Parcel & Express

Trump Wants to Cut Food Stamps — and Replace Them With Blue Apron-Like Meal Kits

February 15, 2018

The Trump administration wants to overhaul the longstanding food stamp program, replacing it with a box of canned goods that it has likened to Blue Apron — a high-end meal kit service.

Delivery of Online Bulky Items Creates New Competition for FedEx and UPS

February 14, 2018

SupplyChainBrain

Omnichannel fulfillment has been increasingly adopted by big-box retailers and other outlets with large brick-and-mortar footprints. Online sales of large bulky items, such as furniture and kitchen appliances, are a rapidly growing segment as shown by the growth of white glove delivery companies such as XPO Logistics. Reliance on these last-mile delivery companies and the physical nature of bulk size items will push omnichannel fulfillment adoption at an increasing rate. -Paul D'Arrigo, Vice President of Information Technology, Spend Management Experts

Airbus Shows Off Its New Automated Delivery Drone Service in Singapore

February 13, 2018

Fortune

Airbus is enthusiastically pushing into the drone segment — the company showed off its Alpha One drone taxi earlier this month — and now it has for the first time demonstrated drone-based package deliveries.

Robot Delivery Vans Are Arriving Before Self-Driving Cars

February 9, 2018

Bloomberg

The future of driverless driving looks like a giant toaster with a funny hat.

Innovations in Last-Mile Delivery

February 8, 2018

Robert Bowman, Managing Editor, SupplyChainBrain

More and More Truckers Say They’re Running Out of Capacity

January 25, 2018

The Washington Post

Should we be concerned? Truckers seem to be running out of room.

Trucking Companies Race to Add Capacity, Drivers as Market Heats Up

January 23, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Trucking fleets are charging higher prices to move freight around the country. But it is an open question whether the companies or their drivers will reap the windfall.

Boeing Unveils Prototype Cargo Drone

January 18, 2018

Supply Management

Aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing has unveiled a prototype drone that it says will be used as a base for its future developments of unmanned and autonomous air systems.

Pizza Hut Says Driverless Delivery Will Actually Create More Jobs

January 15, 2018

The Washington Post

Last week, Pizza Hut unveiled plans to launch a fleet of driverless delivery vans — a sign that automation has reached the world of greasy comfort food. Then the chain did something pizza makers rarely do: It offered an economic theory on Twitter.

New York City's Electric Bike Delivery Workers Face Crackdown

January 3, 2018

The Guardian

Cheap, electric bicycles have made life a lot easier for New York City’s legions of restaurant delivery workers, but the party may be over in the New Year.

Parcel & Express

The latest news, analysis, services and systems regarding express and small shipments and their impact on global supply chains. Today’s companies are transporting and delivering perishables and manufactured goods in a more timely and efficient manner than ever before thanks, in part, to the boom in e-commerce. New technologies that provide information during express and small shipments are transforming the way companies do business - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these cargo services continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies are using express shipping solutions to power their supply chains.