Amazon dips toe in 3rd-party delivery waters with Buy with Prime
The company may use the program as a steppingstone to deliveries outside its platform.
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The company may use the program as a steppingstone to deliveries outside its platform.
UPS persevered through a drop in demand during the first quarter, beating analysts’ profit estimates.
The Postal Service will begin to shift first-class package delivery times on May 1.
The company participated in a public-private sector short-sea shipping trial program.
Rising costs prompt Amazon to impose its first-ever fuel and inflation surcharge on sellers.
Major logistics platform E2open’s heavy debt load can be handled by the company’s free cash flow, S&P Ratings says.
UPS’ surcharges close in on rival FedEx’s levies.
The Postal Service rejected lawmakers’ calls to produce a new analysis of its future electric delivery vehicle fleet.
Amazon Labor Union pulls off a stunning victory in New York; a ratification vote in Alabama remains in limbo.
FedEx is cutting the wages of the salesforce supporting the small to midsize customer segment.
Some parcels will be hit with a $31.50 levy on top of the base shipping rate.
FedEx founder will leave the CEO role June 1, succeeded by Raj Subramaniam, the company’s president.
A noted consultant sees FedEx founder Fred Smith dropping the CEO role to become executive chairman; second-in-command Raj Subramaniam would take Smith’s place.
EPS comes in below estimates as FedEx Ground’s operating income declines.
New one-week lag time, down from two weeks, matches FedEx’s surcharge sequence.
Many contractors made investments to move packages that never came.
The executive has entered the Republican primary for Oregon’s new 6th District.
Spiking fuel levies are expected to put more pressure on shippers to either eat higher costs or pass them on to end customers.
Postal Service reform legislation is headed to the White House after the Senate stamped its approval on Tuesday.
Ukraine spillover effects now include higher shipping cost for FedEx.
With fuel levies generously padding the carriers’ top lines, shippers shouldn’t expect relief anytime soon.
A Postal Service reform package passed by the House on Tuesday would eliminate massive financial burdens at the agency while maintaining a unified package and mail network.
The U.S. Postal Service reported a widening net loss in the fiscal 2022 first quarter due to higher compensation and benefits costs. Transport costs rose 9% due to higher fuel expenses.
Pitney Bowes’ Nita Lathia becomes head of marketplaces for Passport.
While major parcel carriers offer a one-size-fits-all service under the guise of simplification, ACI Logistix applies a consultative approach.
UPS posted its best quarterly operating profit in its history. It also declared a 49% dividend increase.
Host John Kingston also looks at renewable diesel, which might not be as plentiful as envisioned.
A confluence of critical events will determine if the company can deliver on its margin improvement pledge.
The Project Evolve initiative may take UPS’ visibility tools further than they’ve ever gone before.
The omicron variant is depleting aircrews at FedEx just as it has among passenger airlines, resulting in customer delays for both industries.
A collaborative effort kept the delivery Grinch at bay this peak season.
UPS matched last year’s performance, while the Postal Service improved considerably, ShipMatrix says.
Fuel levies hit two weeks before other surcharges and eight days after 2022 rate increases.
Strong performances by UPS and the Postal Service cap a quiet peak season.
The levies on various services come three weeks after annual rate increases kick in and one day after peak-season fees drop off.
Optimizing a broader carrier base can work wonders for shippers. The trick is how to balance new partners without tossing the benefits of the old ones.
More parcel processing capacity and earlier holiday shopping schedules are key factors in the agency’s improvement, ShipMatrix says.
FedEx’s Express and LTL units delivered solid performances, while the bottom may have been hit at its Ground unit.
Volume and yield gains powered the Express and LTL units, while staffing shortages and operating inefficiencies continued to hurt the Ground unit.
New York City has released several blueprints on its freight future during the de Blasio administration.
It has been a wild ride for GlobalTranz, with ownership shifting multiple times in just a few years.
Shipware will deepen SIB’s shipping analysis portfolio, while Shipware clients can get spending needs addressed beyond parcel delivery, Shipware’s co-CEO said.
FedEx to join UPS in imposing special-handling delivery surcharges based on a shipment’s length-of-haul.
The increases, to take effect Dec. 26, will be highest among parcels in the 1- to 5-pound range.
FedEx and UPS suspended guaranteed delivery refunds when the pandemic hit. As shippers chafe under erratic service levels, they face the possibility that some programs may never return.
The top executive’s departure comes as the carrier struggles to efficiently process an avalanche of holiday traffic.
The company plans to recruit would-be entrepreneurs to provide trucking services in five countries, according to The Information.
An Office of Inspector General report said a shortage of commercial truck drivers may compromise the Postal Service’s surface transport capability.
The regional parcel delivery carrier becomes the private equity firm’s 10th “logistics and infrastructure services” investment.
