inbound Learning to fly July 13, 2018 DC Velocity Staff No Comments FedEx announces program to recruit and train tomorrow's pilots.Read More
inbound Logistics gives back July 12, 2018 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Here's our monthly roundup of some of the charitable works and donations by companies in the material handling and logistics space.Read More
transportation UPS, Teamster compact would pay new sleeper teams nearly $1 per mile July 10, 2018 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Intermodal traffic to be diverted to expanded sleeper network starting in first quarter of '19, union official says.Read More
transportation Amazon enters next phase of logistics build-out with delivery partner program June 28, 2018 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Initiative to build partner relationships to control supply of drivers, capacity.Read More
newsworthy Volvo Trucks, FedEx test platooning truck technology June 27, 2018 DC Velocity Staff No Comments First such demo in U.S. between a transport company, truck maker.Read More
transportation What can 83 cents an hour buy you? A UPS-Teamster contract June 26, 2018 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Proposed 5-year pact raises full-timers' pay by 83 cents an hour per year.Read More
newsworthy UPS, Teamsters agree to cut use of rail, rely more on sleeper team drivers June 22, 2018 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Tentative five-year contract, still subject to ratification vote, also creates new class of combination driver.Read More
transportation report Changes in parcel landscape loom large as UPS, Teamsters knock heads again June 15, 2018 Mark B. Solomon No Comments UPS says it needs flexibility to compete with parcel newbies. Will the union play ball?Read More
newsworthy UPS should risk short-term Teamsters strike to gain flexibility, analyst says June 8, 2018 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Walkout might be worth it if it ends up yielding labor concessions, Wolfe Research says.Read More
inbound They're just mad about saffron ... June 7, 2018 DC Velocity Staff No Comments FedEx awards $25,000 small business grant to purveyor of the mellow yellow spice.Read More