freight
Jeff Bezos Invests in UK Freight Forwarding Startup Beacon
Beacon seeks to "disrupt the trillion-dollar freight forwarding market," in part by offering supply chain…
DHL Global Forwarding’s New Digital Logistics Portal Could Act as Industry ‘Accelerator’
DHL Global Forwarding says its new platform offers customers full visibility and control over all shipping…
Logistics Is Facing an ‘Inflection Point’—Here’s What Deloitte Sees Next
The most significant change, and what's driving investment, is how goods and packages travel from…
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Logistics Startup Convoy Lands $400M Series D to Make Trucking Sustainable
The four-year-old, Seattle-based startup employs machine learning and sophisticated tech to improve…
New FedEx E-Commerce Services ‘Balance Speed and Cost’
FedEx Cross Border is adding three locations to its global e-commerce business, while FedEx Freight expands…
DHL’s New Americas Innovation Center Set to Spur R&D for Supply Chain Logistics
DHL is on an ongoing mission to improve supply chain logistics at a time when it's more critical than ever.
This Sustainable Blast from the Past Could Make Cargo Ships Obsolete
Maritime cargo ships emit tons of polluting carbons, which is why scientists are exploring a "what's old is…
Tariff Delay Means Shippers Can Hedge Against Rising Rates, Freight Futures Broker Says
Freight futures broker K-Ratio said July retail sales and a delay in new tariffs could increase trading on…
Autonomous Trucking Could Feature Uber-Like Efficiency Sooner Than You Think
Achievements by Starsky Robotics and Kodiak Robotics could help advance the safety and cost benefits of…
Burlington Stores Saw Higher Freight and Product Sourcing Costs in Q1
Expense management helped the off-pricer navigate higher Q1 freight and product sourcing costs, but women's…
TJX Ups Fiscal 2020 Guidance, Notes Increased Supply Chain and Freight Costs
Despite a slight rise in supply chain costs and wages, store traffic gains and above-plan Q1 results has TJX…
UPS Warns of Possible Strike in Freight Unit Over Teamsters Contract
UPS has warned freight customers of a potential strike by the Teamsters union and won't take shipments…
Amid Trade Angst, NAFTA Freight Flows Soften
Amid the political confrontation over NAFTA and U.S. attempts to renegotiate it, freight crossing the borders…
Survey: Automation Coming to Shipping, Enhancing Customer Service
The digitization of pricing and payments for freight shipments, while meant to shave costs, will also have…
Cargo Giant Maersk Posts $1.9B Loss for Year, Chairman Leaving
Maersk said its chairman, Michael Pram Rasmussen, would step down effective March 28.