In the shipping and logistics space, preferences among clients vary widely: some favor national services while others opt for smaller regional solutions that promise rapid delivery. According to Gregg Zegras, EVP and President of Global eCommerce at Pitney Bowes, the global shipping and mailing company...
Historically, freight forwarding has been a complex and labor-intensive process, characterized by manual paperwork, fragmented communication channels and numerous intermediaries. However, the emergence of digital platforms and innovative technologies is revolutionizing the way goods are transported, coordinated and managed globally. Key areas where technology and automation...
Flexport has launched a technology platform that provides global shippers with access to a trucking capacity marketplace of small carriers and owner-operators. The new Convoy Platform is designed to offer shippers and brokers near real-time visibility, exceptional on-time performance and competitive rates, allowing them to...
Delivery platform Deliveright has teamed with website building platform Wix to simplify heavy goods shipping for Wix merchants. The partnership, announced Monday (Feb. 5), lets Wix merchants tap into automation to manage each stage of fulfillment with shipping quotes for shoppers’ various service needs. “In today’s economy,...
Logistics provider Uber Freight has developed a new scheduling application programming interface (API). The new tool marks the first activation of the Scheduling Standards Consortium’s (SSC) Technical Standard for the industry, the company said in a Monday (Feb. 5) news release. The new AP is designed for Uber Freight’s...
The pressures confronting UPS may point to wider seismic shifts with eCommerce and the last mile. As the shipping giant gears up for a restructuring and layoffs, it may be Amazon that benefits, having made inroads with its efforts to cement fulfillment services with merchants and third-party sellers. UPS...
Global shipping companies Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have signed an agreement for a long-term operational collaboration. This collaboration, known as the “Gemini Cooperation,” will begin in February 2025 and aims to create a flexible and interconnected ocean network with industry-leading reliability, the companies said in a...
Yellow, which was the third-largest carrier in the U.S. trucking industry at the time of its collapse last summer, held a court-supervised bankruptcy auction to sell off a significant portion of its national network of truck terminals to rival companies. The auction, which saw participation...
Autonomous trucking company TuSimple is laying off most of its U.S. staff and winding down its operations in the country. The company is reducing its U.S. workforce by about 150 employees, which is 75% of its U.S. staff and 19% of its global workforce, TuSimple...
