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Coalition says legislation would help ensure flow of new drivers.

COVID-19 is driving change in industry that highlights a new way businesses may operate going forward. Plus, air cargo companies accused of jacking rates, warehouse hiring rises and trucking’s image is getting a makeover.

The demand for coronavirus medical supplies is so great that passenger aircraft are being repurposed for cargo service, logistics companies are chartering those airplanes and full freighters, and governments are setting up air pipelines with logistics partners.

The airline industry’s recovery will be more U-shaped than V-shaped, experts warn.

The USPS received a $10 billion line of credit in the U.S. Senate version of the coronavirus relief bill. What will the U.S. House of Representatives do?

Wingcopter is a German-based startup that manufactures drones that attain maximum speeds of 150 mph with a 75-mile range.

FedEx is using its air-and-ground express network to delivery COVID-19 test specimens to labs, while UPS used its expertise to help the federal government set up the drive-through program

Carol Tomé named new CEO at UPS. David Abney to retire at the end of 2020 after a 46-year career.

Workhorse said its electric delivery van will enter production in the next few weeks, with various configurations and sizes to be offered eventually.

Shippers combat coronavirus with new procedures, questions for drivers; carriers advise proper hygiene, while Amazon requires sanitization of workstations, vehicles

Lightweight electric van maker expects to build 300-400 units this year as transition to production inches forward while costs remain high amid Q4 revenue of just $3,000.

Profits grew in the fourth quarter and full-year 2019 at ATSG as its leasing and airline subsidiaries both performed well.

Final-mile smart lock provider BoxLock announces $4.5 million funding round.

Carrier asserts current CDL requirement “creates a strain” on its operations.

DHL has issued layoff notices for 134 workers in Detroit as it seeks to renegotiate a contract with a supplier. Also, Amazon ditches delivery providers, rail and intermodal volumes drops.

This week we make a clean sweep of the headlines and all the freight and logistics action. It’s a tough balancing act, getting it all in a single live episode of What the Truck?!?, but if anyone can do it, Dooner and Prevost can. Just look at how we demonstrate the power of gravity with […]

If it weren’t for sophisticated cold chains, your Valentine’s Day roses could be wilting.

UPS pilots stand to see improved wages and retirement benefits from a new contract.

Pilots hold many of the cards when it comes to cargo capacity in China. If they decline flight assignments to avoid catching the coronavirus, lots of merchandise and supplies won’t get delivered on time.

UPS ground service shut down in more than 100 counties in Texas, Oklahoma.

Some or all operations in Oklahoma City, Tulsa affected.

The coronavirus could present a silver lining for freighter operators, but any boost in business may be weeks or months away, depending on how long the contagion lasts.

UPS partners with Waymo for delivery; Coronavirus could decline Chinese production; research breakout in fuel cell technology

UPS posts largely expected Q4 results as operating gains and nontax and after-tax charges cancel each other on the bottom line.

Parcel drivers join long-haul colleagues in training to bolster community safety.

Electric trucks in big numbers are still years away, but interest among truck makers and fleets is widespread and growing.

The FAA says UPS didn’t comply with hazmat rules for air transport when it didn’t make sure a shipment it received was safe to fly.

Companies from Amazon to Zulily agree to help Customs and Border Protection figure out how to identify and target high-risk shipments.

UPS says Daniel Kepner, 53, and Dennis Kehler, 48, were driving together in one of the three tractor-trailers involved in the early morning pileup east of Pittsburgh that left five people dead and about 60 injured.

Trump’s influence over new agency chief could lead to service overhaul in 2020.

Darren Prokop writes about foreign trade zones and their impact on imports, exports and the economy.

UPS expands worldwide air express networks

Safety analysis lacking in petition against ELDT rule, agency finds.

Job action would come during peak holiday shopping period.

Court indicts a few UPS employees for drug trafficking; EU commercial vehicle registrations decline; pop-up electric charging stations come up in Oxford.

UPS to waive money back guarantees on late deliveries if 3rdparties access package tracking data

The former chief customer officer for YRC Worldwide will work with 8VC portfolio companies full-time.

UPS has partnered with agri-tech company HerdX to ship beef from the U.S. to Japan, while recording its provenance over a blockchain network.

Regional parcel carriers look to e-commerce to boost small market share

A federal appeals court on Nov. 7 upheld a lower court’s ruling that shipping giant United Parcel Service Inc. is liable for illegally shipping hundreds of thousands of cartons of untaxed cigarettes in New York state.

FedEx looks to allow flat-rate shipping customers to use their own packaging when they tender boxes.

UPS expects tsunami of returns this holiday season

UPS hopes to hire 50,000 seasonal workers at 185 hiring fairs across the country.

Electric truck maker Workhorse Inc. is selling its Surefly flying car project to aerospace and defense contractor Moog Inc. for $4 million and forming a joint venture with Moog to boost its truck-based drone delivery efforts.

The abrupt retirement of Jim Barber, UPS’ CEO heir-apparent, overshadows company’s third-quarter results

UPS enters the US self-storage market with a new twist

Now Goldman thinks that ISM data won’t turn positive until Q2 2020.

Shippo’s 35,000 businesses can now easily create an account with UPS and those customers can receive its discounted daily shipping rates of up to 55%.

This means that customers can ship or drop off packages while they shop for yarn or Halloween decor.

UPS is adding infrastructure capacity for its airline to keep up with demand for Next-Day air volume.

Agency envisions using trucks as launch point for last-mile customers.

