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Walmart, JD Invest $500M in Chinese Logistics Service
Dada-JD Daojia has raised $500m from existing backers JD.com Inc. and Walmart Inc. to quicken the growth of its delivery network across China.
Trucks Shift Into Higher Gear With New Technology
A truck driver for the Schwebel Baking Co. rolled out of Cleveland toward Rochester, N.Y., on a recent day with a trailer full of freshly-made sandwich rolls and buns. Less than an hour into the run, sensors tied to his tractor-trailer started sending a stream of urgent data messages that led the big rig to turn around and head back to the bakery.
Amazon Is Helping Entrepreneurs Start Delivery Companies — As Long As They Deliver Amazon Packages
Amazon.com is asking small-business owners to help deliver its goods, seeking to reduce its reliance on the U.S. Postal Service and other major delivery services as the number of packages it ships continues to climb.
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Companies Spent a Record $1.5Tr on Shipping Costs in 2017
U.S. businesses are spending more on transportation and warehousing as demand and prices for logistics services increase.
Amazon's No Enemy. In Fact, It Needs Us, U.S. Xpress CEO Says.
A vague mention of Amazon.com Inc’s interest in any sector might be enough to send investors into a tizzy, but the top executive of U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. is unperturbed.
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As Shipping Costs Soar, Supply Chains Get a Makeover
Retailers and manufacturers are taking stock of their transportation costs and exploring alternatives as a capacity crunch in freight is driving up prices and causing shipping delays.
Truck Orders Soaring on Growing Freight Demand
The market for new heavy-duty trucks is growing at a nearly unprecedented pace this year as fleet owners and big-rig manufacturers race to keep up with accelerating U.S. freight demand.
When Will the Drones Start Flying?
Look, up in the sky: See any drones yet?
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The U.S. Doesn’t Have Enough Truckers, and It’s Starting to Cause Prices of About Everything to Rise
Joyce Brenny, chief executive of Brenny Transportation in Minnesota, gave her truck drivers a 15 percent raise this year, but she still can't find enough workers for a job that now pays $80,000 a year.
FedEx Sees Blockchain as `Next Frontier' for Logistics
Convinced that blockchain is on the brink of transforming the package-delivery business, FedEx Corp. is testing the technology to track large, higher-value cargo.
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How Autonomous Vehicles Will Be Embraced by Cargo Industries
“Autonomous vehicle” tends to conjure images of flying drones and quadcopters. But autonomous trucks will have a far more immediate and lasting impact on cargo, says Dan Murray, vice president of the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) — although it may be some time before such vehicles are embraced globally.
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