Amazon rolls out delivery route algorithm for fewer miles driven
Your Amazon Prime delivery may take longer to get to you - but at the benefit of a smaller carbon footprint.
The company is launching a new delivery route algorithm - the Customer Order and Network Density Optimizer (Condor) - with the goal of minimizing the number of miles driven in each of its delivery vans. After being test-run in small pockets of the country, it is now nationwide with plans to adapt in other countries.
If you're using FedEx or UPS for shipping, especially in Los Angeles County, keep an eye on your bills – they're about to go up.
The US Justice Department and multiple states are suing Apple, accusing it of monopolizing the smartphone market.
FedEx might actually benefit from losing its colossal contract with the U.S. Postal Service, according to Brandon Oglenski, an analyst at Barclays Bank.
The rise of fast-fashion e-commerce giants like Shein and Temu is shaking up the global air cargo sector, according to industry insiders.
Efficiency in e-commerce shipping is crucial, and Delta Cargo and SmartKargo have joined forces to tackle common pain points for small parcel shippers.
Imagine zipping from New York to Los Angeles in less than an hour or hopping from London to Paris in just 15 minutes.
Oh, Canada! UPS is launching a new Saturday home delivery service in key Canadian markets, starting with Toronto and expanding to Greater Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, and Laval by March.
UPS is set to cut 12,000 jobs in a cost-saving move aimed at reducing expenses by $1 billion.
Walmart has unveiled its largest drone delivery expansion plan, covering 1.8 million households in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo stated in an interview that more controls on tech exports to China will be implemented as needed, despite concerns from businesses.
Walmart is planning to increase the involvement of its employees in making last-mile deliveries as it expands its third-party fulfillment capabilities, according to President and CEO Doug McMillon.
The U.S. Postal Service has announced that it will not impose peak season surcharges during the upcoming holiday season.
A group of German hackers recently breached a Tesla car, not with malicious intent but to access a paid feature – heated rear seats.
Walmart is expanding its drone delivery service by partnering with Wing Team, powered by Alphabet (Google's parent company).
Delivery providers Point Pickup Technologies and Pickup Now have merged to create a unified source for nationwide on-demand deliveries.
Despite significant changes in consumer lifestyles during the pandemic, the trend of increased beverage consumption between Memorial Day and Labor Day has persisted.
The U.S. Postal Service has drastically decreased its air cargo shipments by 90% over a two-year period, leading to an estimated $1 billion in annual transportation cost savings, according to U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.
The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is implementing a five-year intelligent traffic signal optimization program in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to reduce the number of stops for trucks at traffic lights.
Iran's APT34, also known as OilRig, has launched a supply chain attack targeting government entities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Alibaba's logistics arm, Cainiao Network, has introduced its half-day express delivery service in eight major Chinese cities, including Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Shenzhen.
The logistics industry is undergoing significant transformations in the digital age.
Ryder System, a leading logistics and transportation giant based in Miami, has established an innovation laboratory in Silicon Valley with a focus on transforming transportation and supply chain networks and preparing for the upcoming wave of AI technologies.
Nikola Corporation and J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. have reached an agreement for J.B. Hunt Transport Inc., a subsidiary of J.B. Hunt, to purchase 13 zero-emission Class 8 trucks from Nikola.
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is planning to visit China in late August as part of the Biden administration's efforts to ease tensions between the two largest economies in the world.
Amazon.com Inc. is doubling down on its fast-delivery capabilities for its Prime service following a temporary slowdown during the pandemic.
Despite the looming threat of a UPS strike, many companies have not shifted their package volumes to other carriers.
OnTrac, an e-commerce parcel carrier, has expanded its delivery network into major Texas markets, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, Houston, and San Antonio.
Kodiak Robotics is leading the pilot of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's new protocol for autonomous trucks called the Enhanced Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspection Standard program.
Several major tech companies, including Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and others, have made voluntary commitments to meet a set of artificial intelligence (AI) safeguards brokered by the White House.
In a notable Supreme Court ruling, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, it was unanimously decided that truck drivers hauling products like bread are in the transportation sector, not bakery workers.