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End of the Road: Will Automation Put an End to the American Trucker?

October 18, 2017

Jeff Baxter's sunflower-yellow Kenworth truck shines as bright and almost as big as the sun. Four men clean the glistening cab in the hangar-like truck wash at Iowa 80, the world's largest truck stop.

Infrastructure Issue Bridges Gap Between Forwarders, Integrators

October 17, 2017

Air Cargo World

A decade-old major highway bridge collapse in Minneapolis still serves as a deadly reminder of the price our nation pays for lack of transportation infrastructure investment.

Trucking Problems Are Still Slowing Aid Delivery in Puerto Rico

October 13, 2017

Maritime Executive

The relief and recovery effort in Puerto Rico continues to pose unique difficulties for aid organizations and businesses alike: the destruction of the island's electrical grid and communications infrastructure has made routine tasks much more difficult, adding friction to every point of the shoreside supply chain.

Amazon Is Testing Its Own Delivery Service to Rival FedEx and UPS

October 11, 2017

Bloomberg

Amazon.com Inc. is experimenting with a new delivery service intended to make more products available for free two-day delivery and relieve overcrowding in its warehouses, according to two people familiar with the plan, which will push the online retailer deeper into functions handled by longtime partners United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp.

Big-Rig Orders Post Another Monthly Increase on Improving Freight Market

October 10, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Trucking companies accelerated big-rig orders for the fourth consecutive month, bolstered by strong manufacturing activity and an improving freight market.

Why It's Important to Become Your Carrier's 'Preferred Shipper'

October 9, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

If you thought the act of purchasing transportation was as simple as paying a carrier to haul your freight - well, think again.

Mercedes Benz, Drone-Maker Matternet Aim to Tackle Last-Mile Delivery

October 5, 2017

Air Cargo World

A recent live demonstration of an e-commerce delivery by a drone reinforced the potential of drones to streamline last-mile deliveries - the final frontier of e-commerce logistics. At the late-September livestreaming of the delivery, the consortium behind the project announced a three-week trial of a same-day drone delivery service.

Deliv Expands Across U.S., Takes Macy's, Best Buy, Others Along

October 3, 2017

MultiChannel Merchant

In a move that it says puts it on equal footing with Prime Now's domestic coverage, crowdsourced same-day delivery provider Deliv has expanded to 1,400 U.S. cities in 33 markets, up from 19 markets previously - allowing retail customers like Macy's and Best Buy to greatly increase the range of their services.

DP-DHL Launches Tool to Identify Supply Chain Disruption Risk

September 27, 2017

Air Cargo World

This year's hurricane season has been devastating for the communities impacted by the series of storms so far in the Caribbean region.

Makers of Fuel-Guzzling Big Rigs Try to Go Green

September 26, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

The average big rig travels less than 7 miles on a gallon of diesel fuel, making it one of the least-efficient vehicles on the road. Truck manufacturers want to change that.