newsworthy Broad coalition formed to lobby for rebuild of U.S. transportation network January 11, 2017 Mark B. Solomon No Comments 'Americans for Modern Transportation' includes Amazon, FedEx, UPS, YRC, RILA, and NRF.Read More
newsworthy Maersk, Alibaba in agreement allowing liner's customers to book space using Alibaba's site January 5, 2017 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Deal could usher in new approach to capacity procurement.Read More
newsworthy Amazon records fast growth in Fulfillment by Amazon 3PL service January 4, 2017 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Online retailer delivered 2 billion items for third-party sellers worldwide in 2016.Read More
newsworthy Looming presence of Uber, Amazon casts shadow over brokers' margins December 21, 2016 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Traditional double-digit paydays will have to withstand the entrance of big-time newcomers bent on margin compression.Read More
strategic insight A change is gonna come ... December 20, 2016 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Change management is a tricky exercise with big penalties attached. Here's how to get it right.Read More
transportation report Everyone (maybe) into the distribution pool! December 8, 2016 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Pool distribution has been around for 30 years or so but has not been high on most logistics priority lists. Time to take another look?Read More
big picture Return to sender December 6, 2016 David Maloney No Comments As in the past, returns may be the undoing of many dot-com retailers.Read More
newsworthy ABX Air pilots return to work after court orders end to one-day walkout November 28, 2016 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Strike ends on Wednesday after Judge says dispute must be resolved through arbitration.Read More
newsworthy ABX Air pilots call strike; company cancels 75 flights as peak commences November 22, 2016 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Pilots fly for Amazon, DHL; company vows court action to force end of work stoppage.Read More
newsworthy UPS launches customer service "chatbot" November 21, 2016 Ben Ames No Comments Application uses artificial intelligence to learn human grammar, respond to spoken questions.Read More