Logistics

Amazon .com Inc. lost its fight to be able to sell the whole range of its products in France after failing to convince judges it had taken measures to protect workers from the coronavirus.

Echo Global Logistics swung to a loss in the first quarter as it faced pricing pressures and the early financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Instacart Inc. more than doubled the number of people who pick and deliver groceries to customers over the past few weeks and said it will add an additional 250,000 in the next two months, a response to unprecedented demand for the service.

Landstar System Inc. reported lower first-quarter net income of $40.9 million, or diluted earnings per share of $1.04, compared with $63.3 million, or $1.58, in the same period a year ago.

Automakers are cautiously coalescing around plans to reopen North American assembly plants early next month following what will be a roughly six-week shutdown for virtually the entire industry.

Although trucking activity spiked across six states during the coronavirus pandemic’s early days, a recent analysis from the American Transportation Research Institute indicates that such freight activity has declined.

A plan by federal regulators to allow food trucks at rest areas has hit some speed bumps.

The auto industry is just one of many whose supply chains have been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.

Despite the coronavirus, salespeople experienced in arranging freight shipments remain in demand, as was made clear at one logistics company looking to add employees using virtual methods.

Spoiled for choice before the pandemic, North American shoppers are finding they can’t get everything they want as grocery stores ration in-demand items to safeguard supplies.