Moov Africa has opened its e-commerce portal, branded Shop2Me, to the Nigerian public, on the company’s main website, www.moovafrica.com. The online portal assists discerning shoppers to make purchases of vital goods in USA from the comfort of their homes or offices in Nigeria, while they pay in the local currency, Naira. Shop2Me
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Truck blast injures eight at UPS facility in Kentucky
Scene from the explosion this morning at a UPS maintenance facility. Some shipments may be affected as officials investigate the Wednesday morning explosion in Lexington. An explosion damaged a UPS freight hub Wednesday morning in Kentucky's second-largest city, sending multiple people to the hospital in what fire officials described as an accidental
Bloody Weekend As 10 People Killed in Cape Town Taxi Violence
Authorities in South Africa are monitoring various transport interchanges and high-risk areas in Cape Town after a surge in taxi violence left 10 people dead over the weekend. The bloodshed is understood to be related to a battle over taxi routes. A detective-led task team is probing the incidents. The most recent involved
America has a massive truck driver shortage.
Daniel Gollnick is a truck driver in Melrose, Wis. He makes $45,000 a year, less than he would like, but he is home every night. (Daniel Gollnick) Here’s why few want an $80,000 job. America has a massive shortage of truck drivers. Joyce Brenny, head of Brenny Transportation in Minnesota, increased driver pay 15
Amazon’s Map Tracking feature lets you stalk your delivery driver
Amazon Flex Is No Threat To FedEx, UPS – Bernstein
Amazon.com, Inc. investors are always on the lookout for the company’s next disruptive business, and some believe it could be parcel delivery. Amazon Flex is not a major threat to United Parcel Service, Inc. and FedEx Corporation, according to Bernstein analyst David Vernon. Amazon Flex is Amazon’s crowdsourced delivery model that could potentially challenge FedEx
UPS hits customers with new fees for oversized packages
In this Tuesday, May 9, 2017, photo, a UPS employee loads packages onto a truck at a company facility in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) Seattle (Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc will begin charging an extra $150 next month to handle oversized packages and pallets, along with a new charge for
Uber ends Arizona self-driving program following fatality
San Francisco (Reuters) - Uber has shut down its self-driving car operation in Arizona two months after a fatal crash involving one of its vehicles, the company said on Wednesday. Uber Technologies Inc. is not shuttering its entire autonomous vehicle program, a spokeswoman said, adding that it will focus on limited
DHL acquires Colombian warehousing company, expands Latin American presence
Suppla operates in five regions and covers in 25 cities in Colombia with 4,500 employees. The acquisition is enabling DHL Supply Chain to gain a competitive footprint in Colombia, a country with increasing competitiveness ranking and a favorable environment for foreign investment. DHL Supply Chain acquired Colombian company Suppla Group, a provider
Uber pulls up in Japan with taxi-hailing service
FILE PHOTO: Uber's logo is pictured at its office in Tokyo, Japan, November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo. TOKYO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies plans to launch its first taxi-hailing pilot service in Japan that will connect passengers to other taxi providers, as it seeks to expand in the country where the