The investigation makes progress after between 300 and 400 parcels were found in a wooded ravine last week.
Through noon ET, U.S. shoppers have spent 7% more than they did on 2020’s Black Friday.
President Biden intends to replace Postal Service governors in a move aimed at ousting Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, according to reports.
FedEx is forecasting a 10% increase in package deliveries during the holiday shipping season.
A decisive lead in the east and victories in the central and southern regions set the table for a landslide victory.
The firebrand leader holds a strong early advantage in an election in which about 15% of members cast ballots.
The unit plans to add facilities in the Netherlands, Germany and Mira Loma, California.
AskWaves: The behemoths ordinarily shouldn’t be concerned about a national delivery network forged out of the OnTrac-LaserShip merger. But these are not ordinary times.
The agency plans an array of parcel-delivery rate increases soon after the yuletide ends.
The purveyor of wild-caught seafood avoids the use of airfreight, and relies on barge, truckload and parcel to hit its tight delivery commitments.
The agency looks to the nationwide rollout of same-day and next-day package services to remain viable.
The company expects record 2021 earnings and boosts its 2023 bottom line forecast by $700 million, to $9.24 billion.
The company announced a 5.9% general rate increase for next year, but that has no bearing on the pain many shippers will feel.
Fuel levies on U.S. customers to rise 100 basis points for air and ground services, source says.
Both companies see their financial results weighed down by higher labor costs and operational disruptions due to staffing shortages.
CEO Jassy says Amazon faces billions of dollars in additional costs during the fourth quarter.
Company shoots out the lights in the third quarter with soaring profits and EPS.
UPS boosts its 2021 operating margin guidance to 13%.
The agency bans shipping of vaping products, joining FedEx, UPS and DHL. Regional delivery firm LSO plans to expand vape shipping in its territory.
The suspension of money-back guarantees comes seven months after FedEx restored them on nine air services.
The huge C-suite move puts the supply chain heavyweight in the center of the parcel action right away.
Amazon’s seasonal demand dwarfs its competitors.
News comes days before LaserShip’s private equity parent to announce $1.3 billion purchase of fellow regional delivery firm OnTrac.
Does private equity see a future in a nationwide parcel network stitched together with regional players? The LaserShip-OnTrac deal may be the first step.
The company moves its commitment times to noon from 10:30 a.m., effective Oct. 18.
Some argue that Amazon lacks the integrated network to pull it off. But betting against the company has generally been a losing proposition.
GLS has agreed to acquire Rosenau Transport for $288 million in a deal that creates a freight and parcel network across Canada.
The German titan reports solid performances from its Express, Forwarding, Supply Chain and eCommerce units
AirTerra’s founder looks to connect regional parcel carriers and offer options to SMB retailers. AEO looks to offer logistics as a service to competitors.
Company takes no chances in keeping supply chain problems away from holiday deliveries.
FedEx is paying customers that utilize their own equipment, a consultant says.
The company faces an optics challenge as many question the motive behind rate increases.
The company didn’t blindside anyone. But it didn’t please that many, either.
Noncontract prices will climb by 5.9% for FedEx’s Express, Ground and Freight services.
Seasonal hiring begins as transportation providers plan for another big peak season. FedEx is looking to add 90,000 workers.
UPS is buying Roadie, a same-day delivery firm, as it seeks to expand its package delivery options to customers.
The company said it will make many job offers within 30 minutes of receiving an application.
Most of the levies will fall within the range of 20 cents to 29 cents per package.
ShipMatrix’s forecast projects less of an imbalance than the 2020 peak.
Expedited-delivery surcharge to be imposed on top of basic delivery fee.
Spike in parcel delivery demand is lifting the good ship S.S. Consultant to new heights
New customers will need to onboard by that date to get holiday delivery services.
Double-digit surcharge hikes might be minimized or avoided if customers can adjust their shipping timetables.
The company also imposes sweeping levies on former postal business that’s been brought in-house; a separate 60-cents-per-package residential fee kicks in Jan. 17 with no end date.
FedEx Ground has begun using robotics from Berkshire Grey in its Queens facility, with plans to add them to more facilities in the coming months.
The levies to hit hardest on heavier parcels going longer distances.
Perishable Shipping Solutions CEO Mark Nelson said online demand for specialty perishables never leveled off from the start of the pandemic, and the growth has barely scratched the surface.
“Over more than two years of working with Parcel Perform, their solution has become our global track-and-trace solution,” said Davide Costella, global delivery services manager at Nespresso.
The always-contentious UPS-Teamsters negotiations could hit new levels of enmity should Sean O’Brien be elected Teamsters president.
Shipping and fulfillment costs continue to escalate at double-digit levels.
Strong second-quarter results give way to second-half volume growth concerns. An analyst calls the share sell-off “overdone.”