UPS

Only one more local needs to ratify for national contract to take effect.

People in the Great Plains just can’t catch a break. After a “bomb cyclone” in mid-March slammed parts of Colorado, the Dakotas and Nebraska with heavy snow and destructive record-breaking winds – knocking out electricity to hundreds of thousands of customers – another storm is on the way this week. For an April storm, it may become historic for some places.

Inxeption introduces Zippy Freight, a new service that helps B2B merchants get shipping costs and complexity under control and obtain flexible logistics options.

The Women in Trucking Association (WIT) received more than $30,000 in donations during its 10th annual Salute to Women Behind the Wheel ceremony.

Company expects to pass on lower costs to shippers.

The last mile has become first priority.

The final-mile’s future lies with heavy goods

Move seen as another effort to position Amazon as competition to incumbents.

Busy border city 22nd Mexican market to get UPS service.

Human Rights Campaign survey shows most, least LGBTQ-friendly companies

Auto sales are declining, but the National Automobile Dealers Association still expects strong sales for 2019, plus the one area where Amazon is losing and opposition to Canada’s carbon tax grows.

Big Apple’s traffic is rotten to the core thanks to rise of on-demand economy; congestion pricing may be cure, but uncertainties abound.

Guests at FreightWaves headquarters enjoyed a cocktail reception, dinner, and talks from industry luminaries.

Service first FAA-sanctioned drone flight for routine, contractual deliveries.

Ohio raises diesel and gasoline taxes; YRC’s rank and file get their hands on a new collective bargaining agreement; Uber’s IPO approaches; warehouse automation growing rapidly; Vietnam’s logistics growing 14-16% CAGR.

Plus; More ride-sharing for kids; Oregon follows California with new diesel pollution bill; fuel cell exec doesn’t want fuel-cells in cars.

Move latest push to expand e-commerce for B2B merchants.

Will cyberattack remain a drag on the company?

Bendix is now making its advanced safety systems available for retrofit for models where it was not factory-installed. Plus, U.S. finds little support for postal rate changes, detention time increasing and air cargo boom may be over.

The U.S. may move ahead with its plan to withdraw from an international rate setting forum if a compromise allowing countries to self declare rates falls through.