PARCEL EXPRESS
Beset by loose capacity and weak demand, where do parcel express carriers go from here?
Shippers are regaining pricing leverage as an uninspiring peak season has carriers pining for pandemic-era volumes.
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The Logistics Matters podcast: Pawan Joshi of E2open on shippers reclaiming the skies | Season 4 Episode 37
With the rebound in air travel, there are is more freight capacity available now to shippers. How can shippers best take advantage of that extra capacity and the lower rates we’re seeing? Plus: Freight unloading robots are coming; celebrating technicians in trucking.
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FedEx pilots a trailer-loading robot with twin arms
Dexterity AI says its DexR product pulls boxes off a conveyor and calculates the best way to stack them
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The Logistics Matters podcast: Greg Tuthill of SeaCube Containers on food waste during transit | Season 4 Episode 27
An estimated 1.3 billion tons of food are lost or wasted annually worldwide, much of it during shipping. Greg Tuthill of SeaCube Containers discusses how to avoid spoilage. Plus: The latest on the potential Teamsters strike at UPS; a need for office etiquette.
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Mere possibility of UPS driver strike rattles logistics industry
Shippers, carriers, and retailers sketch out contingency plans ahead of Aug. 1 deadline
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FedEx realigns finance suite, recruits new CFO from Atlas Air
Dietrich will take over from Lenz as parcel company continues seeking cost costs across the operation
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FedEx to roll up its Canadian Ground and Express operations into single operation
Cost-cutting move will consolidate twin first and last mile networks into one solution
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PARCEL EXPRESS
Parcel carriers, shippers steer into choppy waters as a perfect storm of challenges approaches
Summer is shaping up to be one for the history books as the market contends with UPS’s labor negotiations, FedEx’s restructuring, downshifting consumer spending, and slackening parcel demand.
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FedEx harnesses package scan data for new emissions tracking tool
E-commerce shippers can display emissions estimates in website shopping carts for online shoppers to view.
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The Logistics Matters podcast: Spencer Shute of Proxima on artificial intelligence uses in logistics | Season 4 Episode 18
Artificial intelligence hold the promise of making life better in a number of ways. But how can AI be applied to the logistics industry? Our guest has some ideas. Plus: The logistics behind Mothers' Day; the top business challenges for the rest of 2023.
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