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UPS Shipping First Ventilators From GM Facility to Hospitals

UPS is shipping ventilators made in a General Motors facility to hospitals in the Chicago area.

Kelly Yamanouchi | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
April 17, 2020
Business, Logistics

Amazon Nudges Customers Away From Nonessential Items

The pandemic has many of us acting in unusual ways, and the world’s largest e-commerce company is no exception: Amazon.com has begun discouraging users from buying things they don’t need.

Eric Newcomer | Bloomberg News
April 17, 2020
Business, Technology, Logistics

Convoy Underwrites Cost to Ship to Local Food Banks

Digital freight broker Convoy announced it will pay the trucking costs for any food-producing business in the U.S. wanting to donate a truckload of product to a local food bank.

April 17, 2020
Business, Equipment, Logistics

TireHub Relocates Two Texas Facilities

TireHub relocated two Texas logistics centers to provide expanded services and greater inventory, the company announced April 15.

April 17, 2020
Business, Logistics

The Global Airline Shutdown Has a Surprise Victim: Gold Miners

The collapse in commercial air travel amid global coronavirus restrictions has an unexpected casualty — gold miners looking to transport their metal to refineries.

David Stringer | Bloomberg News
April 17, 2020
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Food Makers See Issues Now that Panic Buying Has Waned

Some of America’s largest food companies are finally feeling the pinch with restaurants across the U.S. remaining closed for weeks as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

April 16, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

Regional Planners Should Weigh Local, Logistical Needs, Experts Say

Regional planners should balance the interests of freight haulers and local residents as they consider transportation needs, according to experts.

Eleanor Lamb | Staff Reporter
April 16, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

Crunch Time Coming for World’s Supply Chains

COVID-19 is about to put the global trading system through its most dramatic stress test since World War II, with supply lines for essential food and medical goods entering a critical phase as the pandemic peaks in the U.S. and Europe.

Brendan Murray | Bloomberg News
April 16, 2020
Business, Logistics

Virus Causing Disruptions at Europe’s Largest Port

The coronavirus is set to further damage trade in the coming months, threatening supply chains and causing oil inventories to swell, according to the head of Europe’s largest port, Rotterdam.

Fred Pals | Bloomberg News
April 16, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics, Top 100

Feds Lean on Carriers in Fight Against the Coronavirus

Trucking companies are diligently working with the federal government in an effort to defeat the coronavirus.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
April 15, 2020
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