Amazon.com Inc. is expanding a service launched to make more groceries, cleaning supplies and other products available for quick delivery directly from merchants without overwhelming the e-commerce giant’s warehouses with additional inventory, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg News.
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Amazon Expands Delivery Trial That Could Hurt FedEx, UPS
Port of Virginia Gets Preliminary OK on Dredging Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has preliminarily approved a project to dredge Virginia’s Norfolk Harbor from 50 feet to 55 feet, but a final decision on whether to fund it will come this summer.
January 26, 2018Cross-Border Training Program Saving Commercial Truck Drivers
Commercial truck drivers in Mexico who go through a new Arizona cross-border program are less likely to be flagged for safety violations when they show up at ports of entry, officials said.
Union Pacific Starts Work on $550 Million Rail Yard in Texas
Union Pacific Railroad announced Jan. 25 the company started construction this month on a major rail yard near Hearne, Texas, a $550 million project that’s the largest in the railroad’s 103-year history.
Fleet, 22-Year-Old’s Logistics Startup, Raises Another $10 Million
At 14, an age when other kids want video games and gadgets, Max Lock wanted a job.
TFI Promotes Greg Orr to President of CFI Truckload Business
TFI International has named two executives to head its CFI truckload business unit in Joplin, Mo.
January 25, 2018Port of Long Beach Sets Record for Container Volume in a Year
The Port of Long Beach recovered from a rocky 2016 with a record-setting year in 2017, moving 7.5 million industry-standard twenty-foot-equivalent units, the port’s leader announced at the State of the Port address Jan. 24.
Forget NAFTA. The Trade War With Canada Has Already Started
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is preparing for the possibility the U.S. may pull out of NAFTA. For Canadian companies, the trade skirmish has already begun.
Travelocity Founder Terry Jones Says Companies Must Innovate or Face Disruption
ATLANTA — In an era when technology is transforming many industries, companies must foster innovation to keep up with the pace of change, entrepreneur Terry Jones said in a speech to transportation leaders.
Port of Baltimore to Add New Shipping Service to New Zealand, Australia
A new monthly roll-on/roll-off shipping service between Europe and New Zealand and Australia will begin calling the port of Baltimore in March, officials announced Jan. 23.