Logistics

In our final episode of this Cyberly Hits the Road series, we're taking one interview from one event and combining it with an interview from another event as a sort of the last hurrah. But these last hurrah's are doozy's as we got Chris Jolly aka The Freight Coach joining the show in a two-part...

The Surface Transportation Board is seeking comments from shippers, carriers, and others on first-mile/last-mile (FMLM) service, which occurs when railcars are moved between a local railroad serving yard and a shipper or receiver facility. The federal agency wants to know whether it should examine...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Lexaria has progressed significantly in evidencing that its patented DehydraTECH(TM) drug delivery technology can sufficiently improve...

While most view Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Walmart (NYSE: WMT) as the gold standards when it comes to e-commerce, Target (NYSE: TGT) has quietly made gains, and it is doing it in innovative ways. "We created a ‘local guest experience' battleground," Arthur L. Valdez Jr., Target's chief supply chain...

Before Santa arrives with a sleigh full of toys and gifts manufactured in Asia, kids of all ages will be dressing up for Halloween and adults will be decorating their homes. Halloween is among the most popular holidays in America, so the horrific congestion this year is no treat for the nation's...

By Thomas Whaley, President, Level One Technologies, Inc. For many years, traditional software providers denied their users access to web-based applications, by limiting their ability to exchange data with them.  These denials included users being told their provider's staff was overbooked and...

Demand for peak-season parcel delivery services in the U.S. will exceed the total capacity of the nation's delivery network by about 4.7 million parcels a day, according to a detailed forecast by consultancy ShipMatrix. The data indicates that, like the unprecedented 2020 peak delivery season,...

E-commerce and postal provider Pitney Bowes Inc. said it will impose peak-season parcel delivery surcharges of $1.50 per piece on all domestic shipments, effective Oct. 3. In addition, the Stamford, Connecticut-based company will levy weight-based surcharges on all shipments requiring expedited...

Walmart Inc. said on Wednesday it will add 20,000 positions across more than 250 transportation offices and distribution and fulfillment centers, at an average wage of $20.37 per hour. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based company said the positions include permanent jobs in full-time and part-time...

An expanded route network, more sophisticated scheduling through hub airports and greater use of partner airlines to supplement its fleet have significantly enhanced Amazon Air's (NASDAQ: AMZN) ability to conduct overnight deliveries, according to new research from DePaul University. During the...

Robotic delivery service Kiwibot announced an expansion of its service to four new locations as part of a partnership with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Kiwibot will deploy its delivery bots in San Jose, California; Miami-Dade County in Florida; Pittsburgh; and Detroit. The Knight...

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Fast-growth companies should depend on much more than luck.  In this tight-capacity market, brokerages are under simultaneous pressure to grow their business and manage existing business more efficiently.  Rather than leaving growth up to chance, companies must develop a solid strategic plan,...

As the U.S. harvest season kicks into high gear over the next month, grain shippers will be watching whether freight railroads' train speeds will be able to keep up with a potentially sudden ramp-up in demand, according to shippers at the recent annual National Grain Car Council meeting hosted by...

Despite weakening to a tropical depression, Ida isn't done wreaking havoc on portions of the country. More flooding and tornadoes are likely over the next few days from the Gulf Coast to New England. Related: Roundup: Ida's impact on the supply chain; drivers needed Nearly 14 inches of rain...