The U.S Postal Service has long flirted with electric vehicles for its fleet. Now it's FedEx's turn, says Fast Company. The company debuted the first all-electric FedEx delivery trucks this week--all... View More
In an apparent effort to skirt a new clean-fuel regulation in California, an increasing number of ships traveling to and from one of the nation's busiest port complexes - at Los Angeles and Long Beach... View More
Carriers both large and small add surcharges to your freight invoices not just to compensate themselves for a variety of delivery issues that could dip into their profits, but because it is one of the... View More
Participants in MWI’s Collaborative Negotiation Trainings often ask how they should handle significant power differentials. Most frequently, this question is asked by those who perceive themselves... View More
A recent survey on facility sustainability shows that more companies are prone to putting down greener roots these days. Techniques such as designing a building so that it significantly reduces the amount... View More
The big transportation carriers have announced their annual rate increases, which has left many logistics executives wondering if carriers were even aware of the economic maelstrom of 2009. The answer... View More
Logistics can improve environmental sustainability while profitably benefitting the entire supply chain. In the 1994 California Management Review, J. Elkington cited sustainability's "Triple Bottom Line"... View More
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors today approved management’s request to move forward with its five-day delivery proposal and to file a request for an advisory opinion... View More
"An effort on the part of Congress and the United Parcel Service to allow certain Federal Express employees to unionize and organize strikes more easily could hurt Alaska's economy and enable unions to... View More
More ships arrived at their destination ports behind schedule in the fourth quarter, according to the latest Container Shipper Insight report from Drewry Shipping Consultants. Of nearly 1,600 ships tracked... View More
Despite the fact that carriers are confident about the year ahead, one in four are considering exiting the industry over the next 18 months, according to Transport Capital Partners' (TCP) recent Business... View More
UPS (NYSE:UPS) has become the only package delivery company named to this year's "100 Best Corporate Citizens" list by Corporate Responsibility magazine. Known as one of the world's top corporate responsibility... View More
Senator Bob Corker, who represents FedEx Corp.’s home state of Tennessee, is blocking aviation- funding legislation over the prospect that language may be added later helping unions organize at the... View More
S. David Fineman, a former chairman of the U.S. Postal Service board of governors, has been appointed chairman of the Americas region for DHL Global Mail, the small-package courier service unit of Germany-based... View More
DP&C Enterprises, a leading provider of supply chain solutions, has debuted DP&C SmartFleet, an innovative, next generation fleet management system that enables transportation and service providers... View More
The first Jungheinrich brand products manufactured by Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (“MCFA”) for Jungheinrich AG (“Jungheinrich”) are off the line and ready for distribution... View More
Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU) today unveiled its innovative new line of 8-Series 4-wheel AC electric lift trucks, available in 4,000 to 6,500 pound load capacities - including a new 5,500... View More
In his book Relationship Economics, author David Nour talks about the basics in relationships simply stated: like me, know me, trust me, and pay me. What do you know about the carrier representatives... View More
Pepperl+Fuchs introduces IDENTControl Compact — one- and two-head RFID controller solutions to complement the company's family of four-head IDENTControl RFID controllers. IDENTControl Compact delivers
