The New York Times--Cargo safety has suddenly emerged as one of the biggest topics in aviation security. Governments around the world have pledged to tackle the problem, while in Congress, lawmakers are... View More
Post&Parcel--Deutsche Post DHL will finish 2010 having sent around a billion GoGreen shipments of letters, parcels and express deliveries. That is about a third more than last year. The Group has in the... View More
Post&Parcel--Canada Post has received the first all-electric Ford Transit Connect commercial delivery vehicle in Canada. The vehicle was the first of 10 of the battery-powered Transit commercial vehicles... View More
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The world grows smaller every day, and more and more businesses are finding international markets for their products and goods. For many companies, though, the shipping process represents one of the greatest... View More
Billionaire investor and businessman Warren Buffet once said, “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” Given the spate of recent rate increases by America’s two largest delivery... View More
When some people are in “job search” mode the last thing on their minds is what they’re leaving behind. The natural human inclination is to concentrate on the next job and aiming for... View More
Air Cargo World--The Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG), composed of representatives from TIACA, IATA, FIATA and the Global Shippers' Forum (GSF), has announced it will focus on enhancing the security... View More
Post&Parcel--Global Forwarding customers can obtain the new "Carbon Footprint Report" which offers them a detailed overview on the CO2 emissions generated by their shipments per trade lane. Additionally... View More
Post&Parcel--Following the launch of the DHL Euroconnect product to and from Morocco in April of this year, DHL Freight now offers groupage services to and from Tunisia. “DHL Freight is continuously... View More
Westlaw News & Insight has reported that "federal district judge ruled on Tuesday in FedEx Corp's favor in the vast majority of lawsuits brought by drivers seeking union representation. In a multi-district... View More
Journal of Commerce--Saddle Creek, a Lakeland, Fla.-based 3PL, plans to expand its integrated logistics services with the acquisition this week of ProLog Logistics, a warehousing and fulfillment company... View More
Post&Parcel--Second quarter revenue stood at $9.63bn, up from $8.6bn the previous year. The company recorded operating income of $469m, down 18% from $571m last year. Meanwhile, FedEx’s operating... View More
Courier, Express & Postal Observer--Yesterday, Transforce, Inc., one of Canada's largest transportation companies announced that it had reached an agreement to purchase Dynamex, North America's largest... View More
Journal of Commerce--Canadian transportation, logistics group wins bidding war for same-day carrier Canadian trucking giant TransForce closed its $248 million acquisition of Dynamex Tuesday, outbidding... View More
Post&Parcel--With more and more customers trusting that shippers will deliver on time, online retailers in the US are seeing a boom in last-minute shopping this Christmas. New figures out yesterday show... View More
Supply Chain Standard--He will be responsible for the management activities in 50 countries and territories in the region, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and... View More
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--FedEx Corp.(NYSE: FDX) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire MultiPack, a Mexican domestic express package delivery company. This transaction will allow its FedEx Express... View More
Journal of Commerce--A federal judge's ruling for FedEx in a series of lawsuits claiming the company misclassified package drivers as independent contractors strikes a serious blow to attempts to have... View More
Multichannel Merchant--Both FedEx and UPS will likely expand their environmental sustainability efforts in the coming year. The carriers have long tried to minimize costs and maximize environmental stewardship... View More
