Logistics

In today's interconnected world, information silos — information management systems that are unable to communicate freely with other systems — can be the Achilles' heel in a company's supply chain. Visibility is king when it comes to contemporary logistics, both inside and outside of the warehouse...

Canada Cartage has acquired Rapid Delivery, a Canadian trucking company specializing in dedicated domestic and cross-border dedicated freight services. The deal, announced Thursday, adds around 20 power units and two Ontario terminals — in London and Windsor. It marks the fourth acquisition in...

Anyone keeping an ear to the ground in trucking knows that working toward net-zero carbon emissions has been decades in the making — and extends beyond the obvious elimination of diesel smokestacks. Increased emissions regulations have led to mileage improvements, while fleets with generous budgets...

Alibaba.com, the business-to-business platform of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding (NASDAQ: BABA), said Thursday it has added dropshipping and other transport and logistics services for its U.S.-based small to midsize customers that increasingly rely on digital tools to grow their...

The pandemic accelerated the need for digital transformation across the supply chain. Perhaps no more so than in transportation, trucking, and its intersection with facilities — the interaction between drivers, facility staff, and the ubiquitous paper that accompanies this interplay. Overnight,...

For e-commerce customers, there is nothing more frustrating than a poor delivery experience. "My most frustrating experience is when I get a notification that my package has arrived and I go outside and look and it's not there, and I look around … and then a couple of hours later it arrives,"...

Minnesota farmers have been slapped in the face by Mother Nature this year. A major drought has dried up hay crops, leaving many farmers and cattle ranchers in the dust and prompting a multipronged government response that relies in part on relaxing hours-of-service regulations on truck drivers...

The world's largest regulatory agencies overseeing international container trades met remotely to discuss rampant supply chain disruptions as carriers and their customers brace for more turmoil during the fall peak shipping season. The fifth biennial meeting of the Global Regulatory Summit, hosted...

Since being acquired by Chicago-based equity firm Wind Point Partners in 2019, A&R Logistics has been on a buying spree to expand its fleet footprint and grow its comprehensive suite of supply chain services, including warehousing, packaging, and transportation-focused on the chemicals and...

General Motors (NYSE: GM) siblings BrightDrop and Cruise Automation are talking about how driverless technology could fit with commercial vehicles like the electric vans BrightDrop will begin delivering to FedEx in December. "Cruise is starting on ride-share, but they have investment from Walmart...

Transportation and logistics provider ArcBest Corp. provided an update on August's trends on Wednesday. The company's asset-based segment, which includes less-than-truckload, saw tonnage decline 4% year-over-year during August, a turnaround from the 5% increase recorded during July. The year-ago...

For the first time in three years, the allowable driver per diem is going up. The Internal Revenue Service said the per diem for transportation workers in the 2021-22 period will be rising to $69 for travel in the continental U.S. and up to $74 for travel outside the continental U.S. Both figures...

U.S. manufacturing has found itself in a position similar to that of many other industries: facing exponential demand since its pandemic shutdown lows, elevated shipping costs to deliver on that demand, and a struggle to fill the 2.4 million positions required to meet industry demand by 2028....

Sustainability is in right now. Just look at Tesla and its EVs — the company, founded by mercurial technopreneur Elon Musk, had a stock price of around $88 at the beginning of 2020. The company's shares are now worth north of $700, and other automakers have been paying notice. This week one major...

Consolidating freight moving in the same geographical direction is a long-standing operational challenge.  As e-commerce drives shipment sizes smaller, lead-times shorter and LTL prices inexorably higher, that challenge has become increasingly difficult and expensive for shippers with smaller...