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The Rise of Amazon Logistics
Amazon's announcement last month was a stay of execution, not a reprieve, and it’s only a matter of time before the company reveals plans for a comprehensive logistics network.
Building a Case for True Collaboration
Even in today’s technology advanced environment, matching freight with capacity, particularly in the spot market, remains a labor-intensive process.
Examining Sources of Driver Stress
In a 2017 study, researchers asked truck drivers about the profession. Here's what they learned, and how it could impact the future.
Fixing the Final-Mile Delivery Mess
Though it seems like every week there's a new startup introduced to the field, last-mile retail delivery is still a mess.
Orchestrating the Supply Chain
An increasingly constrained freight market is ratcheting up the pressure on shippers to improve the performance of their supply chains and make better use of the limited hauling capacity of their own private fleets and for-hire carriers.
Pennsylvania Borough Could Be New Home for $7.5 Million, 80-Bay Trucking Facility
JERMYN, Pa. — The borough could be the new home of a $7.5 million, 80-bay trucking facility for R+L Carriers.
July Class 8 Sales Jump Amid Demand for Safety Tech
U.S. Class 8 retail sales in July were the second-highest of the year, increasing by more than 33% as they cleared 20,000.
Replay: LiveOnWeb's 'Orchestrating the Supply Chain'
What are shippers doing to orchestrate the supply chain? How are they tackling capacity, service, visibility and control? That's the focus of our Aug. 22 LiveOnWeb program, "Orchestrating the Supply Chain." Watch the replay.
August 15, 2018Universal Logistics Purchases Southern Counties Express for $65 Million
Universal Logistics Holdings Inc. is expanding its intermodal business, announcing Aug. 10 it is acquiring Compton, Calif.-based Southern Counties Express Inc. for $65 million.
UPS Reaches Tentative Agreement With Airline Mechanics
Local union leaders with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters which represents UPS Inc. and UPS freight workers approved on Aug. 9 two separate five-year national contracts. This paves the way for the 250,000 workers, including drivers, loaders, package sorters, dockworkers and operations team members and 11,000 freight workers to vote on the contacts in September.