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Five Things You Should Know About Hiring a Car-Shipping Company

Five Things to Know About Hiring a Car-Shipping Company

April 30, 2019

When it comes to car transportation services, considerations of price and quality are key. No one wants a car with scratches, paint chips and dents when it arrives.

Amazon Pledges One-Day Delivery for Top Clients in U.S.

April 26, 2019

Bloomberg

Amazon.com Inc. will spend $800m in the current quarter to reduce delivery times for top customers to one day from two, trying to revive its main e-commerce franchise and ward off greater competition.

Uber Is Reading Its Pitch as the Amazon of Transportation

April 15, 2019

Bloomberg

Uber wants to convince investors that it’s a transportation and logistics market-maker that can build — and then supply — new demand for everything from scooters and bicycles to freight and food delivery.

Brexit Is Like Christmas for European Truck-Rental Companies

March 29, 2019

Bloomberg

Ahead of the original March 29 deadline for Britain to leave the European Union, companies began to fear that if governments couldn’t agree an exit deal, border crossings between the U.K. and Europe would be significantly disrupted.

UPS, Drone Maker Begin First Regular Commercial Flights in U.S.

March 27, 2019

Bloomberg

The drone deliveries further United Parcel Service's push into managing and delivering healthcare products.

How Supply Chain Technology Enables the ‘New Retail’ Customer Experience

March 27, 2019

Eugene Amigud, SCB Contributor

Today’s “new retail” — a shopping experience that seamlessly blends digital and offline commerce — is still in its infancy. But it’s already defining the future of technology, business and operational strategies for companies worldwide.

Kuehne & Nagel Case Study: Automating Information to Optimize the Contract Packing Supply Chain Process

March 25, 2019

Nulogy Corporation

Saudi Delivery App Outdoes Uber by Letting Shoppers Bargain on the Go

March 21, 2019

Bloomberg

Typing out your order on Mrsool is only the start of what’s made the Saudi delivery app more popular in the kingdom than Uber and Facebook.

Summit Container Case Study

March 20, 2019

Nulogy Corporation

Five Steps Shippers Can Use to Monitor UPS Costs

March 19, 2019

Hariesh Manaadiar, SCB Contributor

After months of contract negotiations between United Parcel Service and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the union’s chief negotiator announced that the union had reached a tentative agreement.