Logistics

CaroTrans Expands Trans-Pacific Service for Fiji, China

October 30, 2013

CaroTrans International, a global non-vessel operating common carrier and freight consolidator, has inaugurated direct less-than-containerload (LCL) export service from Los Angeles to Suva, Fiji.

Foxfire Introduces SaaS-based Inventory Management Software

October 29, 2013

Foxfire

Foxfire, a warehouse management software provider, recently announced the availability of Foxfire Inventory Pro, a cloud-based inventory management software for small to mid-sized businesses.

Descartes Updates Home-Delivery App for Retailers

October 29, 2013

Descartes Systems Group

Descartes Systems Group has launched an updated home-delivery application for retailers.

HighJump Partners With AdvancePro, Unisun Software

October 29, 2013

HighJump Software Inc.

The TrueCommerce EDI Solutions Group of HighJump Software Inc. is partnering with Unisun Software, a provider of produce-inventory management and accounting software for packers, growers and shippers.

Amazon to Construct Massive Distribution Center in Baltimore

October 29, 2013

Baltimore Sun

Amazon.com will open a one million-square-foot distribution center that will employ 1,000 people at the site of the former General Motors plant in Southeast Baltimore, the company said.

UPS Looks for E-commerce to Boost Holiday Shopping Delivery; Takes on Seasonal Workers

October 29, 2013

Business Week

Brick-and-mortar retailers are sweating online competition this holiday season, perhaps more than ever. But it's all upside to UPS. The shipping giant is cashing in both on internet shopping and old-school retailers trying to mimic Amazon.com - shipping inventory around the country in an incessant supply-chain shuffling.

TNT Express Extends Before-Noon Delivery in Europe

October 28, 2013

TNT Express

TNT Express had extended the number of European locations at which it offers guaranteed morning delivery of documents, packages and parcel freight.

What Does Walmart Do With All the Merchandise Returned After the Holiday Buying Season?

October 28, 2013

The City Wire

While much is being written about expected holiday sales, the flip side of retail returns is also an interesting business, with consumers returning about $264bn worth of merchandise, or almost 9 percent of total sales, according to industry estimates. But, what happens to all that unwanted or defective merchandise that doesn't make it back on the retailer shelf?

Average Price of Used Class 8 Trucks Better Than Expected, Study Shows

October 28, 2013

ACT Research

Used truck dealers continue to characterize business as "good" or even better than expected, although maybe not quite as strong as they had hoped, according to the latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, published by ACT Research.

Third-Party Logistics Service Company CEOs Project Growth Despite Slow Economy, Study Finds

October 28, 2013

Penske Logistics

Despite a slow economy, North American CEOs have their sights set on growth, expecting their companies to increase revenues by an average of 14.6 percent over the next three years, according to the 20th Annual Survey of Third-Party Logistics Provider CEOs.

Logistics

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