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More than a year ago, Henry E. Seaton, one of the country's most prominent transportation attorneys, published a 23-page paper titled "The New E-Commerce/Home Delivery Retail Distribution Paradigm." In it, Seaton highlighted the "unresolved" legal issues surrounding the final-mile delivery segment...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Indonesia-based Gojek are in early conversations about an investment by Amazon in Gojek's delivery market and infrastructure.   While representatives from both companies withheld details, inside sources provided this update to Reuters and the Wall Street Journal...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) will acquire a minority equity stake in Canadian cargo airline Cargojet Inc. (TSX:CJT), Amazon's air carrier partner in Canada, the companies said Aug. 23. Under the agreement, Cargojet will issue warrants allowing Amazon to acquire up to 9.9% of Cargojet's voting...

For the second time in four months, unionized pilots flying for cargo airlines Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (NASDAQ: AAWW), its Southern Air unit, and ABX Air, a unit of Air Transport Services Group (NASDAQ: ATSG), descended on Cincinnati to protest the lack of traction in contract talks that have...

FreightWaves Anchor Emily Szink talks to Kevin Hill about broker satisfaction as well as Seth Holm about Shopify Inc's (NYSE: SHOP) latest development in the shipping industry. Carrier Update presented by AT&T Business breaks down reefer tender rejections in Bismarck and Fargo, and Nick Austin...

After the June unveiling of its "hybrid" design drone in Las Vegas, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is now asking for relief from federal regulations for commercial deliveries. According to a petition published on August 8 by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Amazon Prime Air, the company...

On today's episode we're talking about the dow dropping, freight rates popping, California's new CORE program, Freight Futures, project44 adding visibility to Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT), Market Expert Trivia, Big Deal Little Deal and so much more. Rewatch the LIVE...

project44, the Chicago-based visibility solution provider, has secured major contracts with Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT), two of the world's largest retailers, FreightWaves has learned. These customer acquisitions are significant not only because of the retailers'...

Benzinga has examined the prospects for many investor favorite stocks over the past week. Bullish calls included an underappreciated automaker and a leading pharmaceutical. Bearish calls included FAANG stocks and an aerospace giant. Healthy earnings reports from sector leaders like Apple,...

It is no secret that Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) seeks to corner the market for the marketing, fulfillment and delivery needs of small to midsize businesses. What is lesser-known are some of the steps the e-tailing giant is taking to accomplish that goal. It all goes through Amazon's "Prime"...

A look at the state of e-commerce and the strategy of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) – and how it is impacting the supply chain – will be the key topic of discussion this weekend on FreightWaves Radio on SiriusXM Road Dog Trucking. The show will kick off Saturday at 3:00 p.m. EDT with Chris...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) late Thursday reported second-quarter worldwide net sales of $63.4 billion, a 20 percent increase over the 2018 quarter, while shipping costs hit $8.13 billion, up 36 percent year-over-year, as the Seattle-based e-tailer invested heavily in its transport and...

This morning delivered a diversion from the steady drumbeat of earnings with an update from the European Central Bank (ECB). The ECB finished its meeting today without announcing a new rate cut, but hinted strongly that one could happen in September. The ECB hasn’t cut rates since 2016, and...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced today it will open two more fulfillment centers in Ohio, which will bring to 10 the number of locations that the e-tailer operates in the state. The centers, which will be built in Akron and Rossford, will each measure 700,000 square feet and will be used...

If the entire earnings season got stuffed into one day, we’d be just about done with breakfast.  It’s been a nutritious one, with 79% of reporting companies coming in above expectations so far, according to FactSet. Still, lunch and dinner have to be served, and this week features...