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Demand for peak-season parcel delivery services in the U.S. will exceed the total capacity of the nation's delivery network by about 4.7 million parcels a day, according to a detailed forecast by consultancy ShipMatrix. The data indicates that, like the unprecedented 2020 peak delivery season,...

AxleHire is beefing up its East Coast presence. The last-mile delivery provider on Wednesday announced it was adding facilities in Newark, New Jersey, and Philadelphia to join its New York City center in the tri-state region. The news comes on the heels of the company's Midwest expansion and the...

E-commerce and postal provider Pitney Bowes Inc. said it will impose peak-season parcel delivery surcharges of $1.50 per piece on all domestic shipments, effective Oct. 3. In addition, the Stamford, Connecticut-based company will levy weight-based surcharges on all shipments requiring expedited...

Walmart Inc. said on Wednesday it will add 20,000 positions across more than 250 transportation offices and distribution and fulfillment centers, at an average wage of $20.37 per hour. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based company said the positions include permanent jobs in full-time and part-time...

The shale revolution has profoundly changed the market landscape for natural gas. The U.S. is now the largest nat gas producer in the world, due largely to technological development prompted by the shale renaissance. These advancements have substantially enhanced productivity and have cut costs per...

The ocean market is as tight as it's ever been right now, but how do things stack up sector by sector? Steve Ferreira looks at how equities in container, dry bulk and liquefied natural gas are faring as ocean rates continue to skyrocket. He welcomes Randy Giveans, senior vice president of equity...

An expanded route network, more sophisticated scheduling through hub airports and greater use of partner airlines to supplement its fleet have significantly enhanced Amazon Air's (NASDAQ: AMZN) ability to conduct overnight deliveries, according to new research from DePaul University. During the...

Robotic delivery service Kiwibot announced an expansion of its service to four new locations as part of a partnership with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Kiwibot will deploy its delivery bots in San Jose, California; Miami-Dade County in Florida; Pittsburgh; and Detroit. The Knight...

Global supply chain visibility, automation, and optimization depends on the quality of one commodity: data. While individual freight forwarders and container lines have optimized their internal processes, none have developed a standard way of doing business across shipping stages.  Port operators...

As the U.S. harvest season kicks into high gear over the next month, grain shippers will be watching whether freight railroads' train speeds will be able to keep up with a potentially sudden ramp-up in demand, according to shippers at the recent annual National Grain Car Council meeting hosted by...

Not long ago, if a salesperson were to complain to the boss about making the tedious rounds to clients' branches, the likely response was that it's "just the cost of doing business." After all, nothing comes for free. However, the cost of doing business has risen from a few hours of boredom to...

Real-time visibility solutions are becoming more critical. All shippers — and end consumers — want to know where (and how) their products are. Still, visibility remains far more important for some loads than others. Most compromised shipments result in lost time and money. Some result in lost...

After successfully operating three high-profile tests of its technology, middle-mile autonomous vehicle startup Gatik is going big — as in Texas-size big. On Tuesday morning, Gatik announced that it had raised $85 million in a Series B funding round and that it would begin operations in the Lone...

Hurricane Ida's flooding and wicked winds have led to impassable roads in many parts of southeastern Louisiana. High water as well as trees, power lines and other debris have forced law enforcement and other officials to close entire roads or sections of roads across the region. Related: Six...

Freight broker C.H. Robinson said it would begin levying drayage surcharges in September due to worsening congestion at U.S. ports. "As you are aware, the past year has brought about unprecedented challenges for the transportation industry. Recently, it has reached a breaking point," a Thursday...