Several governments, organizations and transportation companies have worked together to patch a badly disrupted supply chain in efforts to improve the flow of supplies in the Bahamas.

UPS was an early adopter of LNG, now it has its sights set on RNG.

While still mostly brown, the shirt is now made with breathable, micro-pique fabric that ensures comfort in hotter temperatures.

EEOC agreement clarifies obligations to both union and non-union workers.

U.S. government alleged company broke federal contract pricing rules.

“Aggressive” management style has led to driver abuse, senators claim.

Classified information in trans-Atlantic markets to be reviewed by advisory board.

Ware2Go unveils four DIY tools to make distribution center site selections more effective

Northeast Florida readies for Hurricane Dorian, Uber and Lyft offer free rides, Georgia ports remain closed and UPS issues pickup and delivery advisory.

Fed policy talk and China’s retaliatory tariffs couldn’t spook the markets. It was the President’s tweets that sent the markets into a tailspin. With tariff increases on the horizon, we can be somewhat certain that more uncertainty and volatility will likely ensue for the transportation stocks.

Using data from FreightWaves SONAR, economist Ibrahiim Bayaan writes about the state of the U.S. retail market and what is ahead for this key sector.

Eliminating the residential fee reveals UPS’ comfort level and ability to better engineer its network.

It is the first time a transportation and logistics provider has invested in an autonomous trucking company.

Cowen analyst Jeffrey Osborne has raised his estimate for Workhorse Group Inc. shares from $2.00 to $4.00 based on the company beginning production in the fourth quarter of more than 1,100 lightweight electric-powered NGEN vans.

UPS hires Pepsi executive as CFO in rare move going outside the company

21 Air has been cleared for takeoff by the Department of Transportation for air cargo service between the U.S. and Mexico.

Shipping and packages remained lone financial bright spot in latest quarter.

Promises package deliveries up to 5 lbs. within 30 minutes.

Online customers expect to be spoiled and consistent delivery experiences are the core of meeting those needs, two surveys found

Get ready for the goodies coming from federal transport spending legislation. Money for inland waterway network will be funds well spent.

The saga of the closed General Motors Lordstown plant continued with Vice President Mike Pence erroneously declaring that Workhorse Group Inc. had secured funding to buy the plant.

Matching tractors to trailers could improve efficiency and lower costs for trucking fleets is among the concepts that vehicle engineers continue to chase, but the North American freight system might not be able to benefit from these advancements.

Furniture-makers may face long slog in adjusting to tariffs on Chinese imports; Autonomous freight trains to be tested

Mostly ignored in the B2C rush, small business in the B2B realm are getting a seat at the e-commerce table.

After years on the transport mat, next day air flies off as UPS volume surges

U.S. next day air volumes set the pace for UPS’ second-quarter results

UPS launches a slew of products in arguably its biggest one-day portfolio change in its history

Ecommerce continues to grow and Amazon and its competitors continue to innovate and grow. Read insight into the phenomenon by Anothy Smith.

Scott Case writes about what recent FAA grants mean to airports and to the movement of airfreight and air cargo.

ATA concerned that extending deadlines could affect proper enforcement.

A survey of 600 industrial buyers in three Asia-Pacific countries found that buyers rely as much on traditional forms of procurement channels as they do on e-commerce, and that so-called offline relationships are as valuable as ever. The survey of buyers in China, Japan and Thailand appears to support the age-old relevance in Asia of […]

Marken has acquired three European companies based out of central and eastern Europe, to expand its geographic footprint in the pharma and life science logistics segments.

Jordan Alliger rated UPS, FedEx, and J.B. Hunt ‘Buy’; XPO and C.H. Robinson ‘Neutral’; and Expeditors ‘Sell.’

Good day, Businesses are setting aside huge sums to budget for unplanned supply chain issues, creating what Supply Chain Dive, in a recent article, called a new form of insurance without a policy or an agent. For example, an automotive supplier, faced with the prospect of huge fines – as well as the possibility of […]

The good news is that Amazon will see massive volume surges on Prime Day. Now it has to deliver all of them in one day.

Proposal estimates millions saved for manufacturers such as Boeing

In March and April, Amazon handled 45 percent of its own packages.

UPS is hosting workshops to help women-owned small businesses gain access to global export markets.

Will UPS take a harder pricing line on Amazon now that FedEx is gone from the air express picture?

Global shipping and logistics giant UPS said it collaborates directly with its customers to reduce wait times at docks to increase efficiency and productivity and reduce detention time for its drivers.

LTL giant claims new requirements would also add costs to its in-house driver training.

Market expert Cathy Roberson writes about the growth of pharmaceuticals and life sciences cargo at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport and the airport’s agreement with Amerstdam Schipol Airport.

The US Postal Service expands its program June 23 levying rates based on a parcel’s dimensions instead of its actual weight. The fallout has yet to be determined

Ten regional haul fleets will participate in NACFE’s Run on Less Regional challenge to measure fuel efficiency and other metrics in real-world operation.

Final-mile providers face surging headaches to go with surging demand for large-format shipments

Incentive to get safety advocates, Congress on board

Market expert Cathy Roberson looks at the airlines’ and air cargo carriers’ need for pilots today and for the forthcoming future. Many factors are contributing to this ongoing need; ecommerce is a major factor.

FedEx and Amazon part ways on US air services with both probably the better off for it

FedEx Express terminates its domestic air delivery business with Amazon to focus on broader e-commerce market