Innovations in last-mile delivery continue, but each faces challenges to widespread adoption, although UPS, which will trial Thor electric trucks, encourages fleets to test out new technologies.
Truck electrification is ramping up quickly, but a number of challenges remain that must be solved before they see widespread adoption.
The company promoted Kathleen Marran, who has worked for the UPS marketing team for 25 years, to fill the new role of Vice President of Marketing, diversity segments.
UPS’ Carlton Rose, president of global fleet maintenance and engineering, said he expects electric power to be the long-term solution in medium-duty, but it isn’t there just yet.
If UPS sticks to its capex and buyback plans—which exceed projections for free cash flow—the parcel carrier may have to issue more debt.
NTSB will look at the potential for hazmats such as lithium-ion batteries as a contributing factor in last week’s Atlas Air crash.
Nah, the roads don’t need the money!
Will `Amazon Day’ be the answer to B2C stop density challenges?
UPS provides fulfillment, shipping for SMBs using e-marketplaces.
Protecting market share is part of the battle over longer trucks.
Did USPS finally have enough of postage reseller abuse?
Bot has 100-lb capacity, 10 mph speed.
UPS has sued a pot delivery company in California saying the company is infringing on hits trademarks; also FreightWaves announces a War on Detention, Connecticut wants to add tolls, and Ford leaves South America.
Class 1 railroad plans ongoing projects at intermodal facility which is near major shippers and new warehouse space.
Jacobs now must manage through loss of $600 million of his largest customer’s business.
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.
Shipping, orders continue to skyrocket.
Company expects double-digit operating profits this year for all three units.
Inxeption has designed the first blockchain-based e-commerce platform for B2B that catalogs and digitizes product information.
Global trade body recognizes that old rules don’t apply.
