Just over 155 miles of belts speed packages around inside Worldport UPS Worldport in Kentucky is the largest automated package handling facility in the world. The warehouse is bigger than 90 football fields and processes two million packages a day.
Logistics
Increased volume not translating to better margins, e-commerce study shows
You don’t have to be Alan Greenspan to see that e-commerce is the new frontier of retail, but what does the shifting market mean for logistics companies supporting the change? According to a study conducted by market research organization Transport Intelligence (Ti), conducted during the recent holiday season, logistics firms may
Corporate America’s new dilemma: raising prices to cover higher transport costs
FILE PHOTO: Freight trucks driven on the Fisher freeway in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo The drive for cost cuts and higher margins at U.S. trucking and railroad operators is pinching their biggest customers, forcing the likes of General Mills Inc and Hormel Foods Corp to spend
Amazon won’t be able to compete on cost with FedEx, Bernstein says
No Amazon Worries for FedEx "Delivering through Amazon clearly has a cost. For merchants fulfilling by Amazon, that cost is going up significantly this year," Bernstein's David Vernon wrote. The analyst added that while Amazon Prime members enjoy "free" shipping, the company increased the price of the membership in January
Numbers starting to add up for Tesla trucks: DHL executive
Low-cost UPS electric trucks eliminate final barriers to large-scale fleet adoption
UPS has more than 300 electric vehicles deployed in Europe and the U.S., and nearly 700 hybrid electric vehicles. UPS today announced it plans to deploy 50 plug-in electric delivery trucks that will be comparable in acquisition cost to conventional-fueled trucks without any subsidies – an industry first that is breaking a
New DHL Express hub in Brussels to quadruple regional capacity
By 2020, DHL expects to create 200 additional jobs through this new investment DHL Express opened its 36,500-square-meter Brussels hub today, quadrupling the integrator’s capacity for the region. The €140 million facility features automated sorting technology that allows later pick-up times, greater flexibility and higher reliability for Belgian shippers. Capable of handling 42,000
FedEx says exposed Customer information not compromised
A package of the FedEx courier delivery services company is pictured in this June 8, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso/Illustration Following reports that thousands of customer identification records were left open to public access, FedEx said those records have now been secured and there is “no indication that any information has
Amazon threat to FedEx overblown, it’s the postal service that’s in trouble, JP Morgan says
Uber Pilots ‘Chap Chap’ Errands Service in Nairobi
Taxi-hailing company Uber is testing a service in Nairobi that was inspired by residents' use of the platform for errands. Nairobi is the first city in Africa in which Uber has piloted the low-cost, quick-trip option using small, brand-new vehicles. Speaking to Nairobi News, Uber regional head of communications Janet Kemboi said