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Newsby StaffMay 23, 2019

Ford Unveils Walking Delivery Robot Concept Vehicle

Digit is an experimental, walking delivery robot, designed by Ford and Agility Robotics to work in conjunction with automated delivery vehicles.

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Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2019

China Post to Begin Autonomous Truck Operations in April

China Post and Deppon Express, two of China’s leading delivery and logistics companies, will begin autonomous package delivery services this April with the first self-driving vehicles to be put into daily commercial use in the country.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2019

FedEx Begins Testing Autonomous Delivery Robot

FedEx has begun evaluation trials of its new SameDay Bot robotic delivery system in Memphis, Tennessee, in partnership with high-profile customers.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 31, 2019

Amazon Competition May Affect 3PLs More Than Parcel Carriers

Amazon is the 800-pound gorilla in e-commerce retailing, but what is its impact on parcel carriers, less-than-truckload carriers, and the third-party logistics markets?

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 24, 2019

Amazon Targets Parcel Fees with New Delivery Network

Amazon’s new robot delivery service pilot program may be generating buzz, but the e-commerce giant doing something else that could have more far-reaching implications for last-mile delivery: Introducing a new seven-day-a-week delivery network that promises its shippers fewer extra fees.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2019

Amazon Scouts a New Robotic Delivery System

Amazon is testing a six-wheeled, cooler-sized robotic delivery system in Snohomish County, Washington.

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ArticlesSeptember 21, 2018

Strength in E-Commerce Could Stress Holiday Season Capacity

Rising overall retail sales — both e-commerce and traditional — and the pressure to deliver products more quickly has led to more truckload and LTL delivery points, not fewer, resulting in greater pressure on capacity.

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2018

Swart Named President of Growing Parcel/LTL Carrier GSO

GSO, a regional carrier for parcel and less-than-truckload freight delivery provider, has named Randy Swart president.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsFebruary 16, 2018

Disruption thy Name Is Amazon

Industry observers say a rumored Amazon parcel delivery fleet would disrupt today's P&D business climate. Those analysts are missing the bigger picture. Blog commentary by Senior Editor Jack Roberts

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Newsby Jack RobertsOctober 31, 2017

Q&A: Kenco's Richard Scott on Amazon's Fleet and Trucking Technologies

New technology and new, big-name players are rapidly transforming trucking. Richard Scott, vice president of logistics solutions provider Kenco, gives his thoughts on the fast pace of change in trucking.

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