A whole new means of moving people and freight is quickly moving from concept to reality all around the globe.
It’s hard to ignore a headline like this: “Shippers Caused the Truck Driver Shortage.”
Covenant Transportation Group has completed the acquisition of Landair Holdings, which includes Landair Transport and Landair Logistics.
The EDI PowerDrive Electrification kits are suited for Class-6 step vans, box and work trucks, utility vehicles, and passenger shuttles.
The authors of the 2018 State of Logistics Report titled “Steep Grade Ahead,” see the logistics industry “rapidly changing to meet growing demand and costs.”
Trucking economist Noel Perry earlier this year got an opportunity to visit Amazon, and came back with some interesting insights into the e-commerce giant, its logistics operations, and what it all means for trucking.
While the final mile may be the last piece in the supply chain, businesses often consider it the most important because of the value placed on customer satisfaction levels.
A bi-annual survey into home delivery and final mile finds that customers want their e-commerce orders faster and faster – and they want them free. But it’s hardly free for the companies doing the delivering, and it’s driving changes in the retail supply chain that may affect even carriers not in the final-mile business.
XPO Logistics has appointed former Amazon executive Kenneth Wagers as its chief operating officer, succeeding Troy Cooper who has been promoted to the position of president.
Renee Krug, chief financial officer of GlobalTranz, has been announced as the winner of the fourth annual Distinguished Woman in Logistics Award by the Women In Trucking Association.