Parcel & Express

Amazon’s Latest Crusade in the Grocery Delivery Wars: Thanksgiving Dinner

November 21, 2018

The turkey is browning, your guests are on route, and you suddenly remember a forgotten ingredient. Amazon stands ready to bail you out.

E-Commerce Shipments Reach Canada Faster With Streamlined Logistics Strategy

November 7, 2018

Purolator International

Challenge: A leading software retailer planned an e-commerce expansion to the Canadian market, and wanted to ensure deliveries would be commensurate with U.S. service levels. The retailer was surprised to learn that most carriers do not offer comprehensive coverage throughout Canada — or a broad range of service options — which meant shipments would arrive days later than anticipated.

FedEx CEO Stares Down Threat From Amazon's Own Delivery Network

November 7, 2018

Bloomberg

FedEx Corp. Chief Executive Officer Fred Smith isn’t sweating Amazon.com Inc.’s move to expand its own delivery network.

Packages Delivered Via Robot? Now There’s an App for That.

November 6, 2018

The Washington Post

Starship Technologies plans to broaden its delivery service beyond food to include packages, a move that led it to declare itself “the world’s first robot package delivery service.”

Uber's Drone Delivery Dreams Face Harsh Legal and Economic Realities

November 2, 2018

Forbes

Uber has been looking to fill an executive position at UberExpress, its drone delivery operation, to help get the company’s drones up and running next year.

Drones to Deliver Vaccines in Vanuatu in World-First Trial

November 1, 2018

The Guardian

Drones will take delicate drugs to dozens of remote villages in a test that could be replicated around the world.

Think Tank

Coalition: USPS Needs ‘Breathing Room’ to Pursue Long-Term Reform

October 29, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The U.S. Postal Service faces a looming financial crisis that poses a challenge to its survival.

JD.com Is Turning Its Logistics Network Into a Broader Delivery Service

October 25, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Chinese online retailer JD.com is staking a claim in China’s intensely competitive package-delivery market by opening its logistics network to parcels shipped by consumers and businesses.

Walmart, Battling Amazon, Extends Free Two-Day Shipping to Third-Party Items

October 25, 2018

Los Angeles Times

Walmart is extending free two-day shipping next month to millions of third-party products sold over its website, part of the company's push to capture online shoppers.

Think Tank

Why We Need More Strategic Management in Trucking

October 22, 2018

John Vogt

Trucking is indispensable to value creation in the U.S. Why, then, do so many companies have no real strategy?

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.