Purolator International has launched Purolator Logistics, offering a broad range of services that include warehousing, fulfillment and returns processing for U.S.-based companies doing business with Canada.

Logistics companies specializing in same day and customized services are growing rapidly. Chuck Moyer, CEO of Express Courier International, talks about what is driving this trend and what it means to the overall supply chain community.

Scott Schwarz, national business development manager with LaserShip, discusses regional alternatives to the big national parcel carriers -- and concludes that those smaller rivals are growing in number.

Grand Junction Inc. has added capability for collaborative task management to its cloud-based software platform in support of local delivery service.

In the next two years Amazon, the world's largest retailer, will use its own logistics network to deliver nearly every product sold on its Indian portal.

UPS and other carriers raised their shipping rates in January, much to the chagrin of U.S. e-commerce retailers. Now, some industry observers believe Amazon may be the cause of the price hikes.