UPS has announced a major carbon reduction goal for UPS Airlines and challenged the transportation and logistics industry to fully disclose its entire emissions data. These industry-leading environmental... View More

The Internet has revolutionized how people in business get things done. Tasks that used to take hours are now only a click away. Gone are the days of establishing relationships through face-to-face meetings... View More

Jun 26, 2009 (The Paducah Sun - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Attorneys general from Kentucky and seven other states want to bring FedEx Ground in line with state employee-classification... View More

Sometimes motivation is forced upon us. We are thrust into the Un-comfort Zone. And, whether we sink or swim depends on how we respond to the situation. How do you react during a crisis? Here are... View More

New additions enhance end-to-end post sales solution, delivering a competitive advantage and improved customer service. (6/30/2009) UPS (NYSE:UPS) announces the launch of a new Web-based system that manages... View More

SICK, one of the world's leading manufacturers of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, and automatic identification products for factory and logistics automation, today announced the launch of its... View More

ID Technology, a division of Pro Mach and a leading manufacturer and integrator of labeling, coding, and marking systems, now offers cheese, poultry, and meat processors in the upper Midwest region weigh... View More

There are currently a finite number of high volume shippers and carriers in the market, and they are eager to secure long-term service contracts to preserve the status quo. With the current lack of economic... View More

If you have missed the recent earnings announcements from the parcel companies that are required to report, you see a very interesting trend. Here in chronological order are some of the public filings... View More

Chicago, IL, June 30, 2009 —Echo Global Logistics, a technology-driven transportation management firm, today announced that Douglas Waggoner, CEO, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year... View More

Retired Master Sergeant Mark Evans and his Pizzas 4 Patriots charitable organization are at it again, this year organizing what the Guinness Book of Records will document as world's largest Pizza party... View More

PLANTATION, Fla and LEIPZIG, Germany, — AeroLogic, the joint venture cargo airline of DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo, today officially started operations. With the delivery of its first Boeing 777F... View More

I recently sat through a fascinating presentation by a VP at FedEx on the topic of the operational impacts of bad addresses. One of the slides claimed that 25% of the domestic shipments and 35% of the... View More

Over the past several years, UPS and FedEx have fundamentally changed the way they offer discounts to their customers. Instead of giving discounts by service, regardless of the level of spend, they now... View More

In this issue, we will begin a review of six basic principals of contracting and, in particular, how these rules apply when contracting for transportation services. The first rule is “Know with Whom... View More

Online ROI Calculator Newcastle Systems’ NB Series Mobile Powered Workstations are designed to hold and power a variety of equipment that includes computers, industrial printers, barcode scanners... View More

As corporate America continues to cut back during this downturn, shippers face a dilemma: They need to deliver the goods, but they want to find the best value for their parcel shipments following the price... View More

For many of us, this economic downturn seems almost unprecedented. Many employees within an organization, whether they're manning the shipping dock or overseeing the company as a CEO, are wondering, "What... View More

Since the Kyoto Protocol was ratified in 1997, carbon emissions have been making headlines. 2007 marked the 10-year anniversary of Kyoto, and the protocol’s signatory countries must meet their carbon... View More

Entrepreneurs have recognized that the recession presents major opportunities for offering new services. Some Regional Carriers are leading the way with many bold new initiatives. Estafeta is the largest... View More