Parcel & Express

For Retailers, the Dream of High Demand Is Becoming a Nightmare

September 20, 2021

In any other year, expectations of strong sales for the upcoming holiday shopping season would be the fulfillment of a dream for retailers. Instead, it’s shaping up to be something of a nightmare.

Walmart Teams With Ford, Argo to Launch Driverless Delivery Service

September 16, 2021

Bloomberg

Walmart is teaming up with Ford and self-driving startup Argo AI to launch a driverless delivery service in three U.S. cities.

Helicopter Service Blade Doubles Down on Transporting Organs

September 10, 2021

Bloomberg

Blade Air Mobility Inc., best known for flying Manhattan’s elite to locations including the Hamptons, Nantucket and South Florida, is doubling down on the business of transporting human organs.

Same-Day Ship-From-Store? Five Tips for Faster Delivery

September 6, 2021

Dave Bruno, SCB Contributor

Not surprisingly, the global same-day delivery market is surging.

Five Ways to Achieve a Greener Last Mile

September 6, 2021

Daniel Sokolovsky, SCB Contributor

The transportation sector is the single most significant contributor of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.

Axele’s Latest Software Update Helps Truckload Carriers Find Better Loads and Grow Their Business

August 24, 2021

SupplyChainBrain

Axele LLC, a transportation management system (TMS) company, announces its latest software update to the Axele TMS, adding more ELD integrations, rate confirmation data extraction from leading trucking companies, driver safety improvements and new mapping and routing tools.

Startup Couriers Snatch Toehold in Shake-Up of the FedEx Era

July 22, 2021

Bloomberg

Surging e-commerce is generating more package deliveries than giant couriers can handle, but the logjam is spawning startups with new ways of speeding deliveries.

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Watch: The U.S. Postal Service’s 10-Year Plan: Will It Work?

July 8, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

John Haber, founder and chief executive officer of Spend Management Experts, dissects the U.S. Postal Service’s 10-year plan for reviving operations and reaching profitability.

What's Really Slowing Food Delivery, and How Logistics Tech Can Help

July 2, 2021

Krishna Khandelwal, SCB Contributor

More than 90% of restaurants say they’ll continue using third-party delivery services after the pandemic.

Packages are unloaded from a FedEx Corp. truck in New York City.

How E-Tailers Are Greening the Last Mile

June 30, 2021

Matt Huckeba, SCB Contributor

Demand for last-mile delivery services is booming around the world — expected to jump nearly 80% globally in the next decade. Here are a few ways e-commerce and logistics companies are aiming to reverse their environmental impact.

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.