LTL/Truckload Services

Nikola, a Tesla Competitor, Scores Big Electric Truck Order From Anheuser-Busch

May 4, 2018

Anheuser-Busch, which ordered 40 electric semi trucks from Tesla last December, on Thursday upped its bet on a green fleet by placing a substantially larger order with a competitor.

Freight Railroads Get Boost from Tight Trucking Markets

May 2, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Freight railroads are capitalizing on a historically tight trucking market as companies move more shipments from highways to rails.

California High School Takes On Commercial Truck Driver Shortage

May 1, 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

With a commercial truck driver shortage looming, a high school in Patterson, Calif., decided to take a proactive approach by creating a truck driving school program dedicated to bringing new drivers into the industry.

Prime Hike Gives Amazon Warchest for Fight Over Postal Costs

May 1, 2018

Reuters

Amazon.com Inc’s 20-percent hike in the cost of Prime membership should deliver more than $1bn in extra revenue this year and cover any “rational” hike in United States Postal Service delivery fees, Wall Street analysts said on Friday.

UPS’s Balancing Act: More Packages, Less Spending

April 30, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

United Parcel Service Inc. is ramping up a “transformation” plan to cut costs across the organization as the delivery firm responds to changes in how people shop and nontraditional competitors such as Amazon.com Inc.

The Infrastructure Crisis: What’s the Political Reality?

April 27, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

We never seem to lack for proposals to fix the nation’s broken transportation infrastructure. But the money to make it happen is always missing.

U.S. Is Way Behind Other Nations on Workers' Readiness for Jobs of the Future, Report Says

April 26, 2018

Los Angeles Times

The United States lags behind other countries in readiness for an increasingly automated world, placing ninth on a ranking of 25 advanced economies, according to a new report from Swiss technology giant ABB.

Better Than Amazon? How Bradley Jacobs Turned a $63M Bet Into a $12Bn Transportation Empire

April 24, 2018

Forbes

Decades ago, Bradley Jacobs studied math and piano (classical and jazz) at Bennington and Brown before dropping out to make money. Now the balding 61-year-old CEO of XPO Logistics invokes that background to explain how he's parlayed sequential roll-ups in the gritty businesses of garbage collection, heavy equipment rentals and delivering stuff into a $2.6bn net worth.

‘Try Before You Buy’: A Huge Logistics Challenge for E-Tailers

April 23, 2018

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Selling apparel and other merchandise over the internet is difficult enough for retailers as it is. Now they want to make it even tougher on themselves.

Amazon Prime Reaches More Than 100 Million Members, CEO Jeff Bezos Says

April 20, 2018

Los Angeles Times

Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said the e-commerce giant has exceeded 100 million paid Prime subscribers and will continue to invest to meet "ever-rising" customer expectations.

LTL/Truckload Services

The latest news, analysis, services and systems regarding truckload and less-than-truckload (LTL) services and their impact on supply chains. Today’s companies are transporting and delivering perishables and manufactured goods in a more timely and efficient manner than ever before through truckload and LTL solutions. New technologies that provide information during ground shipments are transforming the way companies do business - and allowing them to stay ahead of the competition in their industries. As these services continue to evolve, businesses are discovering new ways to increase efficiency and cut costs. Learn how companies are using truckload and LTL solutions to power their supply chains.