Post&Parcel--DHL Global Forwarding chartered three aircraft to help fly in flowers from Latin America into the US for Valentine’s Day. The company said despite heavy rains strongly affecting this... View More

Bloomberg--LAS VEGAS (AP) — United Parcel Service Co. said Monday it arranged $22.5 million in franchisee lending for its retail outlets. The shipping company said the loan program was created by... View More

Wall Street Journal--FedEx Corp. (FDX) lowered its outlook for earnings in the current quarter because severe winter storms and higher-than-expected fuel prices pressured expenses higher. The company,... View More

SEATTLE, WA — February 14, 2011 — Satori Software today announced a strategic partnership with Three Dog Logistics to be the vendor-of-choice for MailRoom ToolKit and Bulk Mailer customers. ... View More

Journal of Commerce--Amazon.com says it will close its distribution center in Irving, Texas, because the state is demanding the Internet retailer pay $269 million in sales taxes. Amazon also is canceling... View More

Journal of Commerce--Rising costs and a $39 million tax bill led to a $40.2 million loss for less-than-truckload carrier Vitran in the fourth quarter and a $42.9 million loss for the year. The Canadian-based... View More

Memphis Commercial Appeal--Union leaders have endorsed a tentative labor agreement between FedEx and its pilots and scheduled a ratification vote Feb. 25 to March 23. Read more!... View More

Post&Parcel--The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed yesterday a number of ways it is working to improve the flow of parcels and packages into the United States. Security measures put in... View More

High-volume order processing caused a backlog in the shipping department. Their manual process resulted in an inconsistent flow of product—which proved costly from a labor and overall operating standpoint.... View More

Louisville (KY), USA. VITRONIC Machine Vision Limited today announced that it was awarded a multimillion contract by The United States Postal Service â® (USPS) for 126 package sorter and overhead... View More

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ended the first quarter of this fiscal year (Oct. 1 - Dec. 31, 2010) with a net loss of $329 million, compared to a net loss of $297 million for the same... View More

Wall Street Journal--United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) has stopped lobbying Congress to approve a labor provision heatedly opposed by rival FedEx Corp. (FDX), acknowledging the high-profile battle appears... View More

The Columbus Dispatch--R.G. Barry Corp. reported a drop in sales and profit in its quarter that ended in December. The company attributed the weaker performance to short-term problems that have been corrected.... View More

Albert Einstein once said, "Know where to find the information and how to use it - that's the secret of success.” To be successful in managing parcel expense today, shippers need to change the process... View More

Plantation, Fla. – February 9, 2010: DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, announced today it will invest US $22.5 million to expand its hub facility at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky... View More

When a supply chain manager recently complained to me about the hiring constraints forced upon his department due to the still slow upturn in the economy, I asked him what level of employee he most needed.... View More

Measurements are important. It has been often said that if you can measure it, you can manage it. Most measures are inward looking but others are dyadic and can measure exchange activities between firms.... View More

Logistics professionals have been hearing the same two words for years: “Cut costs.” But each year these words have a different tone. In 2009 the tone was panicky, which resulted in layoffs... View More

Companies shipping goods to customers have several things to consider, from what carrier and transportation mode to utilize, to the packaging for the shipments. In addition to these essential details,... View More

Have you made a list of New Year’s resolutions? Did you include popular items such as losing weight, spending more time with family and friends, or getting organized? While you’re working to... View More