a challenge to FMCSA’s hours-of-service preemption in California is pending.
Results aided by strong collaboration with shippers.
The first week of 2019 saw three of America’s largest companies announce revenue expectation reductions, signaling a potential cooling of the U.S. shipping market.
In partnership with Slync… improving on-time rates and a continually evolving reverse logistics season have increased the pressure on supply chain partners to manage exceptions collaboratively and proactively.
Manufacturing leads first-party logistics growth because of the sector’s long-established supply chains. Retail is the next-largest contributor to first-party logistics growth through the impact of e-commerce.
Prime offerings gained serious traction over holidays.
Amazon Air presents a new challenge to legacy air freight carriers by announcing a new hub at Fort Worth Alliance airport.
