In partnership with Quest Diagnostics and DroneUp, Walmart on Tuesday announced a new drone delivery system for one of its stores in El Paso.
EPS reported above analysts’ consensus.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, FMCSA tells Washington state it can no longer enforce state meal-and-rest break rules on truck drivers operating under HOS regulations. Plus, carriers continue to be in a strong position as peak season rolls on, and delivery robots are suddenly in hot demand.
Walmart’s On-Time and In-Full (OTIF) metrics are at the most strict levels in the company’s history just as the COVID exemption expires.
South Carolina Ports Authority gears up for growth with delivery of ship-to-shore cranes.
Leveraging more advanced data accuracy tools and processes, shippers and CPGs achieve a higher level of on-time performance by making more informed decisions in real time.
Nashville-based truckload carrier also wants to move case from Washington to Tennessee.
Speaking at the FreightWaves Cold Chain Summit, Gatik’s head of operations Sam Saad said the company is moving closer to having truly driverless vehicles on roadways by next summer.
We discuss Ted Weschler, Berkshire money manager and his move to purchase $45mm of Dillard’s stock. Then, we break down some of the most notable upcoming futuristic SPACs.
The Port of Charleston set a September record by handling 195,101 TEUs.
Andrew, Kevin and Seth discuss their thoughts on the consumer and upcoming holiday season, before being joined by Bruce Chan, VP, global logistics at Stifel. Bruce makes his FreightWavesTV debut and talks drones, white gloves and all the peculiarities of final mile.
Walmart Canada boosted its order of Tesla Semi trucks to 130 as it bets on Elon Musk’s electric heavy-duty vehicle to cut carbon emissions from fleet.
Amazon Prime Day sales totaled an estimated $7.16 billion in 2019.
With TikTok, Walmart now has dominance in storefront and online retail — and social media.
Plan to go to all renewable fuel sources part of a broader commitment to zero out emissions by that year
Walmart’s new $42 million omnichannel distribution center in Ciudad Chihuahua will serve 58 stores in northern Mexico.
“We’re built for this,” said Williamson. “LTL carriers cannot perform at 98%.”
Retail giant will be the first tenant in the port-owned Ridgeville Commerce Park.
Walmart pushes suppliers, carriers to get their inbound delivery act together.
Suppliers face noncompliance fines of 3% of cost of goods.
