Parcel folks seeking wisdom could learn a lot from an unexpected source — the cockpit! Much like supply chain management today, the 1930s were a time of transition for air transportation from its... View More
Transportation has five key modes to move materials: Air, Rail, Road, Water and Pipeline. Pipeline has become increasingly more visible as the Keystone Project from Canada to Texas has become controversial.... View More
Retail sales remained resilient in 2014 with an overall projected growth of 4.0% despite inclement weather, labor issues that plagued the West Coast ports and early inventory build-ups. FedEx cited the... View More
Returns have a long history of being a pain point for retailers. In 2013, returned goods cost US retailers more than $267 billion in lost revenue, according to an industry report by The Retail Equation.... View More
Most large parcel shippers would agree that the parcel industry is evolving at a pace more rapidly than we have ever seen in recent history. After years of shippers designing and operating their parcel... View More
In this column we typically look at laws and legal issues unique to transportation. In this installment of PARCEL Counsel, we will examine a law applicable to virtually any type of business organization... View More
When it comes to e-commerce retailers, one of the most overlooked operational investments is the packaging process for outbound parcel shipments. Many of today’s retailers are pushing their orders... View More
Order picking in most facilities is where all the action is and it is usually where the greatest opportunity is found. Does your order picking process have room for improvement? Usually the answer is yes.... View More
On December 13, the US Senate passed the FY 2015 Omnibus Spending Bill that included an amendment introduced by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine that is aimed at suspending some of the HOS rules that went into... View More
Windsor, ON. The City of Windsor and the University of Windsor announced the appointment of Laurie Tannous as the new CEO for the Institute of Border Logistics and Security (IBLS). Tannous is currently... View More
GREENWICH, Conn. - February 18, 2015 - XPO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: XPO) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2014. For the fourth quarter of 2014, total gross revenue... View More
Ship orders 12x faster? Yes! Visit ADSI to see how our newest order fulfillment and shipping software, running on wearable technology, will help you ship faster. We invite you to join us at Promat 2015... View More
AUSTIN, Texas, February 19, 2015 -- Epicor Software Corporation, a global leader in business software solutions for retail, manufacturing, distribution, and services organizations, today announced that... View More
(Monrovia, Liberia; February 19, 2015) – For the past six months, Crowley Maritime Corporation has provided critical logistics services in support of Operation United Assistance (OUA), the U.S. military’s... View More
WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. 16, 2015 – Regional carriers interested in cultivating more business from shippers will get face-to-face advice from them at the Customized Logistics & Delivery Association’s... View More
AUSTIN, Texas –LSO, a leading regional parcel carrier, today announced the acquisition of Express Courier International (Express/ECI), a market leading same-day carrier in the southeast and mid-south... View More
LONG BEACH, Calif., Feb. 13, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UTi Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq:UTIW), a global supply chain services and solutions provider, expanded its freight forwarding footprint in Malaysia recently... View More
There's a great deal of talk in the media today about Big Data and justifiably so. Technology has now made it possible not only to manage extremely large databases real time but also to draw meaning from... View More
Toronto, ON. Farrow announced today they have acquired a controlling interest in National Logistics Services (NLS), of Toronto Ontario. Established in 1967 NLS is Canada’s leading retail logistics... View More
Consumers are now shopping for what they want, when they want, where they want and paying as little as they want. Online shopping is enabling buyers with unprecedented choice and access to merchandise.... View More
